LONDON: JLR announced on Monday that it has partnered with supply chain mapping and risk analytics firm Everstream Analytics to embed artificial intelligence into the systems of the British luxury car maker to help it avoid future global supply problems.
JLR says new AI technology will allow it to monitor its supply chain in real time and protect the production of current and next-generation electric vehicles (EVs).
JLR, a division of India’s Tata Motors, said Everstream’s technology has already enabled it to deliver vehicles to customers avoiding disruptions at global freight ports.
“Through our collaboration with Everstream Analytics, we are harnessing the power of AI to proactively manage risk before it disrupts production,” said Barbara Bergmeier, executive director of industrial operations at JLR, in a statement. I am doing,” he said.
The technology combines AI, predictive analytics, machine learning and human intuition to plot emerging incidents such as natural disasters, strikes, data breaches and export problems on a global map.
In a post-pandemic world rife with supply chain disruptions, a group of start-ups and long-established logistics companies have grown to create a multi-billion dollar industry that applies AI and machine learning to minimize corporate disruption. ing.
JLR has been hit particularly hard by the global chip shortage, which has forced major automakers to cut production of some models.
The company has returned to profitability in the past two quarters, accounting for two-thirds of Tata’s total revenue in the most recent quarter.
(Reporting by Nick Carey, Editing by Barbara Lewis)
