This document discusses potential future scenarios for the logistics industry based on key areas of disruption. It identifies changing customer expectations, technological breakthroughs, new entrants, and redefined collaboration as disruptive forces shaping the industry. Four potential future scenarios are outlined: 1) "Sharing the PI(e)" where collaboration allows current leaders to retain dominance; 2) "Start-up, shake up" where new entrants fragment last-mile delivery; 3) "Complex competition" where customers/suppliers become logistics players; and 4) "Scale matters" where consolidation and acquisition drive market leadership. The scenarios help companies assess trends and develop strategies to ensure future profitability during this time of change.
Future market and business models the road ahead gaining momentum from energ...Power System Operation
The document discusses various future business models that could emerge for energy companies as the energy sector transforms. It identifies 8 potential business models including: 1) Gentailer model that owns generation assets and sells retail energy, 2) Pure play merchant model that owns generation assets and sells power on wholesale markets, 3) Grid developer model that focuses on transmission infrastructure, 4) Network manager model that focuses on distribution networks, 5) Product innovator model that focuses on retail energy sales, 6) 'Partner of partners' model that partners with other companies, 7) Value-added enabler model that enhances customer experience, and 8) 'Virtual utility' model that focuses on distribution and retail without owning assets. The document analyzes each model
Most multinationals, across sectors, have long recognised the importance of the Growth markets to increasing their companies’ profits, however few have been able to develop distribution networks that provide them with the same levels of confidence and profitability that they enjoy in their home markets. The reasons for this are often related to the lack of basic infrastructure and then compounded by the sheer size of some markets and the need for local knowledge and strong local relationships. Identifying and effectively managing the right channel partner is key to overcoming these challenges profitably. More: http://pwc.to/1w5nPtc
Reinvent your role –Ensuring successful reintermediation in the value chainErnest Flores
This document discusses how travel and hospitality companies can ensure successful reintermediation in the value chain through strategic use of technology and partnerships. It recommends that companies focus on core competencies and use technology to enable transformation rather than drive it. Companies should redefine partner relationships, outsource non-core functions, and leverage core competencies and strategic partnerships to reinvent their role in the evolving industry landscape.
The document discusses how procurement functions need to reinvent themselves to remain relevant. It argues that procurement is currently trapped by outdated paradigms from the past that focus too heavily on cost reduction. However, the global economy has shifted towards services and innovation, which require different skills and strategies from procurement. The document provides a new framework for procurement to focus on sourcing solutions, services and innovation from suppliers in order to drive future value and competitive advantage for their companies. It advocates that procurement adopt a new paradigm where the goal is maximizing total value from suppliers rather than just cost savings.
The State of Logistics Outsourcing; 2012 Third Party Logistics StudyDennis Wereldsma
The 2012 Third-Party Logistics Study surveyed shippers and 3PLs to understand the current state of the logistics outsourcing market. Key findings include:
1) Shippers continue to outsource approximately 42% of their logistics expenditures on average, indicating continued confidence in 3PL services.
2) 64% of shippers are increasing their use of 3PLs, while 24% are bringing some services back in-house.
3) Total logistics expenditures average 12% of shippers' sales revenues, with transportation managed by 3PLs averaging 56% and warehousing 39%.
Article Published In Supply Chain AsiaPoonam Datta
The document discusses challenges and opportunities facing the logistics industry in Asia. It notes that logistics costs account for 9-20% of GDP in most countries. To thrive, logistics companies must provide value-added services beyond basic transport and leverage technology and partnerships to improve customer service. Emerging issues like new safety regulations and volatile freight rates are disrupting supply chains. Carriers and forwarders must adapt to instability and consolidation in the industry. Adopting transparency, new technologies, and strong leadership will help the logistics sector continue expanding.
This document discusses the importance of supply chain management for companies and its rising priority for CEOs. It makes three key points:
1. Leading companies view their supply chain as a source of competitive advantage and have made strategic investments to overcome cross-functional silos. This allows them to better satisfy customers and disrupt their industries.
