SUPPLY CHAIN
efforts start buying you time to undertake something bigger .
Is collaboration important for digitalisation programmes ? AS : Data sharing and transparency are essential to maintain supply chain flows . Supply chain software solutions should be able to ingest data in various forms , including digital . For example , a delay notification so the warehouse can manage inventory expectations from production and communicate proactively . The digitalisation of the data can be transformative , providing data-driven insights to supply chain stakeholders of the information that matters most to them .
If a business could digitalise in just one area , what would you recommend ? AS : After the past few years , we have all felt the impact at a consumer level of supply chain disruptions . I would start with supply chain risk management and use the insights to communicate status updates up and downstream proactively .
Leveraging data for transparency , visibility , situational risk-management - and incorporating these things using realtime data - will reduce risk in the supply chain , which is what we ’ re trying to do - whether that ' s the risk of theft or a failure of temperature control . The ultimate goal is to deliver safe and effective products . MG : The biggest opportunity for digitalisation exists in the way multiple parties in a supply chain interact with one another to keep freight moving . Because so many supply chains rely on ocean shipping , it ’ s worth looking for opportunities to digitalise processes there .
By focusing on the processes and paperwork involved in ocean freight ,
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