70%的企业高管已开始供应链数据化的转型；制造商必须拥抱工业4.0

随着物联网的日益壮大，它链接着全球越来越多的设备，并促进电子商务的发展，





Online retailers yet to harness big social data

在线零售商还无法驾驭庞大的社交数据

消费者越来越多地在Twitter上和商家沟通网购物流相关问题，在供应链的日常业务过程中，零售商、物流服务供应商和最终消费者共同创造出社交数据。

这包括在线购物车、订单处理延迟、订单跟踪问题、交货延误、由相关物流/包裹运输公司提供的服务、货物破损、缺货和退货。

消费者向快递公司咨询的是商品追踪的实时、准确、清晰问题，以及运输延迟、司机驾驶行为、商品丢失与损坏，错过交货时间和地点。

供应链合作伙伴们也需要更好地协调，基于Twitter的客户服务策略，使他们能够共同解决问题，为客户提供一个无缝的购物体验。社会大数据可以用来可视化这一系列流程，提供更多改进的机会，但零售商及其供应链合作伙伴必须为改变做好准备。

Social data is being co-created by retailers, logistics service providers and end consumers as part of everyday business practice in the supply chain, with customers approaching retailers on Twitter at all stages of the e-retail logistics process.

This includes problems with online shopping carts, order processing delays, issues with tracking information, delivery delays, service provided by the relevant logistics/parcel shipping company, damaged packages/items, missing items and reverse logistics processes.

Parcel shipping companies are generally approached regarding tracking information availability, accuracy and clarity as well as delivery issues including delays, driver behaviour, missing/damaged packages, missed deliveries and pickup locations.

Supply chain partners also need to better coordinate their Twitter-based customer service strategies so they are able to jointly resolve issues for customers and provide them with a seamless experience. Big social data can be harnessed to identify a range of process improvement opportunities but retailers and their supply chain partners need to be ready for change.

http://theconversation.com/online-retailers-yet-to-harness-big-social-data-56362

A New Study

70%企业高管已开始供应链数据化的转型



该研究调查了337位来自欧洲和北美最大的一些全球制造和零售企业的高管。

该项研究的主要观点：供应链的数字化改造是非常重要的

75％的受访说，供应链的数字化改造是“重要的”

50％的人说数字化改造是“非常重要”

70％的人说，他们已经开始了正式的数字供应链变革的努力

进展缓慢，到目前为止

>30％的受访说，他们对的迄今取得的进展“不满意”

只有5％的人表示“非常满意”

关键技术已经具备，但还没有被广泛使用

供应链可见性平台/工具（94％），大数据分析（90％），仿真工具（81％）和云端（80％）被认为是数字化供应链转型最大的技术引擎

但48％的受访承认，现在“传统”的方法，如电话，传真，电子邮件仍然是与供应链合作伙伴互动的最主要的方式。

戏剧性的变化，对未来五年内的预测

今天，只有15％的受访者表示，从扩展的供应链中的大多数数据是他们的组织访问。在这五年里，这个数字将会一跃达到54％

今天，只有23％的受访者表示，从扩展的供应链中的大多数数据进行分析并用于决策。在未来五年里，这个数字将达到68％

从现在起到未来五年内，95％的受访期待更多的流程与供应商实现自动化

从现在起到未来五年内，94％期望从整个供应链中得到更多的实时状态更新

Key findings of the research study include:

DigitalTransformation of the Supply Chain is important

75%of respondents say Digital Transformation of the supply chain is “important”

50% say that Digital Transformation is “very important”

70% say they have started a formal Digital Supply Chain Transformation effort

Progresshas been slow so far

>30%of respondents said they are “dissatisfied” with progress so far

Only5% are “very satisfied”

Keytechnology enablers have been identified, but are not widely used yet

Supply Chain Visibility Platforms/Tools (94%), Big Data Analytics (90%), Simulation Tools (81%) and Cloud (80%) are seen as the biggest technology enablers of Digital Supply Chain Transformation

But 48% of respondents admit that right now “traditional” methods such as phone,fax, email are still the dominant ways to interact with supply chain partners

Dramaticchanges are expected within just five years

Today only 15% of respondents say that the majority of data from the extended supply chain is accessible to their organization. In five years, that number jumps to 54%

Today only 23% of respondents say that the majority of data from the extended supply chain is analyzed and used for decision making. In five years, that number jumps to 68%

Five years from now, 95% of respondents expect more processes with suppliers to be automated Five years from now, 94% expect to receive more real-time status updates from across the entire supply chain

http://investingnews.com/daily/tech-investing/cloud-investing/new-study-70-executives-started-digital-supply-chain-transformation/

Hope to transform transportation

APIS科技公司希望改变运输



随着物联网的日益壮大，它链接着全球越来越多的设备，并促进电子商务的发展，API被用来传送大量的数据和制定新的网络。从某种意义上来说，API已经成为移动互联网的神经元网络。越来越多的企业，如谷歌和Visa这样的企业，提供给他们API、软件开发人员，使他们能够在其APP应用中嵌入功能和创建链接，得到更多的网络与服务。

运输的改变可能缓慢——在20世纪初花了超过二十年的时间，为企业从马拉货物的形式转变为卡车的普及。但是改变是不可避免的，在数字化时代，它比以往任何时候都更快，使得回报周期更短。

“我们相信，数字化改造已经达到了一个转折点，”Apigee首席执行官切特·卡普尔在今年年初该公司的报告发布会上说。 “API流量在企业的强劲增长表明，这种变化已经开始。”

As the Internet of Things expands, linking more and more devices worldwide, and e-commerce grows, APIs are being used to transmit vast amounts of data and laydown new networks. In a sense, APIs are becoming the neural network for amobile Internet of Things. Increasingly, companies such as Google and Visa are offering their APIs to software developers so they can embed functions in their mobile apps and create links to larger networks and services.Transportation may be slow to change — it took more than two decades in the early 1900s for businesses to shift from the horse wagon to wide spread use of the truck — but change is inevitable, and in the digital age it’s quicker than ever, making adoption cycles shorter.

“We believe that digital transformation has reached an inflection point,” Apigee CEO Chet Kapoor said at the release of the company’s report earlier this year. “The robust growth of API traffic in the enter prise suggests that this change is beginning.”

http://www.joc.com/international-logistics/logistics-technology/apis-tech-firms-hopes-transform-transportation_20160328.html

Manufactures must embrace Industy 4.0

制造业必须拥抱工业4.0



一旦生产工厂通过物联网链接，就会触发生产、采购、质控、营销和工程控制的效率提升和优化。整合和互联就此展开。

智能物流、智能销售和营销以及智能服务概念开始出现。这些概念也延伸到了供应链、合作伙伴和分销网络。

工业4.0不是一个遥不可及的未来，它正发生在我们的身边。利用现有技术将物理对象，特别是分散的制造业企业连接到虚拟世界中，正在创造新的商业模式，芬纳说。

Once the production plant is connected via the Internet of Things, this starts to deliver efficiency and optimisation across production, purchasing, quality control, marketing and engineering control. From here further integration and networking can begin.

The concepts of smart logistics, smart sales and marketing and smart services begin to emerge. This also extends to the supply chain, partner and distributor networks.

Industry 4.0 is more than just a vision of the future –  it’s a vision for now delivered at the speed of now. Using current technologies to connect physical objects to the virtual world is already yielding new business models, especially across discrete and process manufacturing entities, says Fenner.

http://www.iol.co.za/business/opinion/manufacturers-must-embrace-industry-40-2003765以上内容转自G7

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