2. CEOs recognize supply chain excellence is critical for profitability and resilience in today's complex global environment. The right supply chain capabilities help companies exploit opportunities for growth.
3. There are three actions CEOs can take - differentiate supply chain and corporate strategies, create a modern end-to-end supply chain organization, and set performance standards for the entire organization - to maximize
How to Add Agility and Customer Focus to the Healthcare Supply ChainUPS Longitudes
The global pharmaceutical and healthcare industry has
experienced a number of severe shocks to the system in
recent decades. What was once a sector where profits flowed
from ‘blockbuster’ drugs and a customer base willing to
pay premium prices has transformed into a quite different
world as a consequence of competition from generics along
with reduced budgets available to healthcare providers.
Compounding these problems are increasing regulatory
constraints and more challenging logistics requirements as
bio-pharmaceuticals and related products increase the need
for stricter control of temperature and shelf-life as they move
through the supply chain.
As a result there is now a significantly greater focus across
the sector on supply chain management. Previously, when
margins were higher and logistics costs were a relatively
small proportion of total costs, supply chain issues tended
to take a back seat. Now things have changed. Recent
research by UPS® has highlighted that many companies are
finding it difficult to develop supply chain capabilities that
can simultaneously take out costs whilst ensuring regulatory
compliance, track and trace, product security and stricter
temperature and shelf-life control.
Because of these pressures, a new approach to the design
and management of supply/demand networks in the industry
becomes imperative. In today’s marketplace, there is a need
for supply chains that are cost-effective, efficient and agile.
Companies operating in every industrial sector and in
every market around the world have been confronted in
recent years with significant challenges. These challenges
have come from numerous sources – economic recession,
demographic changes, geo-political upheavals to name but
a few. The healthcare and pharmaceutical industry has been
no exception and has been impacted by major changes in the
competitive and market environment.
Future market and business models the road ahead gaining momentum from energ...Power System Operation
The document discusses various future business models that could emerge for energy companies as the energy sector transforms. It identifies 8 potential business models including: 1) Gentailer model that owns generation assets and sells retail energy, 2) Pure play merchant model that owns generation assets and sells power on wholesale markets, 3) Grid developer model that focuses on transmission infrastructure, 4) Network manager model that focuses on distribution networks, 5) Product innovator model that focuses on retail energy sales, 6) 'Partner of partners' model that partners with other companies, 7) Value-added enabler model that enhances customer experience, and 8) 'Virtual utility' model that focuses on distribution and retail without owning assets. The document analyzes each model
Most multinationals, across sectors, have long recognised the importance of the Growth markets to increasing their companies’ profits, however few have been able to develop distribution networks that provide them with the same levels of confidence and profitability that they enjoy in their home markets. The reasons for this are often related to the lack of basic infrastructure and then compounded by the sheer size of some markets and the need for local knowledge and strong local relationships. Identifying and effectively managing the right channel partner is key to overcoming these challenges profitably. More: http://pwc.to/1w5nPtc
Reinvent your role –Ensuring successful reintermediation in the value chainErnest Flores
This document discusses how travel and hospitality companies can ensure successful reintermediation in the value chain through strategic use of technology and partnerships. It recommends that companies focus on core competencies and use technology to enable transformation rather than drive it. Companies should redefine partner relationships, outsource non-core functions, and leverage core competencies and strategic partnerships to reinvent their role in the evolving industry landscape.
The document discusses how procurement functions need to reinvent themselves to remain relevant. It argues that procurement is currently trapped by outdated paradigms from the past that focus too heavily on cost reduction. However, the global economy has shifted towards services and innovation, which require different skills and strategies from procurement. The document provides a new framework for procurement to focus on sourcing solutions, services and innovation from suppliers in order to drive future value and competitive advantage for their companies. It advocates that procurement adopt a new paradigm where the goal is maximizing total value from suppliers rather than just cost savings.
