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Unpacking Agentic AI
Social media might be buzzing about agentic AI, but Joannes Vermorel is more skeptical. Read more to learn how to separate cold reality from manic AI hype.
Lookahead: Predictions for 2025
In a sea of bold predictions, Conor Doherty argues a contrarian—but much more modest—position for supply chain in 2025.
A review of “How Generative AI Improves Supply Chain Management”
Joannes Vermorel reviews paper titled "How Generative AI Improves Supply Chain Management".
Scheduling Optimization: A Programmatic Solution
Conor Doherty reports on Lokad's latest programmatic breakthrough: scheduling optimization. The white paper covers scheduling in OEM and MRO aerospace operations.
Natural Stupidity vs. Artificial Intelligence
Transcript of the talk given by Joannes Vermorel at SCTech 2024 on October 9th (2024). Symposium topic: 'Supply Chain Intelligence - Artificial or Not'.
Show me the money: Reflections on ISF 2024
Alexey Tikhonov reflects on Demand Planning and the Role of Judgment in the New World of AI/ML - his panel discussion at the 44th International Symposium on Forecasting in Dijon, France.
Demand Forecasting through Envision - Workshop #4
The 4th Envision Workshop offers guided training on building demand forecasts for a retail company using Lokad's Quantitative Supply Chain perspective and tooling.
The three classes of enterprise software
Joannes Vermorel presents three classes of enterprise software (systems of records, systems of reports and systems of intelligence) and the origins of budget misallocation among them.
A Nuanced Perspective on Harvard Business School’s Jagged Technological Frontier
Conor Doherty reviews a paper by Harvard Business School called Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier. TLDR: Quality is subjective; cost is not.
An opinionated review of the Yann LeCun interview with Lex Fridman
Joannes Vermorel reviews Yann LeCun's remarkable interview with Lex Fridman titled “Meta AI, Open Source, Limits of LLMs, AGI & the Future of AI”.