The Future of Manufacturing: AI and Sustainability at Georgia-Pacific
Jun 5, 2024
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Roshan Shah, VP of Applied AI at Georgia-Pacific, discusses leveraging AI for sustainability and efficiency, emphasizing human-AI collaboration, learning from failures, and servant leadership in manufacturing transformation.
Georgia-Pacific leverages AI for sustainable operations and waste reduction.
AI empowers human-AI collaboration, enhancing decision-making and efficiency in leadership roles.
Deep dives
Georgia Pacific's Diverse Business Units and Brand Portfolio
Georgia Pacific, a company with deep roots and a vast global reach, is composed of distinctive business units offering various products. With a focus on consumer relevance, Georgia Pacific's product brands like Bronnie and Dixie are intertwined in everyday household use, highlighting the company's significant market presence.
Roshan Shah's Role in Digital Transformation
As the Vice President of Applied AI and Products at Georgia Pacific, Roshan Shah spearheads the company's transition into the digital era. By leveraging data and artificial intelligence, Roshan streamlines operations, reduces downtime, and enhances production quality across the company's wide-ranging facilities.
AI's Impact on Demand Planning and Supply Chain
Through advanced analytics and AI, Georgia Pacific enhances demand planning accuracy and supply chain resilience. AI-driven insights enable proactive responses to market dynamics, geopolitical shifts, and weather patterns, ensuring optimized supply chain operations and improved customer satisfaction.
Leadership Lessons and the Role of AI in Empowering Humans
Roshan Shah emphasizes the importance of leadership as a privilege that focuses on empowering individuals within an organization. In the context of AI, Roshan highlights its role not in replacing but augmenting human capabilities, enabling team members to make better decisions and boosting overall efficiency and effectiveness.
This episode of Supply Chain Now dives into how Georgia-Pacific, a nearly 100-year-old company, embraces digital transformation. Listen in as hosts Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson welcome Roshan Shah, VP of Applied AI and Products at Georgia-Pacific, to discuss how they use machine learning and artificial intelligence to improve decision-making, reduce waste, and make their operations more sustainable.
Join us for this captivating conversation as Scott, Kevin, and Roshan highlight the importance of human-AI collaboration, how technology can empower people, not replace them, and also share valuable insights on leadership and navigating change management within a large organization.
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This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/future-manufacturing-AI-sustainability-georgia-pacific-1282
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