The following slides are for AJ Mak's (CEO/Founder of Chain of Demand) talk on "How Artificial Intelligence is Fashion's Perfect Fit" for the Weave Conference on "Unlocking Your Retail Value Chain," held at the Mills Fabrica in Hong Kong, on August 22, 2019.
How AI is Fashion's Perfect Fit presented by AJ Mak, Chain of Demand
1. Confidential and Proprietary. 2019 Copyright (c) by Chain of Demand Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE:
FASHION’S PERFECT FIT
2. TO TRANSFORM THE FASHION INDUSTRY BY
CONNECTING
WHY AI FOR FASHION?
PROFITABILITY & SUSTAINABILITY
3. WHY AI FOR FASHION?
Saved
throughout the
value chain
US$340B
Growth in
Annual Revenues
+10%
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4. WHY NOW?
25% of 250
global retailers
are integrating
AI
AI deployment in
2018 grew
+600% from 2016
Source: Juniper Research, Capgemini Research Institute, IBM Research
Retail AI spending
to grow 4X
to $7.3B by 2022
5. “Companies that aren’t experimenting with this capability risk falling
behind.
They need to move quickly if they hope to remain competitive”
- IBM Global Markets
TOP 5 AI APPLICATIONS
VENDORS RETAILERS
Product Development
86
%
Supply Chain Planning 85%
Manufacturing
81
%
Demand Forecasting 85%
Supply Chain Planning
79
%
Store Operations 73%
Customer Intelligence
79
%
Marketing 75%
Demand Forecasting
81
%
Customer Intelligence 79%
7. CHALLENGES
Lack of clear business
benefits 15%
Lack of trust in automated decisions 26%
Alignment of vision to execution plans 26%
Lack of skills/resources to execute 34%
Resistance in adapting new capabilities 34%
Integration with existing processes & systems 44%
Risks tied to machine responsibility 46%
THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGE
IS NOT THE
TECHNOLOG
Y
8. SUCCESS FACTORS
Ensure decision makers trust the results 26%
Ensure employees understand this capability 30%
Communicate a clear vision & benefits 30%
Secure the necessary platform and devices 38%
Align strategy with execution plans 39%
Create a culture open to change and adaptation 41%
Obtain the right skills & resources 43%
THE RIGHT
SKILLS
IN THE
RIGHT
CULTURE
9. KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL AI DEPLOYMENT
1. AI SOLUTION NEEDS TO BE INDUSTRY SPECIFIC
2. START SMALL, GET RESULTS, GET MORE BUY-IN
3. READINESS OF DATA
10. Lower Inventory Risk
Less Pollution
Higher Margins
Less Deadstock
Better
Demand
Forecasting
Higher
Sell-throughs
Faster Product
Replenishment
Less Markdowns
UNDERSTAND THE HOW
DEMAND FORECASTING AS AN EXAMPLE
What is the ultimate goal in apply AI for Fashion?
The 2 biggest challenges faced by the fashion industry is sustainability, and profitability
And for the first time, we now have a tool that is able to link the two together, and bring about hugely impactful changes to the industry.
But most importantly, now we can use AI to link sustainability, with profitability
AI and big data help to make faster, better, and smarter business decisions
Retailers can save as much as $340 billion by taking AI to scale across the value chain, including operations, supply chain, planning, product development, distribution, and more.- Capgemini Research Institute
Retail and consumer products executives project that intelligent automation capabilities could help increase annual revenue growth by up to 10% - IBM
But most importantly, now we can use AI to link sustainability, with profitability
IBM identified the following six ways the retail industry plans on utilizing AI, based on respondents' feedback:
Supply chain planning (85%)
Demand forecasting (85%)
Customer intelligence (79%)
Marketing, advertising, and campaign management (75%)
Store operations (73%)
Pricing and promotion (73%)
So we can see that the top 3 targets for both buyers and suppliers are demand forecasting, customer intelligence and supply chain planning
AI and big data help to make faster, better, and smarter business decisions
Retailers can save as much as $340 billion by taking AI to scale across the value chain, including operations, supply chain, planning, product development, distribution, and more.- Capgemini Research Institute
Retail and consumer products executives project that intelligent automation capabilities could help increase annual revenue growth by up to 10% - IBM
But most importantly, now we can use AI to link sustainability, with profitability
BUT THE PEOPLE & PROCESSES THAT STAY THE SAME
An example of how AI can help
But actually, We are in a great position to be a leader in adopting AI (I mean just look at this crowd!)
We have many great international brands/buying offices in HK, Many high quality suppliers based in HK with global view
Hong Kong has always been the cultural bridge that connects
East and west
Domestic market and international market
And applying AI is the same
Demand side and supply side needs to come together in order to cash in on new tech
Together we can change the industry , implementing new ways of doing business which we have always been great at.
I look forward to connecting with all of you and to create a new