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Omnichannel Operations Benefit from Cognitive Computing

Enterra Insights

The digital path to purchase is becoming the norm for many consumers and both retailers and manufacturers are taking notice. The editorial staff at Supply Chain Digest (SCD) note, “The omnichannel world brings many opportunities — and challenges. Downstream omnichannel challenges. ”[2]. ”[2].

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The Top 10 Supply Chain Blog Posts from 2017

GlobalTranz

Today, is day two of our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation Management , Freight. We will feature over the next 4 business days each category's most viewed posts over the course of 2017. Share This: Read More. [e-Book]

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Empowered Consumers Require Omnichannel Strategies

Enterra Insights

To meet changing consumer behavior, retailers are finding omnichannel strategies essential. ” We know that data helps retailers and manufacturers learn more about us as consumers; but, we often forget that data also allows consumers to learn more about the products being offered to them. Changing consumer behavior. ”[5].

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Omnichannel Operations can make Frenemies of Retailers and Suppliers

Enterra Insights

In the business world, omnichannel operations are creating frenemous relationships between retailers and suppliers. ” At the very least, DTC activity, as part of a larger omnichannel strategy, sets the stage for retailers and manufacturers to become frenemies. These are perilous times for retailers. Footnotes. [1]

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Agility and flexibility in the age of digital supply chains – Insights from the 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo

Kinaxis

The 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo was one such opportunity. About three hundred supply chain professionals from various pockets of the world representing manufacturers, retailers, logistics providers, and technology vendors took part in the summit.

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The Ongoing Impact of E-Commerce on the Supply Chain

Kinaxis

Increased e-commerce volumes and omnichannel strategies are putting unprecedented demands on the supply chain. Increasingly, manufacturers are turning from a traditional supply-driven orientation to demand-driven solutions to effectively meet e-commerce and omnichannel challenges to the supply chain.

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New Retail Business Models Support the Digital Path to Purchase

Enterra Insights

This has been especially true for large, traditional brick-and-mortar retailers that failed to master omnichannel operations. This model offers low marketing and shipping costs, but it can also create tensions between manufacturers and retailers selling their products. ”[1] The research also found, “A third of U.S.