AI-Powered Supply Chain Planning & Optimization
Stop reacting to disruptions. Start predicting them.
We build intelligent, resilient, and autonomous supply chains that turn volatility into your
competitive advantage.
From erratic demand and logistical nightmares to soaring costs, the pressure on your supply chain is relentless. Legacy systems and siloed data can't keep up. We implement AI-driven solutions for demand forecasting, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), and logistics optimization that provide end-to-end visibility and control, transforming your supply chain from a cost center into a strategic growth engine.
Why CIS for Supply Chain Transformation?
We don't just implement software; we re-engineer your supply chain for the AI era. We combine deep domain expertise with cutting-edge technology to deliver tangible outcomes: reduced costs, improved service levels, and a truly resilient operation.
AI-Native Forecasting
Move beyond basic statistical models. Our AI/ML solutions analyze hundreds of variables—from weather patterns to social media trends—to deliver demand forecasts with unparalleled accuracy, reducing both stockouts and excess inventory.
End-to-End Visibility
Break down data silos. We build unified data platforms that provide a single source of truth across your entire supply chain, from raw material suppliers to the end customer, enabling proactive decision-making.
Resilience by Design
Don't just react to disruptions, anticipate them. We use digital twin technology and simulation modeling to stress-test your supply chain, identify vulnerabilities, and build contingency plans before crises occur.
Pragmatic S&OP
We bridge the gap between planning and execution. Our S&OP optimization connects financial goals with operational capacity, ensuring your entire organization is aligned and working towards the same strategic objectives.
Dynamic Logistics
Static route planning is obsolete. Our AI-powered logistics solutions optimize routes, carrier selection, and load balancing in real-time, drastically reducing transportation costs and carbon footprint while improving on-time delivery.
Platform Agnostic Expertise
Whether you're on SAP, Oracle, Blue Yonder, or a custom-built system, our experts have the integration skills to enhance your existing technology stack, maximizing ROI without a costly rip-and-replace.
Measurable ROI
Our engagements are outcome-focused. We establish clear KPIs from day one—like inventory turn improvements, forecast accuracy uplift, and logistics cost reduction—and report on them transparently.
20+ Years of Experience
Since 2003, we've navigated complex supply chain challenges for global leaders. We bring a wealth of cross-industry experience, ensuring our solutions are not just technologically advanced but also practical and battle-tested.
Secure & Compliant
With CMMI Level 5, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 certifications, we build and manage your critical supply chain data with the highest standards of security and governance, giving you complete peace of mind.
Our AI-Powered Supply Chain Services
We offer a comprehensive suite of services designed to address every facet of modern supply chain management. Our modular approach allows you to target your most critical pain points first, delivering rapid value while building towards a fully optimized, autonomous supply chain.
AI-Driven Demand Planning & Forecasting
This is the heartbeat of your supply chain. Inaccurate forecasts create a domino effect of costly errors. We replace outdated statistical methods with sophisticated machine learning models that learn from your historical data and incorporate external signals (market trends, promotions, weather, economic indicators) to produce granular, highly accurate demand predictions at the SKU, location, and channel level.
Key Outcomes
- Increase forecast accuracy by up to 30%, reducing safety stock requirements.
- Automate forecasting for thousands of SKUs, freeing up planners for strategic tasks.
- Proactively identify and plan for demand shifts, new product introductions, and promotional uplifts.
Integrated Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
S&OP is where strategy meets reality. We help you evolve S&OP from a monthly reporting exercise into a dynamic, collaborative decision-making process. Our solutions integrate financial planning, demand forecasts, supply capacity, and inventory plans into a single, unified view. We use scenario modeling to help you evaluate the P&L impact of different strategies and make data-backed decisions to balance service, cost, and capital.
Key Outcomes
- Align executive leadership, sales, marketing, and operations around a single, achievable plan.
- Improve decision-making speed and quality with what-if scenario analysis.
- Bridge the gap between annual financial targets and monthly operational execution.
Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO)
Inventory is a balancing act between working capital and customer service. We apply advanced algorithms to determine the optimal inventory levels and placement across your entire network—from raw materials to finished goods in distribution centers. Our MEIO solutions consider demand variability, lead times, and service level targets to set precise inventory policies that minimize holding costs while preventing stockouts.
