Technology Record - Issue 42: Autumn 2026

We’re helping manufacturers move to AI-driven decision-making. At one healthcare company, we moved everything to Microsoft Dynamics Finance and Supply Chain Management and developed AI agents that provide natural language interactions across inventory, order and delivery processes. In addition, Velosio and Microsoft are building next-generation agents, such as an inventory allocation agent that continuously evaluates inventory, customer priorities, fulfilment commitments and order demand to ensure deliveries are completed. Our warehouse work assignment agent constantly rebalances tasks based on labour standards, employee skills, workload and operational priorities to improve throughput and warehouse productivity. Meanwhile, an intelligent inventory and work assignment agent automates routine supply chain decisions to improve operational efficiency for finance and operations environments. Helping manufacturers reduce engineering iterations Neural Concept and Microsoft bring together engineering intelligence and scalable cloud infrastructure to help manufacturers make earlier product-development decisions. Neural Concept uses physics and geometry-aware AI to help engineering teams evaluate more design options, predict product performance, optimise designs and identify issues earlier in development. Microsoft Azure provides the highperformance computing and enterprise infrastructure required to train and deploy these AI workflows at scale. Together, we help manufacturers reduce engineering iterations and avoid late-stage redesigns. This gives earlier insight into product decisions that ultimately reduce development time and reliance on physical prototyping, with downstream effects on cost and time to market. Thomas von Tschammer Co-founder and US managing director, Neural Concept Driving proactivity and efficiency Keith Goedde Chief Product Officer Velosio 137 Brian Barnes Chief Technology Officer Coretek Coretek helps manufacturers apply Microsoft AI to create more resilient, responsive and cost-efficient operations by transforming the way data is used across production, supply chain and logistics functions. Leveraging Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft 365 Copilot and intelligent AI agents, we help organisations connect siloed data, uncover predictive insights and accelerate decision-making at every level of the business. Our approach enables leaders to anticipate changes in demand, identify operational bottlenecks and improve coordination across suppliers, plants and distribution networks. By turning enterprise data into actionable intelligence, manufacturers are better positioned to reduce waste, optimise inventory and delivery performance, lower operating costs and empower employees with real-time insights that drive continuous improvement. Turning enterprise data into actionable intelligence

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