AI in Logistics Before Peak Season

Peak season forgives little. Forecasts and routing help when planners trust the override button; fully opaque automation breeds resistance.

Two weeks of shadow forecasting beside human planners reveals model error before any auto-routing. Skip that step and trust never forms.

Include supplier delay and fleet constraints; sales history alone misleads in peak season.

Measure forecast error and emergency overrides, not only theoretical fuel savings.

Manager action: Run a shadow forecast for two weeks alongside planners; compare error before any auto-routing.