AI for Operations & Supply Chain

No vendor-pitch hype. Six operations AI plays that consistently produce measurable savings — demand forecasting, procurement document AI, logistics optimisation, predictive maintenance, inventory intelligence, supplier risk monitoring — and three pitches that consistently disappoint, named explicitly so the budget redirects. The data-stable filter that decides which plays to start with in your specific operation. The two-layer demand forecasting model. The three-tier procurement human-in-loop with audit posture. The AI-amplifying-OR framing for logistics. The sensor-plus-narrative pattern for predictive maintenance. The dynamic safety stock approach that solves stock-outs and overstock together. The five-source supplier risk monitoring with the four-phase response cadence. And a one-page 2-quarter roadmap with operational KPIs (procurement capacity, service level, working capital, team satisfaction) — not AI metrics.