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AI Smart Factory & Supply Chain Network Optimization Accelerator

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Overview

The AI Smart Factory & Supply Chain Network Optimization Accelerator helps manufacturers and retail consumer goods organizations transform complex logistics and transportation data into actionable network intelligence. Built on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, the accelerator ingests raw lane, rate, and carrier data, enriches it with geospatial and market intelligence, and delivers optimisation-ready insights through intuitive dashboards. By combining scalable Databricks pipelines, advanced optimisation models, and real-time visibility, organizations can improve routing decisions, reduce transportation costs, strengthen carrier alignment, and support sustainability initiatives across their supply chain network.

Key Offerings

Automated Network Data Ingestion & Enrichment

Ingests origin-destination pairs, rates, and operational inputs through guided templates, validating and enriching data with lane mileage and market context using Databricks pipelines.

End-to-End Network Optimization Models

Applies optimisation logic across lanes, markets, and equipment types to identify cost-saving opportunities, routing improvements, and volume consolidation options.

Operational Visibility Dashboards

Delivers lane-, market-, and equipment-level insights through Power BI dashboards powered by Databricks SQL serverless engines for fast, interactive analysis.

Backhaul & Empty Mile Optimization

Uses Databricks Geo analytics to uncover round-trip and backhaul opportunities, reducing empty miles and improving asset utilization across carrier networks.

Intermodal Pricing & Planning Intelligence

Identifies opportunities to shift freight from truckload to intermodal, with detailed visibility into drayage, accessorial costs, and transit times.

Sustainability-Aligned Optimization

Supports lower emissions and greener logistics strategies by enabling cost-effective intermodal transitions and optimized routing decisions.

Deliverables

Databricks-Ready Ingestion & Optimization Pipelines

Pre-configured pipelines for ingesting, validating, enriching, and optimizing logistics and carrier data at scale.

Network Visibility Dashboards

Interactive dashboards providing lane-, market-, and equipment-level insights for operational and strategic decision-making.

Backhaul & Intermodal Optimization Models

Advanced analytics models to identify empty mile reduction opportunities and evaluate modal transition scenarios.

Cost & Carrier Performance Analytics

Comprehensive views into carrier alignment, pricing efficiency, and transportation cost drivers.

Documentation & Enablement Assets

Implementation guides and enablement materials for both business and technical teams.

Differentiator

1. Purpose-Built Supply Chain Optimization: Designed specifically for manufacturing and retail logistics networks with embedded domain logic.
2. Fast Time-to-Insight: Transforms raw network data into actionable dashboards in under two hours.
3. Advanced Geospatial Intelligence: Leverages Databricks Geo to uncover backhaul, round-trip, and routing optimization opportunities.
4. Decision-Ready Analytics: Intuitive Power BI dashboards tailored for logistics planners and operations leaders.
5. Sustainability-Aligned Outcomes: Enables cost reduction while supporting emissions-aware transportation strategies.
6. Enterprise-Scale Architecture: Built on the Databricks Lakehouse to scale across complex, multi-carrier networks.
7. Proven Databricks Expertise: Delivered by zeb’s 200+ Databricks-certified specialists with deep supply chain experience.