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AI-FOR-SUPPLY-CHAIN5 MIN READ

Define the Decision Before the Model

Frame an AI supply chain use case with a clear decision, measure, and control before modeling.

The move: define the operating decision before anyone discusses the algorithm. DMAIC works because it treats improvement as a process, not an idea. In AI supply chain projects, the most common failure is not a weak model. It is a model pointed at a blurry problem. The team says "predict delays" or "optimize inventory" and only later discovers that no one agreed on the action, threshold, metric, or owner. Define the decision A strong definition names the decision the AI will change. "Flag late purchase orders" is incomplete. "Flag POs likely to miss dock date by more than five working…

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