The State of Logistics Outsourcing; 2012 Third Party Logistics StudyDennis Wereldsma
The 2012 Third-Party Logistics Study surveyed shippers and 3PLs to understand the current state of the logistics outsourcing market. Key findings include:
1) Shippers continue to outsource approximately 42% of their logistics expenditures on average, indicating continued confidence in 3PL services.
2) 64% of shippers are increasing their use of 3PLs, while 24% are bringing some services back in-house.
3) Total logistics expenditures average 12% of shippers' sales revenues, with transportation managed by 3PLs averaging 56% and warehousing 39%.
Article Published In Supply Chain AsiaPoonam Datta
The document discusses challenges and opportunities facing the logistics industry in Asia. It notes that logistics costs account for 9-20% of GDP in most countries. To thrive, logistics companies must provide value-added services beyond basic transport and leverage technology and partnerships to improve customer service. Emerging issues like new safety regulations and volatile freight rates are disrupting supply chains. Carriers and forwarders must adapt to instability and consolidation in the industry. Adopting transparency, new technologies, and strong leadership will help the logistics sector continue expanding.
This document discusses the importance of supply chain management for companies and its rising priority for CEOs. It makes three key points:
1. Leading companies view their supply chain as a source of competitive advantage and have made strategic investments to overcome cross-functional silos. This allows them to better satisfy customers and disrupt their industries.
2. CEOs recognize supply chain excellence is critical for profitability and resilience in today's complex global environment. The right supply chain capabilities help companies exploit opportunities for growth.
3. There are three actions CEOs can take - differentiate supply chain and corporate strategies, create a modern end-to-end supply chain organization, and set performance standards for the entire organization - to maximize
How to Add Agility and Customer Focus to the Healthcare Supply ChainUPS Longitudes
The global pharmaceutical and healthcare industry has
experienced a number of severe shocks to the system in
recent decades. What was once a sector where profits flowed
from ‘blockbuster’ drugs and a customer base willing to
pay premium prices has transformed into a quite different
world as a consequence of competition from generics along
with reduced budgets available to healthcare providers.
Compounding these problems are increasing regulatory
constraints and more challenging logistics requirements as
bio-pharmaceuticals and related products increase the need
for stricter control of temperature and shelf-life as they move
through the supply chain.
As a result there is now a significantly greater focus across
the sector on supply chain management. Previously, when
margins were higher and logistics costs were a relatively
small proportion of total costs, supply chain issues tended
to take a back seat. Now things have changed. Recent
research by UPS® has highlighted that many companies are
finding it difficult to develop supply chain capabilities that
can simultaneously take out costs whilst ensuring regulatory
compliance, track and trace, product security and stricter
temperature and shelf-life control.
Because of these pressures, a new approach to the design
and management of supply/demand networks in the industry
becomes imperative. In today’s marketplace, there is a need
for supply chains that are cost-effective, efficient and agile.
Companies operating in every industrial sector and in
every market around the world have been confronted in
recent years with significant challenges. These challenges
have come from numerous sources – economic recession,
demographic changes, geo-political upheavals to name but
a few. The healthcare and pharmaceutical industry has been
no exception and has been impacted by major changes in the
competitive and market environment.
The report finds that China's export manufacturing sector continues to slow as headwinds both domestically and abroad intensify. Competition is expected to further increase this year while customer loyalty remains low. A lower price is the least important factor for customers considering new suppliers, suggesting manufacturers need to focus on quality over cost reduction. To survive in this challenging environment, the report argues exporters must strengthen knowledge of customer needs, develop more collaborative partnerships, and deliver tailored logistics solutions, as outlined in UPS's Made in China 2.0 reform agenda.
The document discusses how consumer companies have regained control of their supply chains in response to economic instability. It summarizes interviews with six supply chain leaders who have taken steps like outsourcing non-core functions while maintaining close relationships with suppliers. It also discusses how companies are integrating sales and operations planning to improve coordination between different parts of the business and supply chain. This allows them to reduce inventory levels and lead times to be more flexible and responsive to changing demand.
