The next BIG thing in
Supply Chain and
Manufacturing -
Artificial Intelligence?!
Thorsten Schröer
Director & Industry Leader IBM Watson IoT
@ThorSchroeer
Thorsten Schroeer
CSCMP SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERSHIP FORUM
EUROPEAN CONFERENCE 2017
Barcelona, Spain May 19th, 2017
What is
Artificial Intelligence
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>80% of all data is dark and not used at all
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IBM, Google, Facebook, Amazon und Co
tun sich zusammen
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AI / Watson in
IBM’s Supply Chain Operations
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Database and Middleware
Services (including Maintenance)
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Hardware-Software-Services company…a dramatic transformation
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Security
Software “Platforms”
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We are becoming a Cognitive Solutions & Cloud Platform company
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Cognitive
Solutions
Services Cloud
Platform
Middleware
Analytics Platforms
Cloud IaaS/PaaS
Security
Financing
Hardware
and Systems
Management
IBM Supply chain has been also…….
Printers Retail StoreSemiconductor
System x PC & LaptopHarddisk
…and is now….
Mainframe / Z
Storage Disk
Tape Library
+15k People
Software
Power
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IBM Supply Chain
Global Systems & Solutions Fulfillment Network
Solution
Centers
Guadalajara
Poughkeepsie
Vac, Hungary
Singapore
Global Systems & Solutions Fulfillment Network
Manufacturing
locations
2015 Revenue Supported: $81.7B
18K+ suppliers connected online
$7B in procurement saving annually
100% Purchase Orders electronic
>96% of Invoices electronic
Over 3.9M visits to eTools
Globally Integrated
Enterprise
2005 onwards
Transparent
Supply Chain
up to 2015
Cognitive
Supply Chain
>2015
§ Enterprise efficiencies
§ Streamlined Global processes
§ Information sharing
§ Advanced Analytics, Optimization, Data
Management
§ Supply Chain Transparancy
§ Network Orchestration, Trusted Transactions
§ Cognitive / Learning
§ Agile / Resilient/Mobile
§ Data Driven /Digitally Executed
We have deployed over 30 supply chain analytics
solutions with $100M+/year in benefits.
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Status: usable but
delayed
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1 Identify &
Alert
2Analyze &
Understand
3 Interact &
Resolve
4 Learn
off-load customer orders
Run manual process
work-arounds
chase supply
shape demand
pull additional
parts
stop shipments
adjust mfg capacity
adjust test
times
prioritize
customer orders
pre-build orders
alert CF
on late
deliveries
substitute
parts
start unfirm orders / parallel assets
switch
shipping
lane
expedite
inbound
logistics
adjust
forecast
install 3rd shift
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ALL EXPERIENCE IN ONE ROOM
– our original plan but we course corrected
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SITUATIONAL AGILE TEAMS -
DEMOCRATIZED EXPERTISE
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Pulse Points
in our Supply Chain
DEMAND /
FORECAST
SUPPLY / INVENTORY
ORDERS
ServiceabilityServiceability
Multi Tier
Critical Parts
Uncovered
Supply
Hub
Health
Delivery
Progression
SC
Risk
Quality Early
Warning
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ALERT	!
Watson Supply Chain - Training
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Hands Off – Eyes On
IBM Supply Chain’s Cognitive Journey…
Cognitive Butler Cognitive Moderator Cognitive Advisor
take minutes
locate, suggest, and invite available experts
Identify similar scenarios
Provide relevant information
Run cognitive
playbooks
Dynamic, personalized,
real-time Supply Chain
Expert on hand
Provide Options
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We teach Watson Supply Chain.
Test OperationDemand Planning Supply Order Mgmt Quality
#CognitiveSupplyChain
Augmenting Supply Chain Decisions
Supply Chain
Professionals
We	teach
Watson.
We	program
Advisory.
Operation	Center
Alerts
Resolution	Room
We	use	IBM’s	Cognitive
Data	Lake
We	utilize	Enterprise
Data	Sources.
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We	gain	insights	
from	IoT.
We	upload
Data	into
Watson
Analytics.
We	analyze	data	recorded	
in	Blockchains
Watson	Q&A
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And
Watson
in SCM
outside
IBM?
Watson	IoT	Platform
Cognitive	Robot
Machine	
learning Text
Image
Natural	
Language
Watson	Cognitive	
Analytics
Foxbot	writes	
calligraphyHannover	Messe	2016
Voice	
recognition
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Cognitive Equipment	Advisor
Worker	Assistance
Visual Inspection – Image Analytics
Blistering Defect of Paint
LCD Panel Inspection
Mobile phone chassis inspection
Acoustic & Noise Analytics
Watson	IoT
Global	Headquarters
Munich,	Germany
The next BIG thing in
Supply Chain and
Manufacturing -
Artificial Intelligence?!
Thorsten Schröer
Director & Industry Leader IBM Watson IoT
@ThorSchroeer
Thorsten Schroeer
CSCMP SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERSHIP FORUM
EUROPEAN CONFERENCE 2017
Barcelona, Spain May 19th, 2017

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