June’s live Cloud Wars Expo event featured dozens of industry leaders allowing the Acceleration Economy team access to the inner workings of the greatest growth market the world has ever known.
If you missed the Expo or just want to catch up on sessions you were not able to attend, then you’re in luck. We recorded more than 40 hours of education sessions from the event, which are available for free to Acceleration Economy subscribers. We’re also previewing the content in this series of Moments, which feature highlights from each session.
In this Cloud Wars Expo moment, Hans Thalbauer, Managing Director of Supply Chain and Logistics Industry Solutions, Google Cloud, describes what the main elements of a supply chain twin are.
Highlights
00:28 — As Thalbauer defines it, a supply chain twin is a digital representation of the physical supply chain that runs simulations and gathers data that can be used for planning and making decisions that relate to operating.
01:11 — Major elements of a successful supply chain twin are that it’s private to the customer and it’s completely secure.
01:19 — Thalbauer talks about the importance of accessibility as it relates to the data being collected. It creates a problem if companies cannot easily access this information.
01:41 — The final component of a supply chain twin relies on AI and automation to generate and provide algorithms. Thalbauer explains how machine learning is beneficial in understanding and interpreting data
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