Today’s guest is Anand Mahurkar, Founder and CEO of Findability Sciences. With about 100 employees worldwide, Findability operates in a variety of industries, including manufacturing. In this episode, Anand provides an in-depth overview of the workflows that are impacted in predicting inventory and resource use in manufacturing. He also discusses what it looks like to determine the data sources you’re going to use and influence the workflows you will use to make more informed forecasting decisions. This episode is sponsored by Findability Sciences. If you’re interested in finding more high ROI use-cases in your sector, be sure to download our free PDF brief, “3 Ways to Detect AI Trends in Any Sector,” at emerj.com/t3.

AI for Inventory Prediction in Manufacturing - with Anand Mahurkar of Findability Sciences

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AI for Inventory Prediction in Manufacturing - with Anand Mahurkar of Findability Sciences

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