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Hershey applies AI across its supply chain operations

Not a pilot. Hershey deployed AI across its entire supply chain operations.

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Major consumer brand shows AI moving from experimental to operational in physical manufacturing, signaling broader enterprise adoption beyond tech companies.

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  1. Hershey announcing AI deployment across supply chain operations

  2. AI moving from long-term planning to day-to-day operational decisions

  3. Physical business operations adopting AI beyond software applications

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Publisher excerpt: Artificial intelligence is moving beyond software and further into the physical side of business. Companies in food production and logistics are starting to use data systems to support day-to-day decisions, not long-term planning. That change is visible in The Hershey Company’s latest strategy…
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