"From a meteorological perspective, the winter storm sweeping across the country this weekend is a supply chain disruption in its own right: A high-pressure system from the north is smashing into a low-pressure system from the south, belting large swaths of the US with heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain. While the snarl in the upper atmosphere could trickle down to the real supply chain on the ground, some retailers are taking steps to anticipate the impact of the storm and position their products accordingly."
"Storm chasers: Ahead of the storm, Walmart used anticipatory inventory staging to place storm-related supplies such as ice melt and water where they are needed several days earlier than was previously possible without the use of artificial intelligence. In addition, hundreds of thousands of perishable and dry goods bound for impacted facilities were rerouted to secondary distribution centers to secure against disruptions."
A winter storm caused by a north high-pressure system colliding with a southern low-pressure system is producing heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain across large US regions. The atmospheric disruption can translate into on-the-ground supply chain impacts, prompting some retailers to take anticipatory actions. Walmart employs AI forecasting and simulation to predict demand shifts and dynamically reroute essential supplies. The company staged storm-related items earlier, rerouted hundreds of thousands of perishable and dry goods to secondary distribution centers, and used simulations to optimize middle-mile alignments and route mobile "jump trailers" during the storm. Consumer demand for need-based purchases is rising ahead of impacts.
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