{"680734":{"#nid":"680734","#data":{"type":"event","title":"SCL IRC Seminar: \u0022GenAI and\/or Optimization: Present and Future\u0022","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESupply Chain and Logistics Institute\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/outreach\/SCLO\u0022\u003ESupply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Organization\u003C\/a\u003E Student Group is co-hosting a special event seminar featuring Ishai Menache from Microsoft.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EGenAI and\/or Optimization: Present and Future\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch3\u003Efeaturing Ishai Menache from Microsoft\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarch 27, 2025\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E12pm ET | Complimentary Lunch (first 75 attendees)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1-2pm ET | Seminar\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECallaway Manufacturing Research Building (Auditorium 101)\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003ESESSION OVERVIEW\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIshai Menache will describe how LLMs and optimization techniques are leveraged in Microsoft\u2019s cloud supply chain to improve efficiency, provide insights to planners, and answer \u0022what-if\u0022 questions. 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