Artificial Intelligence for Smarter Distribution

Type

Forecasting

Industry

Food distribution

Predicting Demand to Deliver Better

Every year, thousands of food products are wasted due to a lack of reliable forecasts.

The project developed by CIS, in partnership with Moov AI, aims to transform Direct Store Delivery (DSD) and assortment optimization using artificial intelligence.

Integrated with CIS Companion Route software, already used by over 80 customers in North America, the solution ensures fast adoption and immediate value for distributors.

Transforming food distribution with AI

In an industry where delivery accuracy and inventory management make all the difference, CIS wanted to modernize its planning systems and improve operational performance for its clients.

Thanks to artificial intelligence, the solution developed by Moov AI continuously analyzes and learns from real-world data — sales histories, returns, promotions, seasonality and consumer trends.

This approach enables more accurate forecasting, more efficient deliveries, and reduced waste — a key challenge in food distribution.

Smarter Planning for Better Decisions

CIS and Moov AI have developed an artificial intelligence solution integrated with the CIS Companion Route platform, already used by over 80 customers in North America.

This innovation relies on two complementary modules:

Demand Forecasting

Analyze historical data (deliveries, returns, promotions, seasonality) to predict each store’s specific needs and recommend the right quantities to deliver.

Assortment Optimization

Automatically suggests the best products for each store, based on local sales, consumer preferences, and regional contexts.

By combining CIS’s software and logistics expertise with Moov AI’s mastery of AI and cloud architecture, the project introduces a new era for food distribution: more agile, smarter and more sustainable.

From Data to Delivery — Without Waste

The project is transforming food distribution management.
Where once decisions were based on intuition, they are now guided by automated, objective recommendations generated by AI.

Delivering better means being more productive and wasting less. Thanks to AI, our distributors will be able to achieve this, and we’ll all benefit.

Éric Tessier

President, CIS Group

AI as a Driver of Sustainable Distribution

By replacing intuitive decision-making with an artificial intelligence engine, CIS helps retailers anticipate demand, better plan deliveries and boost performance.

This project demonstrates how artificial intelligence can become a true driver of sustainable transformation — fostering more efficient, responsible, and human-centered distribution.

Positioned as a pioneer in artificial intelligence applied to food distribution, CIS is paving the way for a new era in which every piece of data becomes an informed decision.

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