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The supply chain planner of the future

May 1, 2019

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Advances in supply chain 4.0 technologies have triggered visions of managers across the globe driving automation to the next level. Take Richard Liu, the founder of the Chinese retail giant JD.com, who described for Forbes his vision for full automation within his company with “no human beings anymore, 100% operated by AI and robots.” This is what we call a true no-touch supply chain.

Some of this is already happening. Technologies that enable automation of the physical flow of goods are currently being widely piloted, including lights-out factories and warehouses, piece picking robots, automatic guided vehicles, early iterations of self-driving trucks and drone delivery.

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