Retail Hot Topic: Supply Chain Automation

Retail Hot Topic: Supply Chain Automation

Summary

The future of retail supply chain automation appears to be bright. Retailers’ emphasis on balanced cost/service strategies, together with the proliferation of e-commerce growth, increasing number of delivery channels, and changing supplier bases, are the major factors boosting retail supply chain automation

Scope

- Smart robots to perform multiple tasks
- Digital shelves and IoT help customers, alert employees, reduce out-of-stock scenarios, and monitor the temperature of food and drinks
- RFID adds a layer of security, transparency, and traceability
- Automated carts improve instore operational efficiency
- Picking and packing technologies in warehouse and inventory management
- Data science in key areas of the supply chain
- Bluetooth beacons assist in asset tracking and inventory control

Reasons to buy

- This report provides an overview of the retail supply chain automation and the technologies used by the retailers in supply chain automation