Automate with AI in Logistics
The proliferation of Drones and AR Glasses – We have heard of the famous Pizza Delivery by drones, driverless vehicles and Augmented Reality-driven Glasses. Can anything be missed or throw up an excuse for non-delivery? All these technologies in unison, are aimed to make delivery of goods to customers untouched by humans, error-free, flexible, unbridled hassle-free routing in congested cities, face recognition and records; in sum deliver superior operational efficiency.
Shipment by Trend – Over the years social media has made brands more sociable and connected to customers. Companies spend hours studying behaviours and mapping products and services to meet the fast-changing expectations. Logistics companies can pre-empt deliveries by working closely with manufacturers and retailers, to stock or un-stock goods reading market trends. These phenomena are referred as anticipatory logistics. Key to everything, whether to cash-in on big data or data-driven analytics is information. Information should be available in structured digital formats to be retrieved for further decisions or directions.
Take a leaf out of these emerging trends explore and expand your universe in 2018!