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The New Significance of a Logistics Strategy: Role, Success factors, and Integration

Logistics Viewpoints

Digitalized business processes and smooth integration are crucial for success in an omnichannel world. Here, it doesn’t really matter if it starts with automating a manual e-commerce warehouse, converting a store warehouse to an automated omnichannel warehouse, or with rolling out location concepts across a logistics network.

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Can you win with a broken chain?

Kinaxis

During his race run in Leogang, Austria, Gwin’s chain broke a few pedal strokes out of the starting gate. Recently, Trek and Giant, a couple of Specialized’s biggest competitors, also announced that they will be entering the omnichannel marketplace — selling online, and through their vendor networks.

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Global Status of the Physical Internet — A Vision for Sustainable, Secure, Resilient Supply Chains

Freightera

They are making good progress and have the most advanced PI implementation roadmap in the world, and has significant momentum with projects notably in Austria, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Sephora is looking seriously into the impact of PI on its omnichannel operations, and other retailers are planning projects.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

as the advance of e-commerce continues, companies with an omnichannel approach are increasingly implementing specific order management systems. The advance of e-commerce in Europe is forcing companies with an omnichannel B2C and/or B2B approach to utilise a specific system for order management. Choose country. Afghanistan. Antarctica.

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Manufacturing Pulse Report 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Furthermore, while the combination of in-store and online shopping – omnichannel – has long been a feature of the retail world, it is only now really starting to impact the manufacturing sector. This shift to direct selling is making itself felt on manufacturers’ supply chains and their profitability. Choose country. Afghanistan. Antarctica.