Uber-like platforms will soon provide on-demand fulfillment, warehouse, and logistics services everywhere. Are you ready?
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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 neural nets crossed a historic milestone of achieving human level accuracy and the pace of algorithm sophistication, training data proliferation and performance has accelerated even faster.
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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 enterprises. Deep learning neural nets achieved human level accuracy for the first time in history, signaling the arrival of truly disruptive enabling technologies.
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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.
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Winning the Last-Mile in Fashion
The rising requirements of big-city Gen Z consumers will define where the future is headed. When it comes to big-city fashion shoppers, what really matters?
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“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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Why Future Supply Chains Must Sense and Pivot
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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Bernstein Motor of eCommerce Conference
I gave a panel presentation at the Bernstein “Motor of eCommerce” Conference last week in London. We discussed two trends that will significantly impact on the eCommerce supply chain dynamics in the near term horizon
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AI in Supply Chain Planning – Podcast
I held a podcast this week with Supply Chain Management Review on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in Planning.
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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 also key emerging trends shaping future implications.
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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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AI + Future of Production with WEF
Last week, I facilitated a cross-functional workshop with The World Economic Forum, and several tech startups (Noodle A.I., Rage Framework, Enterra) to investigate the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on global production and value chain.
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Digital Supply Chain Disruption
Advances in smart automation is increasingly disrupting both B2B and B2C supply chains. The pattern of disruption will likely manifest in two waves
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Guest lecture at Babson
I had a great time as a guest lecturer at Babson College this week on best practices and emerging trends in omnichannel supply chain. Very engaging class and lively discussion. Key topics included:
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Same Day Delivery at TPA/GMA 2016
Had a great experience co-presenting with Michael Kors, Google and Instacart at the 2016 GMA Supply Chain Conference last week on Same Day delivery. We discussed the underlying supply and demand side drivers of emerging Same Day delivery models (see figure below).
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