Christina Hall

Supply Chain Industry Leaders: Embrace AI or Get Left Behind

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), the global leader in logistics real estate, today hosted its annual GROUNDBREAKERS thought leadership forum featuring leaders in technology, global commerce, energy and supply chain transformation at the company's global headquarters in San Francisco.

Key Points: 
  • Prologis Co-founder, Chairman and CEO Hamid R. Moghadam and The Home Depot Chair, President and CEO Ted Decker kicked off the day with a conversation focused how AI is impacting industry, particularly the global supply chain.
  • "But before you can engage with AI and get value out of it, you have to have data and you have to have data digitized."
  • The Home Depot CEO reflected on how AI is helping their company adjust their consumer strategy: "We've always been an anonymous mass retailer.
  • Packard commented on how sector expertise will matter: "Supply chain is one of these verticals where it requires subject matter expertise.