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Abstract— supply chain look into AI and Big Data to fully exploit its
For procurement organizations challenge is always to identify potential.
suppliers they should be evaluating, who are the leading suppliers
PREVALENT TODAY AND SCOPE FOR FUTURE:
in the region, and what may ensue that could impact future buying
decisions such as potential market consolidation, and mergers and The IT definitely contributes to all the factors as mentioned in
acquisitions. AI can search and extract relevant information across introduction section but extent depends upon organization to
thousands of digital sources and utilize any contextual training on organization and also objective and strategy of organization
procurement market intelligence to quickly understand and sort in including its IT strategy. “Following are important IT tools used
various categories and subjects across procurement”. In the domain by organizations used consistently over past few years, Materials
of procurement, the benefits of Big Data and AI can be significant..
management module (ERP-System), Reporting & controlling
AI and Big data can serve impact able contribution in respect of raw
material prices, lead time, environmental and business risks
tool, Electronic data interchange (EDI), Tool for supplier
supplier might face in particular geography. With right decision evaluation, Catalogue management tool for indirect goods,
making and experienced leadership organizations can achieve Desktop purchasing of indirect goods, Contract management
noticeable improvement in procurement and supply chain. tool, Online invitations to tender, Online purchasing auctions,
Web platform for scheduling and planning with suppliers, Web
Keywords—AI in Procurement and Supply. The Future of
platform for product development with suppliers. ERP system
Procurement, Scope of AI in Procurement and Supply, enables n organization to oversee the utility of resources such as
Procurement too would synthesis AI and Big Data. materials, HR and financial resources by providing a total
optimized and integrated solution for the organizations
I. INTRODUCTION information processing needs (Wang and Nah, 2001)”.
“Supply Chain Management involves the planning and “Enterprise Resource Planning: Various established (SAP,
managing of all areas of an organization dealing in sourcing and Oracle, JD Edward, People Soft) and local grown ERPs are in
procurement, transformation, and all Logistics Management use with particular focus on material management module in
activities. Importantly, it also includes synchronization and SAP it is mainly known as Enterprise Buyer Professional (EBP)
cooperation with channel partners, which can be suppliers, and its preceding version (BBP). ERP systems such as tally and
intermediaries, third-party service providers, and customers. In pastel to integrate activates such as finance, manufacturing,
essence, Supply Chain Management incorporates supply and inventory control and purchasing”. “They also use electronic data
demand management within and across companies”. In this interchange to exchange electronic documents such as invoices,
procurement in terms of percentage is least (approximately 5.5% RFQs, purchase orders and waybills. There is also use of
depending upon industry) but plays the most vital role. “The extranets and internets that allow sharing of information between
main goal of procurement is reduction in buying prices, however employees, management, suppliers and customers (Ackerman’s,
other priority include are Optimization of total costs of et al, 2003)”
procurement, Internal process optimization, securing supplies,
Visibility in cost transparency, Meeting quality guidelines, EDI: Today Organizations use IT in design of processes
minimizing warehouse costs, Reduction of the number of beyond the company’s borders in interchange of structured,
suppliers (Having Strategic Suppliers), Product development electronic business documents with suppliers. The documents
with suppliers, Outsourcing of operative procurement processes, exchanged include Purchase orders, Invoices, Order
if possible, Outsourcing of strategic procurement processes”. As confirmation, Request for quote/bid, Dispatch advice,
“Graham et.al, (2013) states. For procurement organizations transportation documents, delivery advices, advance manifest
challenge is always to identify suppliers they should be etc. “As of today, organization’s B2B documents which are
evaluating, who are the leading suppliers in the region, and what exchanged electronically when compared with the total number
may ensue that could impact future buying decisions such as of documents, including those in paper form, orders and invoices
potential market consolidation, and mergers and acquisitions. AI achieve the highest values especially B2B market place and B2B
can search and extract relevant information across thousands of transaction platform. Organizations also offer their suppliers a
digital sources and utilize any contextual training on web portal (Web EDI) for the reception or provision of electronic
procurement market intelligence to quickly understand and sort data by means of web browser via such a service provider”. “In
in various categories and subjects across procurement”. future B2B marketplaces could accelerate the integration of
materials, and operational risk of their suppliers and the suppliers with the procurement system”. “Lot of studies reveal
geographies they operate in. With the right leadership and that despite of a growing share of purchased services, the
decision-making skills, this information can boost AI has the management of these costs and processes is not yet very
potential to rapidly transform business processes and disrupt advanced compared with cost management of direct and indirect
industries? Sooner the better organizations in Procurement and goods”. The support of services procurement by means of
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information technology is, in comparison, not very developed. connected objects, drones and 3D printing would replace current
The process efficiency in the procurement of service is high as way doing business”.
