Food Chain - Issue 194 - June 2023 | Page 25

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smart , industry-specific applications to improve every aspect of the supply chain , from farm to fork , AI is already helping to build agile supply
chains and drive revenue growth .
As technology develops and as more businesses discover the benefits that can be realized with the application of AI , so AI capabilities will develop even further , and be refined to solve specific industry or business problems . As we ’ re seeing already , the considered application of AI technologies is helping businesses right across the food and beverage industry and supply chain , and this is only set to increase over the next few years . AI is already proving to be a driver of real efficiencies as well as helping businesses to plan for all eventualities , delivering the actionable insight that ’ s needed to always stay one step ahead . ■
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This has helped Amalthea to reduce its overall waste from manufacturing as the company is now able to quickly identify pain points and improve processes simultaneously . These changes have had a direct impact on the company ’ s profitability and bottom line : for every one percent increase in yields , Amalthea expects to save approximately 500,000 euros .
The evolution of AI
Put simply , AI ( machine learning in particular ) has the potential to optimize all areas of food manufacturing . With its ability to facilitate
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Marcel Koks is Infor ’ s Food Industry Strategy Leader . Infor is a global leader in business cloud software , specialized by industry . The organization develops complete solutions for its focus industries . Infor ’ s mission-critical enterprise applications and services are designed to deliver sustainable operational advantages with security and faster time to value . Over 60,000 organizations in more than 175 countries rely on Infor ’ s 17,000 employees to help achieve their business goals .
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