Dick's Sporting Goods is unifying its production chain activities on a single artificial intelligence-based platform.

The specialty athletic apparel and equipment retailer is rolling out the Inspectorio traceability and transparency, production monitoring, and lab testing solutions. Dick's had been utilizing Inspectorio responsible sourcing and inspection solutions for more than three years.

Dick's will utilize Inspectorio sourcing and production technology to obtain seamless connection of traceability data with the rest of its sourcing operations, as well as automate manual processes with AI-equipped features.

The retailer also intends to obtain enhanced visibility into performance and production changes and more easily identify which raw materials are being used across multiple purchase orders and test them once at the source, eliminating redundant lab testing further down the supply chain.

In addition, Dick's seeks to eliminate the manual processes and paperwork associated with environmental, social and governance audit management and gain insights into audit details.

"The Inspectorio platform weaves traceability and responsible sourcing into broader sourcing operations unlike any other provider on the market," said Antonio Leon de la Barra, VP of strategy, growth, and innovation at Inspectorio. "We're extremely proud to partner with Dick's Sporting Goods to implement our platform's capabilities across the brand's extensive range of product categories."

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At the end of the second quarter of 2024, Dick's operated a total of 861 stores, including 725 namesake stores (includes 14 Dick's House of Sport locations) and 136 specialty concepts, including 97 Golf Galaxy stores, seven Public Lands stores, 16 Going Going Gone! stores and other specialty concept stores.