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A.I. Digital Value Chain Supply ChainSeptember 24, 2019January 18, 2021

Under Pressure, CPGs Look to Digital

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) are feeling tremendous pressure in 2019 as the industry continues to undergo seismic changes. Increased demand volatility and shorter lead times from retailers have become major concerns, hurting service and inventory levels. Under Pressure, CPG Companies Look to Digital.

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A.I. Digital Value Chain Last Mile Other Strategy Supply ChainJune 17, 2019January 18, 2021

Supercharging Supply Chains with Uber Platforms

Uber-like on-demand fulfillment platforms for supply chain and and logistics services are rapidly emerging. For companies feeling the pressure to meet rising customer expectations while keeping costs down, uberized supply chains could bring much-needed relief.

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A.I. Digital Value Chain Supply ChainDecember 13, 2018April 18, 2020

What is the Case for Machine Vision in Supply Chain?

Computer vision is the lynchpin of the current AI/machine learning (ML) renaissance. In 2013, deep learning based vision solutions crossed a historic milestone of achieving human level accuracy.

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A.I. Digital Value Chain Supply ChainNovember 13, 2018October 8, 2019

The Human Element in Digital Industry 4.0

2013 was a watershed year for Industry 4.0, moving from the concept pages to becoming strategic pillars of investment across governments and businesses.

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A.I. Digital Value Chain Supply ChainNovember 8, 2018April 18, 2020

What is the Case for AR/VR in Supply Chain?

While Augmented Reality (AR) is gaining significant attention as one of the Industry 4.0 technologies that will revolutionize supply chain, we believe it is important to look beyond the hype and qualify the true potential and challenges of AI/VR in supply chain.

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eCommerce Last Mile Strategy Supply ChainOctober 4, 2018August 17, 2020

Winning the Fashion Last Mile – What Consumers Want

The rising requirements of urban Gen Z consumers will define where the future of retail is headed. When it comes to big-city shoppers, what really matters to winning the last mile in fashion?

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A.I. Collaboration Digital Value Chain Strategy Supply ChainJuly 23, 2018August 17, 2020

Sense and Pivot Supply Chain @ MIT Media Lab

Demands on supply chains are ever increasing  as companies vie to deliver more personalized products, with faster lead time, at a lower cost. Further, unexpected execution conditions continually disrupt operational performance. 

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A.I. Digital Value Chain eCommerce Last Mile Supply ChainJuly 20, 2018February 26, 2021

Why Resilient Companies Need a Sensing and Pivoting Supply Chain

Even today’s most sophisticated supply chains still try to predict what will happen, then optimize performance against plan. The problem is, the world is not predictable.

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Digital Value Chain eCommerce Last Mile Supply ChainMarch 29, 2018March 24, 2020

Bernstein eCommerce Supply Chain Conference

I gave a panel presentation at the Bernstein “Motor of eCommerce” Supply Chain Conference last week in London.

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A.I. Collaboration Digital Value Chain eCommerce Supply ChainMarch 20, 2018September 16, 2020

AI in Supply Chain Planning – Podcast

I held a podcast this week with Supply Chain Management Review on the topic of AI in Planning.

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A.I. eCommerce Last Mile Supply ChainJuly 9, 2017May 30, 2020

US eCommerce and Impact on Logistics

In our recent article  “US E-Commerce Trends and Impact of Logistics”, we assess the current state of the last mile fulfillment market and key supply side drivers of eCommerce.

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Digital Value Chain eCommerce Last Mile Supply ChainApril 28, 2017October 7, 2019

Amazon the Zara Slayer

One question we often get from clients is “Will Amazon disrupt my sector next”? – be it in Fresh, CPG, Beauty, Apparel, or even Industrials.

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A.I. Digital Value Chain Supply Chain World Economic ForumNovember 8, 2016January 18, 2021

AI + Future of Production with World Economic Forum

I facilitated a cross-functional workshop last week with WEF and several tech startups (Noodle A.I., Rage Framework, Enterra). We explored the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on global production and value chain. This is part of our on-going collaboration on the World Economic Forum Future of Production initiative.

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Digital Value Chain Supply ChainJuly 12, 2016October 8, 2019

Patterns of Digital Supply Chain Disruption

Advances in smart automation is increasingly disrupting both B2B and B2C supply chains. The patterns of digital supply chain disruption will likely manifest in two waves.

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eCommerce Supply ChainApril 1, 2016February 29, 2020

Guest lecture at Babson

I had a great time as a guest lecturer at Babson College this week where we discussed best practices and emerging trends in omnichannel supply chain. Very engaging class and lively discussion. Key topics included:

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