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Next milestone in digital transformation: thyssenkrupp presents artificial intelligence "alfred”
June 2019 by Patrick LEBRETON
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– thyssenkrupp Materials Services relies on Microsoft for in-house solution development
– AI as an essential component of the holistic digitalization strategy
– Customers benefit from individualized offers and more efficient processes
thyssenkrupp Materials Services continues to drive digital transformation: Since early 2019 an artificial intelligence solution (AI), supported by Microsoft’s cloud platform Azure, has been integrated into the processes of the largest materials distribution and service provider in the Western world. "alfred" supports his colleagues at Materials Services in dynamically managing the global logistics network with 271 warehouse sites and more than 150,000 products and services. As with his namesake – Alfred Krupp – all information comes together at alfred. As a first step, alfred will help to optimize transport routes and thus save the transport of thousands of tons of material per year. In addition, materials will be available more quickly at the right locations in the future. In the medium term, Materials Services will be able to make all processes along the supply chain more flexible, for example, in order to better take into account specific customer requirements for delivery speed, pricing or material quality.
