The provider of platforms and systems for telecommunications companies moves to adopt an end-to-end means of conducting supply and demand planning in real time.
The advent of continuous data collection and analysis has the potential to change the face of the chemical industry, and will create the need for platforms allowing companies to analyse a material throughout its value chain, consultants at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said.
Returns have long been the bane of the retail industry. Brands and retailers know that a certain percentage of their sales are going to result in a returned product, whether it's an ill-fitting piece of clothing, an unwanted gift or a product that just doesn't work. It's part of the business, and returns are a critical part of the retail lifecycle.
The digital economy is putting pressure on traditional supply chain models to conform to the "now" generation. To avoid disruption, companies must give customers what they want, when they want it and how they want it.