The document discusses research conducted by UPS and IDC on operational transformation in the manufacturing industry. The research found that while most companies use Lean/Six Sigma approaches, the increasing demands of customers have tested the limits of these methods. To achieve higher levels of operational excellence, companies must leverage new technologies like IoT and analytics (smart operations) to gain greater insights from data in real-time. The research showed that companies aggressively pursuing smart operations investments were better positioned for success and had made more progress in areas like connected products/assets and supply chain decision-making. Those lagging risk falling further behind industry leaders in competitiveness.
Reliability, quality and a competitive price are table stakes in
the business of maintaining and repairing industrial facilities
and equipment, commonly known as Maintenance, Repair
and Operations (MRO). Given the nature of MRO, urgency can
often catapult to the top of the list of requirements. Sellers
who cannot consistently come through will almost certainly
be dropped from future consideration.
This document discusses emerging technology trends and how buy-side firms can leverage technology to address challenges from changing markets, increased regulations, and cost pressures. It highlights how technologies like analytics, big data, outsourcing, digital transformation, and robotics can help asset managers optimize operations, gain efficiencies, and create differentiated services. In the long run, disruptive technologies like blockchain may impact post-trade processes and potentially cause disintermediation for some service providers. Overall, buy-side firms need to carefully evaluate their technology strategies and operating models to remain competitive.
The Evolving Freight Forwarding Market (2018) Forwarders evolve and make inve...Vivien Cheong
This document summarizes a report on the evolving freight forwarding market in 2018. It finds that freight forwarders are expanding their role beyond simply arranging shipments to provide more value-added services like consulting and facilitating global trade. Forwarders face challenges from tight margins and capacity concerns. However, opportunities exist in regions like North America, Asia, and Europe as well as sectors like e-commerce, high-tech, and healthcare. Technology is increasingly important as forwarders invest in digital solutions to manage costs and provide visibility. The top freight forwarders are adapting through strategic investments in areas like online platforms, data analytics, and blockchain.
A Positive Outlook: Fourth Annual State of the Retail Supply Chain ReportJDA Software
What's top of mind for retail executives? Enhancing fulfillment capabilities. Nearly 90 percent of retailers say that direct-to-consumer fulfillment issues will command a greater level of attention from their supply chain management teams to support online and mobile sales. This according to The Fourth Annual The State of the Retail Supply Chain Study, a JDA sponsored study conducted by Auburn University and the Retail Industry Leaders Association.
For more information about the report and how you can achieve Retail. In Sync. with JDA, visit:
http://now.jda.com/RILA-AuburnStudy-2014.html
Supply Chain Optimization under New Product Development and Emergence of Risk...IIJSRJournal
This document summarizes a research paper that proposes a multi-objective optimization model to minimize costs, lead time, and risks in a supply chain when new product development and risks emerge. It first reviews literature on new product development criteria, risks and mitigation strategies, and supply chain optimization methods. It then presents the methodology, which involves identifying risks and criteria for a case study on the Iranian UPVC profile industry, developing a multi-objective model, and using meta-heuristic algorithms to optimize the supply chain. The paper aims to determine key new product criteria, risks and strategies for the case study industry, and evaluate algorithms to minimize costs, time and risks when new products are developed.
Vertical chain and transactional cost economy (tce)fadi_alnajjar
1) The document discusses vertical integration and transaction cost economics, using Cisco Systems as a case study. It explores reasons for firms to make or buy inputs, including exploiting economies of scale, reducing bureaucracy, and avoiding holdup problems.
2) Transaction costs increase with relationship-specific investments and frequency of trade, making hierarchical integration more advantageous. However, transaction cost economics overlooks competition and technology dynamics.
3) Cisco avoids relationship-specific investments by distributing activities globally across many suppliers. It also uses hybrid integration models like acquisitions and alliances to achieve competitive advantages.
