Print PARIS — Michelin Group is tapping artificial intelligence (AI) to address supply chain challenges, according to Gilles Colas des Francs, responsible for the AI transformation factory at the French group. The company's "Project [email protected]@M" (Service Alerting and Acting Machine) employs AI to predict shortcomings in the supply chain as early as three weeks in advance, allowing enough time to react and avoid shortages, Mr. Colas des Francs said in a presentation at Assises de la Data Transformation Conference Jan. 28. The idea of [email protected]@M emerged two years ago when the French group decided to use AI to manage the increasing complexity of its supply chain — to provide the client with the right product, at the right time and the right place with the right price.