Unilever Transforms With AI
Unilever uses the Databricks Data + AI Platform for near real-time access to retail data, enabling proactive inventory management and demand forecasting across its 400 brands, with Unity Catalog securing data governance and lineage.
Overview
Unilever uses the Databricks Data + AI Platform for near real-time access to retail data, enabling proactive inventory management and demand forecasting across its 400 brands, with Unity Catalog securing data governance and lineage.
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Inspect the highlighted sourceThe challenge
Unilever needed to unify data across its 400 brands and gain near real-time access to retail data in order to move from reactive to proactive inventory management and accurate demand forecasting.
The solution
Unilever leverages the Databricks Data + AI Platform to unify data and accelerate business innovation with AI, using near real-time retail data access for proactive inventory management and demand forecasting, and Unity Catalog to secure data governance and lineage.
Reported business value
Infusing AI with human expertise creates smarter supply chains, enhances customer experiences, and powers a future-ready, connected workforce across Unilever's 400 brands.
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