How Lenovo Built an AI-Powered Supply Chain - Harvard Business Review
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Lenovo just got a 9-figure write-up in Harvard Business Review for their AI supply chain. Good for them. But that's not your problem to solve this quarter. Here's what I see constantly: smart busin
Lenovo just got a 9-figure write-up in Harvard Business Review for their AI supply chain.
Good for them. But that's not your problem to solve this quarter.
Here's what I see constantly: smart business owners buy an AI tool, the team never touches it, and six months later it's just another line item on the credit card statement. That's not a you problem. That's a sequencing problem.
The HBR piece on Lenovo buries the real lesson in the last paragraph: before they touched any AI, they fixed their data quality and made sure the tool connected to systems they already used.
That's it. That's the whole secret the $50K consultants won't tell you upfront.
AI doesn't fix a messy process. It amplifies whatever you already have. If your data is clean and your workflow is clear, a modest AI tool delivers real results fast. If it isn't, even the best tool sits unused.
One thing you can do this week: pick one repetitive task your team complains about. Write down exactly what information goes in and what decision comes out. That clarity alone tells you whether AI can help — before you spend a dollar.
What's one process in your business that runs on the same information every single time?
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... executives: prioritize data quality, build integrated systems, align AI with business priorities, and own proprietary operational intelligence.