What’s it about?
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Digital Manufacturing is integrating manufacturing across business processes from design through to customer. |
Visibility
Shipper and freight forwarders are seeking to integrate logistics information, including trade data
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Intelligent Fulfillment
Retailers are building or redesigning warehouse space for last mile, 24/same day fulfillment.
Manufacturers are revising warehouses for more services and Omni-responsiveness |
Omni-customer
Understanding shopping patterns by Channel
Omni-fulfillment
Rethinking store and warehouse to provide more services and task level changes. The top challenge for retailers with multi-models from click and collect, store kiosk, ship to home, new store formats.
Digital shopping
Seamless customer experience
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Profitable last mile
Retailers and manufacturers are rethinking their services and transportation to the end customer through regionalization strategies and last mile/home delivery TM/and parcel shipping.
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Top Technologies
Now
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1. Industrial IoT
IoT has taken on a more mature definition for manufacturers as they seek to connect their factories, conveyances and products to the internet.
2. Flexible Manufacturing integration across the supply chain means close to customers—more channels, more customization. Manufacturers will revise their Advanced Planning, scheduling, and supplier collaboration to become more agile.
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1. Cloud TMS is a big seller across the world.
2. TMS providers are investing heavily in multi-mode
3. Automation of trade data to comply with automatic filing for customers and security filings
4. Tracking of goods to manage more deft/agile distribution and reduce risk
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1. WMS is having record sales as enterprises refit for fast more intelligent response.
2. Item level inventory accuracy methods— scanning with RFID and/or bar-coding
3. Order Mgmt modules within the WMS
4. TM Pooling/ Consolidation modules
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1. Omni-channel inventory
2. Allocations, Replenishment and Forecasting More rapid fine grain forecasting analytics
3. Omni-task management based on fulfillment choices
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1. Last mile TM
2. Labor Mgmt
to align skills and resources to delivery service requirements
3. Parcel software
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What will be next?
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Digital Products will call for service and consumables directly to manufacturer.
Development of new logistics models to support digital processes and products. |
More private branded fleets will drive complex carrier selection and routing.
More regionalization of logistics services will drive the need for more integration with demand and fulfillment points. |
Multiservice DCs to support returns processing and redistribution (store to outlet, etc).
Pop-up warehouses to support digital products and customers. |
Customer Insights to redefine segments based on fine grain analytics from big data
RFID
2015 saw a big spike in pilots. Many will turn into roll-outs as retailers seek item level precision to feel fulfillment, merchandize planning and in store experience.
Digitizing the in-store customer
Once retailers get the web and warehouse in order they will turn to more digital analytics in the store to understand shoppers within the retail space. More sensors, RFID pattern analytics for shoppers and sales assists to increase sales. |
More regional seasonal/pop-up warehousing to support seasonal customers.
The digital home will send more signals to retailers for automatic fulfillment. |
The numbers are in. 2015 was a hot year in the supply chain market! All category sales were up and pipelines are record high for many providers for 2016. Early discussions with major providers indicate hiring plans to keep up with implementation and new customer opportunities.
