ThroughPut Inc. says it has formed a strategic technology alliance with Inteligistics that aims to use data and artificial intelligence to foster supply chain improvements for the agricultural industry.
“The benefits of moving data off manual documents and into digital format should be clear to anyone familiar with technology and automation,” ThroughPut Inc., an industrial AI supply-chain decision intelligence company, said in a news release. “The exciting part is learning what AI can do with this data.”
Palo Alto, Calif.-based ThroughPut.AI — in collaboration with Pittsburgh-based Inteligistics, a digital visibility solutions provider for fresh food supply chains — will enable growers, suppliers, carriers, distributors and retailers to significantly improve the speed, accuracy and efficiency of their supply and cold chain operations, the release said.
ThroughPut.AI addresses inefficiencies in areas ranging from harvest and pre-cooling, packing and shipping, in-transit visibility, temperature monitoring, route optimization, dwell time, shipment unloading and storage, mis-picked product and the resulting inventory inaccuracies to FSMA 204 compliance tracking, according to the company, which noted that each of these inefficiencies negatively affects profit margins, customer service, sales, brand reputation, quality, shelf life, food safety and overall operations.
“We’re delighted to partner with Inteligistics as we look to expand our capabilities for our clients in the critical food and agriculture industry. Food and ag supply chain networks cater to long-suffering perishable goods with siloed data systems and dated supply chain operations due to the inherent challenges of short shelf-life and large fluctuations in demand,” Seth Page, ThroughPut Inc. chief operating officer and head of strategic partnerships, said in the release. “Their older siloed legacy solutions of yesteryear don’t address today’s complex and volatile supply chain challenges. By partnering with Inteligistics, we can stitch together and optimize the huge amounts of existing disparate data with Industrial-grade AI for better results.”
“Our partnership with ThroughPut.AI will empower members of the agricultural industry to leverage data for timely, intelligent decision-making resulting from unparalleled visibility at each leg of the supply chain and accompanying analytics required to make better decisions,” Inteligistics Chairman and CEO Rao Mandava said. “We are in a new era that can provide never-seen-before capabilities to address problems of the past and fortify ourselves from problems in the future. With our combined capabilities, our customers will immediately see the benefits of how we can usher them into this new era.”
