Delivery drones bearing your dinner or prescription have yet to take to the skies over any major city or even suburb. Why is that?

The consumer Goods Industry is highly competitive and supply chain complexities further add to the challenges. To make the situation better, consumer goods companies depend on effective demand planning. But how can they go about it?

Access to timely and accurate data can help Food & Beverage companies gain end-to-end real-time supply chain visibility, thus addressing complex challenges but also ensuring customer needs are met. 

Much has been written about artificial intelligence (AI) software and robotics in the warehouse from a technology and functionality perspective. Far less has been written about the broad question of who “owns” this type of “smart fulfillment” in an organization.

Warehouse operators have been squeezed from all sides in the past two years as a result of surging demand, more complex fulfillment, space limitations and a shrinking workforce. 

We know that this labor crunch is no joke, and surging e-commerce demands, the “Great Resignation”, and supply chain disruptions have not made it any easier on companies’ bottom line. It’s clear that companies can no longer rely on abundant labor to run warehouses or factories.