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NTT AI-CIX, Retail AI Launch DX Firm for Supply Chains

NTT AI-CIX Inc. and Retail AI Inc. have jointly established a new company, Retail-CIX Inc., to launch a new business in the distribution supply chain. Initially, the company will develop advanced demand forecasting using POS data and supply chain optimization services using chained AI agents between business processes. This initiative is based on the results of SCM (supply chain management) reforms being carried out through a collaboration agreement between NTT Corporation and Trial Holdings, Inc., and is a system that uses AI and digital twin technology to visualize and optimize a series of processes that were previously difficult to see in production, distribution, and sales, such as demand, ordering, inventory, shelf allocation, logistics, and in-store operations. In the distribution industry, structural issues have led to constant problems such as excess…