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visibility to their inventory levels . This affects management ’ s ability to pre-empt and respond to any issues .
“ The impact on inventory levels is also not monitored real time ,” he adds . “ Therefore their ability to respond is negatively influenced or impacted by these missing capabilities .”
Instead of relying on the past , companies need to have supply chain architecture that is future-proofed to the new business reality . Janoshalmi believes that this will be increasingly automated .
“ Automation will redefine supply chain architectures ,” he says . “ By 2025 , which is not that far away , 60 % of human tasks will be automated .” In addition roughly 90 % of large enterprises will generate revenue from data as a service .
Janoshalmi believes that the near future will see innovative partnerships to create more efficient ways of managing order fulfilment . This will focus very much on the individual customer or consumer , capturing what they value and expect .
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