1. Augmented Reality In
Supply Chain Management &
Logistics
Name - Onkar Vijaykumar Chopade
Branch - Mechanical
Roll.No - BTM714 Reg.No â M1610014
Sub - Introduction To Augmented Reality
Guide - Buktar Sir
2. What Is Augmented Reality
The process of superimposing digitally rendered images onto our real-
world surroundings, giving a sense of an illusion or virtual reality. Recent
developments have made this technology accessible using a smartphone.
Augmented reality was invented by Tom Caudell in 1990.
In Augmented reality graphics, sounds, and touch feedback are added into
our natural world to create an enhanced user experience.
3. Types of Augmented Reality
ď Marker Based Augmented Reality
ď Marker less Augmented Reality
ď Projection Based Augmented Reality
ď Superimposition Based Augmented Reality
11. AR in supply chain management can help in speeding up production,
reducing downtime of machines, minimizing in-house costs, and
achieving shorter sales processes, thus boosting worker engagement
and enhancing the overall productivity.
12. Supply chain management encompasses a broad range of activities
that include planning, control, and execution of a productâs flow
from the raw material warehouse to the manufacturing unit to the
final stage of distribution to the customer. Carelessness at any one of
these stages can cause supply chain to halt. So, what better way to
optimize the supply chain than automating it. Hence, companies are
now looking to use AR in supply chain management.
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14. Warehouse Operations
Warehousing activities like receiving a material, unloading and
counting the goods, sorting and arranging goods, followed by the
creation of accurate record, together account for nearly 20% of the
total costs. On the other hand, the cost for picking up products
accounts for 55 % to 60 % of the total costs.
AR has the potential to reduce these costs by digitizing these
processes. With smart glasses and AR devices, workers are guided
through warehouses to carry out the operations mentioned above,
significantly reducing the scope for errors.
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16. Employees equipped with AR devices can obtain information on the
positioning of the required products along with real-time inventory
and storage details. Planning of warehouse layouts, and the
arrangement to build them not just as storage solutions but also as
value adding service stations for effective storing, repackaging, and
repair is possible with AR technology.
AR, with its object recognition, in-house navigation, and live
inventory updates allows for well-trained staffing, better
infrastructure, and improved maintenance
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19. Transport Optimization
Transport operations are an integral part of the retail businesses,
where companies have to ship their products to customers across the
world. Along with the cost incurred on this, the entire process
requires intensive maintenance to trace and track every single
shipment.
20. AR software can eliminate the need for physical cargo lists and
manual tracking systems. The AR software will instruct workers for
step-by-step container loading and tracking procedures. AR-enabled
wearables can also simplify dynamic traffic support and last-mile
delivery for parcel handling, loading, and distribution.
21. Assembly and repair
AR glasses with enhanced image recognition techniques enable fault
detection and correction in heavy machines, used in sorting and
repackaging of the goods. These glasses allow the user to inspect
machines and identify any mechanical or structural faults in them.
This enables timely maintenance of systems, avoiding any major
malfunctioning or delay in the supply chain.
Besides, AR powered glasses can provide instructions to fix and
repair any mechanical error with the help of live tutorials and how-to
videos.
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23. Customer services
AR-enabled parcel service applications will let customers track their
shipment from the warehouses to their doorstep. The applications
will also give the user other details of the consignment, such as size,
weight, volume, and price. The applications will also offer various
pricing and insurance options. Customers will be able to keep track
of the products out for a delivery or replacement, and can get real-
time insights on the refund status, if any.
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25. Last-mile delivery
1. The Distribution Centre
This phase demands precise logistics to ensure that the right
packages are strategically placed in the right delivery vehicles. With
the help of AR-enabled smart devices, distribution centre staff can
process multiple barcodes at once to pick out the correct packages
and load them onto the correct van. Delivery drivers can also
harness these solutions to quickly load their vehicles based on
delivery zones during this phase, encouraging more productive
operations during Point of Delivery.
26. 2. Point of Delivery
Point of Delivery is the moment when a parcel reaches its final
destination. This phase requires fast, precise workflows to ensure the
right packages are delivered at the proper times. AR-enabled smart
devices act as an all-in-one technology solution for delivery staff,
allowing them to scan multiple parcels to find specific packages in
the vehicle, stay updated on delivery changes or special instructions,
and capture proof of delivery electronically. Dispatchers can also use
smart devices to plan itineraries, track packages and find optimal
delivery routes on the fly to enable more cost-effective workflows.
27. 3. Pickup & Dropoff (PUDO)
Pickup & Dropoff processes give customers the flexibility to collect
ordered packages at specific locations like local outlets or lockers.
Logistical challenges for PUDO include coordinating efforts
between delivery drivers and third-party pickup locations to
guarantee customers receive their packages quickly. AR-enabled
smart devices allow delivery drivers to identify the correct parcels
effortlessly via AR feedback and overlays, vastly simplifying PUDO
operations and improving Last Mile fulfilment. These technology
solutions can even be used to help sort parcels, making it easy for
staff and temporary employees to sort out undelivered packages.
28. Future of the Augmented Reality
Supply Chain
Augmented reality could be applied to a video stream from the
consumer of a current productâs condition. This video could be
applied to the AR aspect on the business-end or customer service-
end of the augmented reality supply chain to immediately identified
what is wrong with the product.
29. As a result, the consumer does not lose any time in bringing the
product into the store, the supply chain partner does not lose any
time in analysing the problems with the product, and the consumer is
able to obtain a repair or replacement at a faster pace. The level of
consumer service is increased, which helps to propel the entire
supply chain forward.
