From Inventory Coordination to AI Implementation: Three Executives from ZTO Cloud Warehouse Technology to Speak at 2026 Brand Supply Chain Innovation Private Board Meeting

What brands truly need is evolving beyond a warehouse and distribution service provider that simply "stores goods properly and ships them on time" to a supply chain collaborator that understands inventory, channels, and operational rhythms.

Warehouses can be added, systems can be procured, and distribution networks can be continuously expanded. However, if inventory remains scattered across different channels, order rules are siloed from one another, and warehouse, distribution, and service data fail to deliver effective feedback, the more supply chain resources an enterprise owns, the greater the coordination difficulty may become.

This also poses a more direct question to supply chain service providers: does real competitiveness come from the simple superposition of warehouses, networks, and systems, or from the effective organization of these resources, which is ultimately converted into inventory efficiency, fulfillment capabilities, and business results?

From omnichannel warehousing and distribution and unified inventory management to AI capabilities and service digitalization, what ZTO Cloud Warehouse Technology is trying to answer is precisely how to coordinate scattered inventory, orders, warehouse networks, and service processes.

On August 28, the "2026 Brand Supply Chain Innovation Private Board Meeting and 'ZTO Cloud Warehouse Night' Appreciation Dinner", co-hosted by ZTO Cloud Warehouse Technology and Ebrun, will be held at Midtown Shangri-La, Hangzhou. Hu Xiangliang, President of ZTO Cloud Warehouse Technology, Yao Huili, Executive President, and Liu Junqun, Head of the Information Technology Center, will participate in the appreciation dinner, roundtable discussion, and keynote speech respectively. The three will share ZTO Cloud Warehouse Technology's thinking and practices on brand supply chain coordination from different dimensions.

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What kind of supply chain resilience do brands need under omnichannel operations?

As channels continue to fragment and brands accelerate their overseas expansion, supply chains are no longer facing just warehousing and distribution issues. How to coordinate inventory across different channels? How to handle fulfillment differences between domestic and overseas markets? Facing demand fluctuations, how should brands choose between efficiency, cost, and resilience?

On the day of the event, Yao Huili, Executive President of ZTO Cloud Warehouse Technology, will deliver an opening speech and participate in the roundtable discussion on "How Brands Can Build Highly Resilient Omnichannel Supply Chains".

Focusing on issues such as the implementation of unified inventory management, cross-regional inventory coordination, brand overseas expansion, and supply chain resilience, he will combine ZTO Cloud Warehouse Technology's business observations and practices to discuss how brands can build a more unified and flexible supply chain system, as well as the role AI can play in this process.

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How can AI move from technical capability to real business operations?

The value of AI in logistics and supply chains must ultimately be reflected through specific business outcomes.

From intelligent customer service's understanding of customer needs, to the generation, circulation, and processing of intelligent work orders, to information coordination across inventory, warehousing, distribution, and after-sales links, how can AI truly integrate into supply chain processes instead of remaining a single-point application?

Liu Junqun, Head of the Information Technology Center of ZTO Cloud Warehouse Technology, will deliver a keynote speech titled "2026 ZTO Cloud Warehouse Technology New AI Capability Release and Service Digitalization Enablement" at the event.

He will combine ZTO Cloud Warehouse Technology's business practices to introduce the application of AI in specific logistics and supply chain scenarios, and share the company's latest explorations in service digitalization, focusing on how different systems, positions, and service links can achieve coordination through AI.

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From business cooperation to long-term partnership: How to build trust in supply chains?

Supply chains connect not only goods, warehouses, and channels, but also enterprises and partners in long-term collaboration.

At the "ZTO Cloud Warehouse Night" appreciation dinner held that evening, Hu Xiangliang, President of ZTO Cloud Warehouse Technology, will combine industry changes such as omnichannel integration, diversified consumer demand, and accelerated brand overseas expansion to share how supply chains can evolve from a back-end fulfillment link to a core capability that supports brand resilience and growth.

Focusing on AI digital capabilities, warehouse and distribution networks, and omnichannel fulfillment services, he will further introduce the direction for deeper collaboration between ZTO Cloud Warehouse Technology and brands, platforms, and ecosystem partners, discussing how supply chain services can better support brands to establish a solid foothold in the domestic market and expand globally.

Responding to trust with gratitude and connecting the future through exchanges, this dinner will also serve as a platform for all parties to further enhance mutual understanding and explore cooperation.

From operational judgments on omnichannel supply chains, to the practical application of AI in business scenarios, to the long-term trust built with partners, the three executives from ZTO Cloud Warehouse Technology will present the company's thinking and exploration of supply chain services in different sessions.

On August 28, more questions and answers will be further discussed at the 2026 Brand Supply Chain Innovation Private Board Meeting and "ZTO Cloud Warehouse Night" Appreciation Dinner.