CHAPTER 15

The Future of Supply Chains

In this section we explore some innovative technological advances in the SCM realm. As one can expect, new ideas and innovation continuously emerge in business with SCM being no exception. Some are already exploited, disrupting the supply chain, whereas others are still in a development stage. We examine in more detail hereafter the potential effect of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, RFID, and Cloud Computing* on SCMs.

Artificial Intelligence-Based SCM

Warehousing management is facing traditional planning and optimization challenges, usually addressed by software and operational solutions. Recently, warehousing material handling side benefited from machine learning capabilities of software engines that ...

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