"Taking Stock of AI Technology for Inventory Management: Key Insights from Verusen & Accenture"

Summary: "Taking Stock of AI Technology for Inventory Management: Key Insights from Verusen & Accenture" Supply Chain Now, Episode 266 This episode features Paul Noble and Erik Green. Erik Green is the North American Materials & Equipment Practice Lead within Accenture Operations. His responsibilities include managing a cross-client Category Management team, the development and execution of category strategies and strategic sourcing initiatives; furthermore, designing and implementing supplier performance management programs, and generating value to clients using Lean practices focusing on Total Cost of Ownership. Erik is also responsible for the continued development of technology tools at Accenture, focusing on digitally enabling category management. Erik brings over nineteen years of experience in procurement and supply chain management expertise. Ensuring the delivery of contractual commitments, processes, and effective customer relationship management. Before joining Accenture, Erik spent six years in the Automotive Industry as a Corporate MRO Materials Manager, and three years as an Operations Manager for an Integrated Supply solutions company. Throughout his professional career, Erik has worked with leadership teams, procurement, finance, operations, and technical groups to deliver proven results driving out costs within MRO. Paul Noble is Founder and CEO of Verusen, a technology firm that uses AI to predict inventory and harmonize data organizations in a variety of industries. Verusen automatically integrates to your ERP and disparate data sources — single or multiple systems, one or many locations. Then, the platform’s Artificial Intelligence learns from your own inventory experts and encodes their knowledge to provide seamless inventory harmonization. With Verusen, you get automatic naming and categorization with 99% reliability at scale — a true material master. Paul’s passion for entrepreneurship has always shaped his approach for go-to-market strategies and tools, which was the driving force behind pursuing his dream of launching Verusen to improve the availability of easy-to-use technology for optimizing the supply chain for materials and MRO. Learn more about Verusen here: https://www.verusen.com/ Upcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Subscribe to Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnowradio.com/subscribe/ Connect with Scott on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwindonluton/ Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gswhite/ Connect with Paul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauljnoble/ Connect with Erik on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-green-321bb522/ SCN Ranked #1 Supply Chain Podcast via FeedSpot: https://tinyurl.com/rud8y9m Reverse Logistics Association Conference & Expo: https://rla.org/event/80 SCNR to Broadcast Live at MODEX 2020: https://www.modexshow.com/ SCNR to Broadcast Live at AME Atlanta 2020 Lean Summit: https://www.ame.org/ame-atlanta-2020-lean-summit 2020 Atlanta Supply Chain Awards: https://www.atlantasupplychainawards.com/ SCNR on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/scnr-youtube The Latest Issue of the Supply Chain Pulse: https://conta.cc/2tXz9gT Check Out News From Our Sponsors The Effective Syndicate: https://www.theeffectivesyndicate.com/blog U.S. Bank: https://www.usbpayment.com/transportation-solutions Capgemini: https://www.capgemini.com/us-en/ Vector Global Logistics: http://vectorgl.com/ APICS Atlanta: https://apicsatlanta.org TalentStream: https://talentstreamstaffing.com/ Verusen: https://www.verusen.com/ ProPurchaser.com: https://tinyurl.com/y6l2kh7g Supply Chain Real Estate: https://supplychainrealestate.com/ This episode was hosted by Greg White and Scott Luton. For more information, please visit our dedicated show page at: www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-266