Digitizing the Supply Chain Industry

IS DIGITIZATION A PRIORITY?

73%
of warehouse decision makers have or will be accelerating timelines of modernization projects

86%
of associates agree that implementing warehouse technologies, robotics and devices would help attract and retain workers

69%
of warehouse decisionmakers already have or are planning to automate workflows by 2024 to support warehouse associates and shift them toward more customer-centric, high-value tasks

58%
of supply chain decision makers reported plans to deploy passive RFID by 2028 as a means to help increase inventory visibility

Source: Zebra Technologies Corporation’s “2023 Global Warehousing Study”.

 

86% agree
their company should invest more in technology to identify, track and measure supply chain risk

83%
of executives say their supply chain technology investments haven’t fully delivered expected results

More than two-thirds
of respondents expect digitizing their supply chain to require some upskilling of employees

Source: PwC’s “2023 Digital Trends in Supply Chain Survey”.

 

AVOIDING DISRUPTIONS

To combat widespread supply chain disruptions, organizations are:

• Investing in back-office technology (ERPs, CRMs, WMSs, TMSs, etc.)—47%
• Invested in integration technology—34%

Source: Cleo’s “2023 Global Supply Chain Executive Report”.

76% of respondents say supply chain investments improve business agility

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