SupplyChain Magazine April 2018 | Page 26

P R OCUR EMENT INSIGHTS

“ We tend to forget the behind-the-scenes logistics involved in physically storing the products , picking them from the shelves , packing them , shipping them around the world and then delivering them ”

– Charles Brewer , CEO ,
DHL eCommerce from the screen to the doorstep , science fiction-like delivery methods and bigdata making everything more efficient .
“ We tend to forget the behind-thescenes logistics involved in physically storing the products , picking them from the shelves , packing them , shipping them around the world and then delivering them to a customer ’ s front door . All of this falls under the term fulfilment and it can make or
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