IN WHAT WAYS ARE YOU LEVERAGING NEW TECHNOLOGY AT DHL SUPPLY CHAIN ?
DIGITALISATION
“ WHEN IT COMES TO HIRING AND RETAINING TALENT , EXPECTATIONS ARE CHANGING ”
— Mike Bristow , MD of Manufacturing Logistics , DHL Supply Chain UK & Ireland
52 products from the point of manufacture to the end customer . As part of our finished goods expertise we also manage fleets on behalf of our clients , from company cars to press and test vehicles , covering everything from inspection and preparation , to delivery and repair . This is a significant area of opportunity for the industry to improve the whole order to production to cash cycle .
IN WHAT WAYS ARE YOU LEVERAGING NEW TECHNOLOGY AT DHL SUPPLY CHAIN ?
There are a number of new technologies and solutions which we are leveraging in our business that support us and our customers ’ operations . When it comes to deciding which emerging technologies to develop , we focus on our innovation funnel to create a framework to move the problem to productised , scalable technologies . This starts with ‘ problem definition ’ then moves through research and proof of concept and into pilot , product development and finally into industrialisation and commercialisation .
IoT devices are helping us to find new efficiencies in warehousing operations as various digitalisation projects provide us with the opportunity to gather and analyse new data . For example , operational data aggregated from sensors on scanners and materials handling equipment allows us
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