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All Foundries

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Commodity Management & Trading

Transforming trading ecosystems through data-driven insights and secure, agile platforms that empower global commerce.

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Customer & Marketing Strategy

Reimagining customer engagement with personalized, connected experiences that build trust and long-term value.

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Digital Engineering

Turning ideas into scalable digital solutions—accelerating transformation through design, technology, and engineering excellence.

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Station Studio

Redefining mobility hubs with digital innovation to create smarter, sustainable experiences for people and businesses on the move.

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Supply Chain & Industry 5.0

Building resilient, intelligent supply networks that anticipate change and deliver efficiency with purpose.

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Sustainability

Driving responsible innovation to help organizations achieve net-zero goals and create a positive impact for future generations.

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Physical AI

Physical AI gives machines, robots and physical operations the ability to perceive their environment, decide what matters and act in real time. Factories, plants, stores and infrastructure become systems able to sense conditions, learn from them and improve on their own, closing the gap between the physical and the digital world.

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Next-Gen Infrastructure

From networks as infrastructure to connected platforms that enable critical, autonomous and intelligent operations.

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43% more invoices per person in an automated Procure-to-Pay cycle

Purchasing teams spent hours on each invoice, and the cycle had gaps in control. NTT DATA reviewed operations, tools and the organizational model, then built a roadmap with four automation scenarios. Each person in the process now handles 43% more invoices, and the process runs with 34% fewer full-time employees.

43% more invoices per person in an automated Procure-to-Pay cycle

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43 initiatives and an estimated 570 million pesos for a department store’s financial services

For a Mexican department store retailer, financial services were a side offering with room to grow. NTT DATA analyzed products, processes, operations and systems and designed a digital transformation plan with 43 initiatives. The plan carries an estimated impact of about 570 million Mexican pesos on EBITDA.

43 initiatives and an estimated 570 million pesos for a department store’s financial services

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AI-Enabled Supply Chain Operations

Static forecasts can't keep up. Connecting demand, supply and capacity so teams can see change coming — and act before it spreads

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Why this “AI-Enabled Supply Chain Operations” challenge?

By the time disruption is visible, the window to respond has already closed

Most manufacturers still run on fragmented systems and forecasts that go stale before teams can act. AI-enabled supply chain operations bring demand, supply and production into one layer — where scenarios replace guesswork

Key benefits

Plan with foresight, not just forecasts

Turn forecast noise into clearer signals

AI reads patterns across demand, supply and operations — so teams spend less time correcting forecasts and more time trusting them

Replan before disruption spreads

When constraints shift, teams adjust priorities across production, inventory and commitments — before the impact reaches the customer

Connect the plan to the real business

One integrated data layer removes the friction between demand, supply, production and capacity planning

Test the future before committing

Scenario simulation lets teams compare options and choose the plan that holds up — before execution begins

How NTT DATA helps

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Connect the planning core

Demand, supply and capacity aligned in one shared model — so every decision starts from the same picture

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Apply AI where speed matters

Better forecasts, earlier signals, faster action on exceptions — before small shifts become bigger problems

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Simulate before deciding

Run scenarios across demand, capacity and inventory trade-offs before locking in the plan

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Strengthen planning data

Clean, connected data so teams can trust what they see — and act on it without second-guessing the source

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Make adoption stick

New routines, real confidence and tools that fit how planners already work — not the other way around

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Proven impact

One synchronized view of the chain — where teams catch change early enough to do something about it

Results that matter

Measurable planning outcomes from AI-enabled supply chain operations

When planning becomes more connected and intelligent, manufacturers can improve how they anticipate change, balance trade-offs and protect service performance

Improve forecast confidence

Higher accuracy through AI-enabled models that read signals across the full supply chain

Shorten planning cycles

Faster replanning when demand, supply or capacity shifts — before pressure has time to build

Strengthen service performance

Better OTIF through tighter synchronization across demand, production and fulfillment

Reduce inventory pressure

lower buffers supported by clearer demand signals and scenario-led planning.

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