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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

Markus mentioned that given the shift to picking of eaches due to omnichannel, logistics robots have challenges picking packages of certain shapes and sizes. One of the attendees told me that they are having trouble finding enough qualified workers in the warehouse due to the rise in omnichannel activity.

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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. French Southern Territories. Guadeloupe.

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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. French Southern Territories. Guadeloupe.