The Brilliant Ways Kimberly-Clark Uses Big Data, IoT & Artificial Intelligence To Boost Performance
Kimberly-Clark is a Fortune 500 company. It’s personal care product brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, and Scott, touch nearly 1 of every 4 people each day in 175 countries. Through Kimberly-Clark Professional the company offers products and solutions to create healthier, safer and more productive workplaces in a variety of industries including food services, healthcare, manufacturing, office buildings and more. As an industry leader, Kimberly-Clark is committed to driving digital innovations to improve operations and customer experiences in the fast-moving consumer goods category. Here are a few ways Kimberly-Clark is using big data, the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) in their operations.
Kimberly-Clark sponsors the annual K-Challenge that invites entrepreneurs, start-ups and other inventors to develop innovations for the consumer packaged goods category via the Kimberly-Clark Digital Innovation Lab (D’Lab). There are six categories the competition focuses on including data and predictive analytics, cyber security, omnichannel shopper experiences, IoT/wearables/connected devices, supply chain/operations solutions and content and media experiences. This investment in technology innovation helps Kimberly-Clark adapt and apply some of today’s best ideas into its operations.