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Within those controls, AI can assist with audience analysis, campaign planning, measurement and optimization.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n","richText":true,":type":"snowflake-site/components/text","appliedCssClassNames":"text-color-text-05"},"title_how-retailers-use-ai-in-inventory-and-fulfillment":{"id":"title-v2-7088962e3a","additionalClasses":"anchor-title anchor-title--how-retailers-use-ai-in-inventory-and-fulfillment","type":"heading2","lines":["How retailers use AI in inventory and fulfillment"],":type":"snowflake-site/components/title-v2"},"text_how-retailers-use-ai-in-inventory-and-fulfillment_0":{"id":"text-379f3ac5b3","text":"\u003Cp\u003EOnce demand is created, retailers must place inventory, move it through the network and fulfill each order profitably. That work is challenging when supply, customer demand and logistics conditions change faster than static plans can absorb. AI can help retailers adjust those decisions as new information becomes available and coordinate the exceptions that fall outside the original plan.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EAllocation and replenishment\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDemand forecasts aren’t the only information retailers rely on for inventory planning. Allocation and replenishment models also account for supplier lead times, safety stock, service-level targets, storage capacity and the cost of moving products between locations.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen conditions change, an AI agent can gather purchase-order status, available inventory and expected demand, then recommend a transfer, substitution or supplier follow-up. 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