Digital supply chain transformation: from first to last mile

A digitised world demands a digitised supply chain. From manufacturing and warehouses, through to delivery, smart decision-making, and documentation supply chain technologies are enabling automation, innovative solutions, increased productivity, lower costs, and efficiency.¹

Benefits of digital in supply chain

Around 80% of warehouses still aren’t automated¹ – but that’s changing. Why? Because digital supply chain solutions get results.² According to BlueYonder, executives report that their technology investments have:

• improved efficiencies (54%)
• fewer disruptions (42%)
• revenue growth (39%).²

Digital supply chain solutions

Logistics digitalisation is the cost of doing business in a fast-paced, volatile, customer-centric landscape. Only advanced technologies can accurately monitor complex supply chains end-to-end, instantly analyse large amounts of real-time data, and determine a smart course of action that protects profits and customer service goals. But the technology doesn’t end there – supply chain technologies can not only make smart decisions, they can instantly and autonomously execute it too.³

Going paperless

A transaction across borders on average needs 36 documents and 240 copies. Despite this, not even 10% of trade documents are fully digitalised.¹ An electronic bill of lading alone could save US$6.5 billion in direct costs and support US$40 billion in global trade.⁴

But supply chain digitalisation is not just limited to documentation. Learn more about how technology is redefining:

• manufacturing and warehousing;
• delivery
• smart decision-making.

¹ Citi

² BlueYonder

³ From first to last mile - BlueYonder

⁴ McKinsey

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