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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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eCommerce Last MileFebruary 28, 2017March 31, 2020

Building an Omnichannel Supply Chain for Brands

Consumers today are spoiled for choice. No matter where they live, they have at their fingertips a vast assortment of products, delivery options, and a never-ending parade of exclusive products and special offers.

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A.I. Digital Value Chain Strategy World Economic ForumJanuary 29, 2017October 8, 2019

Artificial Intelligence Coming of Age

AI progress has been uneven in the past 5 decades, with spurts of breakthrough followed by “winter-like” stagnation. Barriers like technology cost, organization capability and ineffective policies held back AI from going mainstream.

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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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A.I.June 25, 2016October 5, 2018

The Rise of A.I. Could Be the Fall of Uber

Machine Intelligence has made significant advances recently in areas of supervised learning such as image and speech recognition, question & answering and shopping recommendation.

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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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eCommerce Last Mile Supply ChainMarch 9, 2016August 21, 2020

Same Day Delivery at TPA/GMA 2016

I had a great experience co-presenting with Michael Kors, Google and Instacart on the topic of same day delivery at the 2016 GMA Supply Chain Conference last week. We discussed the underlying supply and demand side drivers of same day delivery and emerging models (see figure below).

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Digital Value Chain Strategy Supply ChainJanuary 19, 2016October 10, 2019

The Rise of Digital Supply Chain Platforms

Advances in digital technologies such as the Internet of Everything, Deep Learning, 3D Printing and Big Data are disrupting business models and their respective supply chains.

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eCommerce Last Mile Supply ChainApril 24, 2015October 8, 2019

6 Trends Shaping Omnichannel Supply Chain

Omnichannel retail sales have consistently doubled every 4-5 years since 2001 and is expected to become a $1.8 trillion dollar market by 2016 and hit $7 trillion by 2025. Part of the growth is driven by consumers taking their shopping online. However this is just one side of the equation. The other enabler is the…

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eCommerce Supply ChainMarch 11, 2015November 7, 2020

Omnichannel Last Mile – RILA 2015

I recently facilitated the Omnichannel Last Mile panel at the 2015 RILA Retail Supply Chain Conference along with Michael Kors, JB Hunt and Sears.  We had a very engaging and productive. It’s clear that Last Mile continues to be a rapidly moving and strategic area of focus.

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A.I. Digital Value Chain Supply ChainNovember 20, 2014January 18, 2019

A.T. Kearney Digital Roundtable @ R/GA

Last week’s AT Kearney Digital Forum Roundtable was a great session.  I had an opportunity to discuss and hear all things Digital with the leading thinkers and practitioners in the space.

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eCommerce Supply ChainOctober 15, 2014October 5, 2018

Walmart activating omnichannel

I recently visited Walmart’s pilot Same Day grocery drive-thru in Bentonville. The set-up allow consumers to shop online and pick-up their orders via drive through.

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eCommerce Last Mile Supply ChainJune 24, 2014September 16, 2020

Fulfillment: a Secret Weapon in Omnichannel

Getting fulfillment right is much more mission-critical in a digital enabled, omnichannel setting compared to a traditional brick and mortar retail. (see figure below).

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