compared to products. IT support is integral to success of E The way organization would capitalize would be New Cost
Procurement”. The challenges as of today are high introduction Performance way meaning challenging traditional supplier to
costs for new solutions, poor master data. pure digital way. Accelerating adaption of digital way. “The
SRM today is not as widespread as Customer Relationship evolution to digital way is going stay and advance. Procurement
Management. Functional Chain of optimization in Procurement and Supply Chain organizations can benefit because technology
is as follows: to maximize procurement controls Using of big data to test
demand and suppliers more effectively. Utilize Blockchain to
protect dealings and transactions”. “Leveraging of benefits with
new economic models. How to evolve a strong digital vision and
culture within the procurement community? How to ensure that
procurement effectively manages resulting limits and
implications? The next level of challenge would be executing
initiative around, Chief Product Officer, Chief Data Officer,
Chief Information Officer. Procurement and supply need to
ensure how to ensure agile resource allocation and engage
prescribers and suppliers?” The challenges and next steps for
Procurement and Supply would be as follows:
“Capitalize on New Cost Performance metrics: Digital
revolutions driven by technological innovations are paving way
to new performance perspectives for company business lines and
external suppliers”. To have advantages the most of these
distractions, purchasing faces three main challenges:
And these are business integrate new opportunities and
challenges to their operations. Challenge traditional suppliers on
their digitalization levels and integrate pure digital suppliers to
. organizations updated digital platforms.
But scenarios are changing fast. “Today the non - Next Frontier of Procurement Performance due to
homogeneity of procurement systems and processes due to Digitalization would be as follows:
distributed procurement structures which is prevailing over a
period of time makes not only transparency more difficult but
also the identification of weak links and the accumulation of
demand. The gain of control of central procurement should
enacted, which is to say that procurement as a whole should be
decentralized. Investment in IT should direct to procurement
proficiency. IT investment pays for itself more quickly when
used in a broader way, where ever possible with organization
wide application. It further increases transparency because
performance indicators are uniformly raised and benchmarks
should be set”.
In Next decade, more than seventy percent of the world’s
population will access the internet exclusively via portable Commented [AC1]:
devices (PDAs), with the number of such devices projected to
cross over five per individual on an average. “Over ninety five “In achieving above what steps Procurement and Supply take
percent of all data available today was created in the past three in digitalization of businesses to maximize advantage, the
years, and this figure is expected to increase by twice every two procurement heads have already tackled easy saving through
years. “With Big Data being future Artificial Intelligence is initiatives by ERP, SRM, Vendor evaluation, supplier integration
going to play major role and procurement is shifting gears to etc. however their next focus should be on digital supplier
ways. Data is becoming key for large organizations. So much so relationship (DSR) there are endless opportunities through E-
it is believed that the kind of data being generated over last commerce, online banking, digital marketing, connected objects,
decade is going to be generated every two years. Mobile would robotics, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, and drones: The
the way to success. Examples of Uber and such services digital world and its host of innovative technologies offer
worldwide have changed business norms. Traditional way of businesses unprecedented opportunities to rethink their practices
doing business soon would be game of past”. “Organizations and operate with completely new cost structures that are more
would deploy AI even in Procurement and supply. IoT would be attractive than previous models”. That is the reason banks
the way to speed the supply chain and customer demand worldwide are shrinking their physical branch numbers and
satisfaction would be key. As we move into every new era things paving way for Online and digital banking. “Walmart the
like digital client relationship, blockchain technology, robotics, American giant retail chain shut more than 265 branches in 2016
data management, new economic models, robotics, AI and Amazon the Online Retail expert moving to Amazon Go
Concept store leaving Cash Registers and cashiers to impressive
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combination of technologies that leverage mobility, the digital
and social consumer ecosystem, connected objects, captors,
radio frequency identification (RFID), and big data with
machine learning algorithms”.
“AIDR Artificial Intelligence, Robots and Drones: Robots are
paving way for human labor, performing tasks once considered
beyond their capabilities,. These trends are particularly prevalent
in industry (collaborative robots) and logistics (AGV – auto-
guided vehicles, such as autonomous handling equipment), as
well as shipping (self-driving trucks). Following are few of
news flash in support of AIDR’
How Block Chain works is: “Software agents constitute a suitable standard both for
conceptual design and technical comprehension of the digital
counterpart of intelligent entities. This is primarily due to the far-
ranging o consistency, the prerequisites for decision systems, and
well-accepted notions of agency. (Wooldridge 1999) defines that
“an agent is a computer system that is situated in some
environment, and that is capable of autonomous action in this
environment in order to meet its design objectives.” (Wooldridge
& Jennings 1995) propose the weak notion of agency which
stipulates the following minimum criteria for intelligent agents
which immediately fit smart logistics entities as particular class
of agents as well (Woolridge & Jennings 1995). These are:
autonomy, reactivity, pro-activeness and social ability. Some
researchers in the field of artificial intelligence adhere to a more
precise conceptualization. According to this strong notion of
agency (ibid), an intelligent agent is conceptualized or
implemented using concepts drawn from a human context. For
instance, agents are characterized using mentalis tic notions such
as beliefs, desires, and intentions (Bratman 1987)”..
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