Key Outcomes
- Reduce overall inventory holding costs by 15-25% while improving service levels.
- Optimize the mix of inventory across all locations to meet demand efficiently.
- Set dynamic safety stock levels that adapt to changing supply and demand patterns.
Intelligent Logistics & Transportation Management
Transportation is often one of the largest costs in the supply chain. We implement AI-powered Transportation Management Systems (TMS) that go beyond basic routing. Our solutions provide real-time optimization of carrier selection, load consolidation, and multi-stop routing to find the most cost-effective and efficient way to move your goods. We also provide real-time tracking and predictive ETAs to improve customer satisfaction.
Key Outcomes
- Reduce freight spend by 5-15% through intelligent consolidation and routing.
- Improve on-time delivery performance and provide customers with proactive updates.
- Gain visibility into transportation bottlenecks and carrier performance.
Supply Chain Visibility & Control Tower
You can't manage what you can't see. We build digital control towers that act as the central nervous system for your supply chain. By integrating data from your ERP, WMS, TMS, and external partners (like carriers and 3PLs), we provide a real-time, end-to-end view of inventory, orders, and shipments. The control tower uses AI to detect potential disruptions and prescribe corrective actions before they impact your customers.
Key Outcomes
- Achieve a single, unified view of your entire supply chain operation.
- Proactively manage exceptions and disruptions with AI-powered alerts and recommendations.
- Improve collaboration with suppliers, carriers, and other partners through a shared data platform.
Proven Success in Supply Chain Optimization
We deliver real-world results. Explore how we've helped leading companies transform their supply chains into models of efficiency and resilience.
The Challenge: Taming Volatile Demand
A leading CPG company with thousands of SKUs faced chronic forecasting challenges. Their legacy statistical models couldn't cope with frequent promotions, new product launches, and shifting consumer tastes. This led to a constant cycle of stockouts on popular items and excess inventory on slow-movers, eroding margins and frustrating retail partners.
Key Challenges:
- Inability to accurately predict the impact of marketing promotions.
- Slow, manual forecasting process that couldn't scale.
- Siloed data between sales, marketing, and supply chain teams.
- High inventory costs and significant waste from expired products.
Our AI-Powered Solution:
We developed and deployed a custom AI forecasting engine that integrated dozens of internal and external data sources.
- Implemented a machine learning model that analyzes historical sales, promotional calendars, pricing, and external factors like competitor activity and economic data.
- Created a unified data platform on AWS to provide a single source of truth for all demand-related data.
- Developed an intuitive dashboard for planners to review AI-generated forecasts, adjust for business insights, and track accuracy over time.
- Integrated the new forecast directly into their SAP ERP system to automate replenishment planning.
The Challenge: A Black Hole in Logistics
A national retail distributor with hundreds of stores struggled with a lack of visibility into their inbound and outbound logistics. They relied on spreadsheets and emails to track shipments, leading to frequent delays, missed delivery windows, and excessive use of expensive expedited freight to fix problems. This reactive approach drove up costs and hurt store-level service.
Key Challenges:
- No real-time visibility of shipments in transit.
- Inability to proactively manage carrier performance and delays.
- High transportation costs due to poor load consolidation and route planning.
- Manual, time-consuming process for tracking orders and communicating with stores.
Our AI-Powered Solution:
We designed and implemented a custom supply chain control tower and intelligent TMS solution.
- Integrated real-time data feeds from carrier ELDs, ocean freight trackers, and their internal WMS and Order Management systems.
- Developed an AI-powered TMS module for dynamic route and load optimization, reducing empty miles and improving asset utilization.
- Created a centralized dashboard providing a live map of all shipments, with predictive alerts for potential delays based on traffic, weather, and port congestion data.
- Automated status updates to stores and distribution centers, eliminating manual check-in calls and emails.
The Challenge: Bloated Inventory & Capital Constraints
A major Tier 1 automotive supplier was tying up hundreds of millions of dollars in inventory across its network of manufacturing plants and distribution centers. Fearful of shutting down a customer's assembly line, they carried excessive safety stock for thousands of components. This "just-in-case" strategy strained working capital and led to high obsolescence costs.
