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Unilever Supply Chain: Lessons Learned on Digital Transformation

RFgen

Strategic Transformation Pillars : Digitalization and Automation : Implements advanced technologies like AI and blockchain for improved data visibility and process automation. Here are some technologies Unilever leverages: Unilever needs supply chain visibility to gain a top-sight view of what’s happening to forests globally.

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Optimizing Last-Mile Fulfillment for FMCG Businesses in the Middle East

Locus

A recent report predicts that by 2030 , the share of smartphone connections in the Middle East and North African (MENA) regions will reach 92 percent from 76 percent in 2022. Download WhitePaper Now! Companies also struggle with delivery route restrictions, which lead to delays in planned delivery timings.

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Go Green or Go Home: Why Sustainability in the Last Mile is Crucial for Your Business

Locus

dollars by 2030 , increasing at a compound annual growth rate of 21.6% from 2022 to 2030. At the same time, the demand for urban last-mile delivery is forecast to grow by 78% by 2030 , leading to 36% more delivery vehicles in the world’s top 100 cities. Download the Ebook. billion U.S.

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

A Demand-Driven Value Network as defined by AMR Research in 2007: A network that senses demand with minimal latency to drive a near real-time response to shape and translate demand. The use of unstructured text mining, and sentiment analysis, to understand and listen to customer responses to products and services in near real-time.

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5 Disruptions Shaping the Digital Transformation in Distribution and Logistics

BlueYonder

Buyers today want everything to be visible via mobile app and website, on-demand, next day delivery, personalized and customized, all at no extra cost. The ability to gain insight from the data provides real-time visibility, security and efficiency, as well as the opportunity to predict and proactively act on supply chain risks.

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5 Disruptions Shaping the Digital Transformation in Distribution and Logistics

BlueYonder

Buyers today want everything to be visible via mobile app and website, on-demand, next day delivery, personalized and customized, all at no extra cost. The ability to gain insight from the data provides real-time visibility, security and efficiency, as well as the opportunity to predict and proactively act on supply chain risks.

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LastMile Dialogues: Maximizing unit economics to unlock last mile efficiencies

Locus

The government has ambitious plans to propel the country into the top ten biggest economies in the world by 2030, with manufacturing at the heart of this goal. Download the Definitive CEP Playbook to establish right to win Download the Ebook Now!