The E-commerce Effect: The Modern Supply Chain Disruptor

Will Your Company Thrive In Spite Of The 'Amazon Effect'?

E-commerce presents real challenges for each of the industry sectors we explore here.

From the increasing cost of returns to the need for speed, accuracy, and the 'frictionless' interface, any business that takes the plunge into online selling will have to figure out its best strategy for success.

There are some common themes, however, that play across every industry:

• Real-time communications among departments are critical to e-commerce success.
• Digitization of documentation is a key success factor in online retail distribution.
• Major investments in sortation or picking automation need to be optimized through the use of technologies that streamline operations both inside and outside the distribution facility.

Success In Online Sales Does Not Come Without Effort

Constant innovation is powering competition and forcing companies to react swiftly or get left behind.

This disruption is not likely to subside any time soon, making it even more important to consider options such as the ones we have explored here to help plan your organization's evolution and adaptation in the e-commerce world.

Download this paper, and find out how the e-commerce world is affecting different segments of the supply chain.

This paper examines retail, wholesale, manufacturing, parcel delivery, and reverse logistics and answers two fundamental questions: How are these areas affected? And, what can they do to adapt and prosper?