Key Challenges:
- One-size-fits-all inventory policies that ignored demand variability.
- Lack of a scientific method to set safety stock levels.
- Poor visibility into raw material and work-in-process (WIP) inventory.
- High carrying costs and write-offs for obsolete parts.
Our AI-Powered Solution:
We implemented a Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO) solution to right-size their inventory across the entire supply chain.
- Analyzed demand and supply variability for every component at every location to create a detailed network model.
- Used advanced algorithms to calculate the optimal safety stock, reorder points, and lot sizes for each stage of the supply chain.
- Developed a digital twin of their network to simulate the impact of different inventory policies on service levels and costs before implementation.
- Created a system that dynamically adjusts inventory targets based on real-time changes in demand signals and supplier lead times.
Technology & Platforms We Master
We are technology-agnostic, focusing on the right solution for your unique ecosystem. We have deep expertise in integrating with and optimizing the leading enterprise platforms, cloud services, and data technologies that power modern supply chains.
Our Proven Engagement Framework
We follow a structured, collaborative process to ensure your supply chain transformation is delivered on time, on budget, and generates the expected value.
1. Discover & Assess
We begin with a deep dive into your current processes, data, and technology. We map your end-to-end supply chain, identify key pain points, and benchmark your performance to establish a clear baseline.
2. Strategize & Roadmap
Based on the assessment, we co-create a strategic roadmap. We prioritize initiatives based on potential ROI and business impact, defining a clear, phased approach for transformation.
3. Design & Build
Our team of data scientists, engineers, and supply chain experts design and build the solution using an agile methodology. We focus on rapid prototyping and continuous feedback to ensure the solution meets your exact needs.
4. Deploy & Integrate
We manage the full deployment process, seamlessly integrating the new solution with your existing ERP, WMS, and other enterprise systems. We conduct rigorous testing and provide comprehensive user training.
5. Optimize & Evolve
Our partnership doesn't end at go-live. We continuously monitor performance, fine-tune AI models, and work with your team to identify new opportunities for optimization, ensuring your supply chain remains a competitive weapon.
What Our Clients Say
"The AI forecasting system from CIS has been a revelation. We've cut our inventory holding costs by nearly 20% while simultaneously improving our in-stock availability. Their team understood our business and our data, delivering a solution that truly works."
"We engaged CIS to help us optimize our logistics network. Their analysis and subsequent TMS implementation saved us over 10% in freight spend in the first year alone. Their expertise in both technology and transportation is top-notch."
"The visibility we gained from the supply chain control tower is incredible. We went from being reactive to proactive overnight. The ability to foresee disruptions and act on them before they become problems is invaluable."
Frequently Asked Questions
Project timelines vary based on complexity, but we focus on delivering value quickly. A typical engagement starts with a 4-6 week assessment and roadmapping phase. Initial implementations, like a forecasting pilot, can deliver results in 3-4 months. A full-scale transformation can range from 6 to 18 months.
Absolutely. This is a common challenge we excel at solving. A core part of our process is data engineering: we build robust data pipelines to extract, clean, and unify data from disparate sources (ERP, WMS, spreadsheets, etc.) into a single, reliable dataset ready for AI and analytics.
Not at all. Our approach is to enhance, not replace. We build our AI and optimization layers to integrate seamlessly with your existing systems of record. We leverage the investment you've already made in your ERP while augmenting its capabilities with modern, intelligent planning tools.
We work with you at the beginning of the project to define clear, measurable KPIs tied to your business goals. Common metrics include: forecast accuracy improvement (MAPE, WAPE), reduction in inventory days of supply, decrease in freight cost per unit, improvement in on-time-in-full (OTIF) delivery, and reduction in stockout rates. We track these metrics and report on the financial impact regularly.
We provide end-to-end support. Our solutions are designed with user-friendly interfaces for your planners and managers. We also offer MLOps (Machine Learning Operations) services to monitor, maintain, and retrain the AI models over time, ensuring they continue to perform optimally as your business evolves. We empower your team, we don't require you to become AI experts.
Ready to Build a Smarter, More Resilient Supply Chain?
Stop letting volatility dictate your bottom line. Let's discuss how AI-driven optimization can transform your supply chain into your greatest competitive asset. Schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with our supply chain experts today.
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