After pioneering the first AI-driven tool to optimize fresh produce supply management—reducing food waste and enhancing distributors' commercial performance—IDA has launched its inaugural solution tailored for central purchasing agencies, independent wholesalers, and food producers. 
IDA is an artificial intelligence-based optimization tool developed to reduce food waste and boost commercial outcomes for distributors, central purchasing agencies, and local fresh produce suppliers.
"Many decisions in the ultra-fresh produce supply chain are still made manually or by intuition, often leading to negative impacts. For end consumers, this can mean reduced freshness, lower quality, and even frequent product substitutions," explains CEO Mateo Beacco. IDA's new module addresses these challenges by automating key processes, enabling buyers to focus on their core values: sourcing, supplier relationship management, and margin optimization.
"The First AI Technology Built for Ultra-Fresh Supply Chains"
Traditionally, buyers and sales staff in purchasing centers, wholesale operations, and other ultra-fresh supply chain points spend hours each week gathering data from multiple sources and creating manual forecasts. With IDA's new module, this task is fully automated, equipping buyers with daily forecasts for accurate sourcing and ensuring they have the right products from the right sources at the right time. The module's forecasting tool and buyer support interface factor in a range of demand influencers, including promotions, seasonal trends, public holidays, customer profiles, and more.
This solution offers a groundbreaking technology dedicated to ultra-fresh products within the agri-food sector. It seamlessly compiles essential data to enable buyers to forecast orders precisely, whether for caterers, supermarkets, or market gardeners.
"For several years, wholesalers and market players have approached us, facing significant supply challenges," Beacco says. "In developing this solution, we closely collaborated with our partners to build a centralized data flow that directly addresses purchasing teams' critical needs: saving buyers time, improving service levels, and most importantly, minimizing overstock and the food waste it creates."
For more information :
Mateo Beacco
IDA
Tel: +33 6 26 53 52 44
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ai-ida.com