Resilinc, appoints Resilinc co-founder and current Chief Product Officer (CPO), Sumit Vakil, as Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO). In this integral role, Vakil will oversee the innovation and integration of AI into all business operations, both internal and external, to drive efficiency and enhance value creation.
"I'm thrilled to take on this new role as Chief AI Officer for Resilinc. With 14 years of high-quality, supplier-validated data at our fingertips coupled with the vast global customer and supplier network we’ve created, we have the capability to build highly accurate, innovative AI systems no one else can,” said Vakil. “I’m eager to apply the latest in AI large language models (LLMs) and neural networks to solve the difficult real-world supply chain problems that so far no one has attempted to solve.”
As co-founder and CPO of Resilinc, Vakil has been a leading force in the company’s technology, product development, and adoption of AI. He has successfully brought to market many of Resilinc’s AI-powered solutions including EventWatchAI, CommodityWatchAI, autonomous sub-tier mapping, supplier screening, scenario simulators and the Supplier Purchase Order Delivery Delay Prediction engine. Having worked at the forefront of AI in supply chain for many years, Vakil is ready to introduce the next iteration of Resilinc’s leading-edge, AI-powered supply chain resiliency solutions.
“Resilinc empowers companies to employ AI for faster, improved decision-making and execution," continued Vakil. “My core mission is to leverage the transformative power of artificial intelligence to propel productivity, innovation, and resilience across our organization and ecosystem."
Resilinc uses its unparalleled amount of historical, validated data to redefine how companies proactively approach supply chain risk management. Resilinc’s high-quality data trains its AI to deliver faster, more accurate predictions, enabling customers to anticipate and prepare for potential supply chain disruptions before they strike. Additionally, Resilinc’s AI-powered prescriptive solutions deliver step-by-step, tailored action plans to customers to mitigate disruptions quickly and proactively strengthen their supply chains against future risks.
