Capex budgets and headcount are both up amid signs of expansion. But underneath those positives are strains, led by concerns about labor and inventory turns. Applying more technology, say respondents, is the path forward.
The evolution towards an autonomous supply chain has already begun, and this transformation coincides and is driven by members of Generation Z (Gen Z), that have just started to enter the workforce, according to Gartner, Inc.
This webinar outlines why solutions like AI-driven automation are no longer a down-the-road aspiration but a necessary strategy for: optimizing the financial health of the organization across the supply chain, connecting every part of the procure-to-pay (P2P) and order-to-cash…
“Digital Continuous Improvement & Procurement: Value Creation at the Intersection of Smart Automation and Advanced Analytics,” contains recent research finds that world-class procurement organizations that fully optimize their technology architecture and embrace smart…
According to a new market report, the global smart & mobile supply chain solutions market was valued at $13,614.8 million in 2018 and is expected to reach $31,612.0 million by 2027, expanding at a CAGR 9.9% from 2019 to 2027.
The combined forces of a strong economy, e-commerce growth and a tight labor market are making it more important for distribution center (DC) operations to find ways to make their existing infrastructure and people more productive. Software and automation continue to prove to…
Friday, September 7, 2018 · Venkat Madduri, Mark Newberry and Andrew Crane
Before making a large investment in automation, companies need to conduct a detailed data-driven, fact-based assessment across people, process and technology to identify the right fit.
More evidence that the ocean cargo sector is initiating digital advances surfaced recently in a global port terminal survey conducted by Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation.
Automation is quickly becoming an increasingly important priority for the ocean shipping industry and the technology that is currently available is having a widespread impact. However, not all ports and terminals are taking advantage of the technology at the same pace and many…
It's time to think of automation in the supply chain differently. Quite simply, the purpose of automation is expanding as new forms of automation evolve and transform how work gets done.
In a new “manufacturing outlook” report focusing on the automotive and industrial sectors, AlixPartners observes that many of the labor-cost advantages associated with near-shoring may be lost if companies fail to spend more on automation in the future.
ProcureCon's Annual CPO Study released today indicates that procurement is looking forward to greater levels of automation, Big Data utilization, and more internal client-friendly sourcing tools.
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