This document discusses how supplier relationship management (SRM) can leverage intellectual capital to increase competitive advantage. SRM involves developing close, collaborative relationships with suppliers to gain access to their expertise, experiences, and processes. When technology is integrated into SRM and suppliers share intellectual capital, supply chain efficiency and profitability increase. However, organizations must understand supplier characteristics, the drivers of SRM, and trends to fully realize these benefits through intellectual capital capture and creation within strategic supplier alliances.
The document provides a summary of a marketing requirements document (MRD) for a product called "Babylon-6" that enables teleportation. The MRD outlines key requirements such as addressing the emerging need for teleportation, improving diagnostics through telepathy, and boosting networking performance. It describes target customer categories including current customers, mergers and acquisitions firms, and plastics manufacturers. The MRD also covers the product's business model, affected groups within the company, a bill of materials, internally and externally committed requirements, desirable future requirements, and features not being implemented.
This document contains the agenda and notes for a class on strategic management. It discusses conducting an internal scan of an organization using various frameworks like the resource-based view, value chain analysis, and analyzing internal issues. Students are assigned homework to conduct an internal analysis of a Thai multinational enterprise using these concepts and present a SWOT analysis in the next class. Peer evaluation of other groups' results will also occur.
This document discusses how incumbents in industries facing disruption must navigate new tradeoffs to both fulfill current demand from their core business while also preparing for the future. It outlines five imperatives for incumbents to build strategic ambidexterity: 1) understand how change impacts their business; 2) choose the right strategic approach; 3) build an adaptive capability through experimentation; 4) become an orchestrator of change through new partnerships; and 5) create an organizational context that supports both existing and new businesses.
Companies need a strategy that fits the predictability and malleability of their sector. With an increasing amount of industries being subject to disruption it’s a fair bet that the strategic adaptability needs to increase.
An efficient supply chain can add value to a company by enabling it to develop new products and services and enter new markets in the digital age. Supply chain representation at board level has increased significantly over the past decade due to factors like globalization and e-commerce. Today, supply chain is seen as more than just an internal cost and can provide a competitive advantage through improved customer service.
This document summarizes procurement best practices for direct material sourcing in the industrial equipment industry. It discusses challenges like increasing technological complexity, strain on raw materials, and need for better risk management. It outlines differentiating sourcing strategies for high-tech vs low-tech parts, information sharing in the supply chain, efficient raw material management, and procurement risk management. Specific best practices are provided for electronics and molding categories, focusing on leveraging supplier relationships, managing price fluctuations, calculating tooling costs, and understanding suppliers' constraints. The document emphasizes strategies like optimizing processes, consolidating the supply base, ensuring aligned growth strategies, collaboration, and risk management.
Skandsoft Frost & Sullivan Award for Setu RFID/IoT MiddlewareSurendra Kancherla
RFID Emerging Technology of the Year 2006 was awarded in San Diego to Skandsoft in the face of competition from industry big guns, for the product and technology approach.
030401.bgsa article in scmr - logistics consolidationBenjamin Gordon
Logistics consolidation started in 2002. It has accelerated since then. This is a history of how it happened and where it is headed. See attached for the story of how companies like CH Robinson, UTi, and others pioneered the early innings of M&A and growth in the industry.
The document discusses the results of a survey of warehousing professionals about changes facing the industry over the next five years. It finds that warehouses are evolving from simple cost centers focused only on efficiency to growth centers that can drive business profits. Key changes include growing order volumes and SKU counts, increased automation, and a shift from basic to full-featured warehouse management systems. Both IT and operations professionals see the need for greater integration across warehouse systems and supply chain partners to achieve flawless order fulfillment.
CEO Newsletter - How Process Excellence Will Help Sustain Your Business Throu...Darryl Judd
The Gulf economies will face a challenging year 2016 amidst unresolved political tensions and an oil price that is likely to remain low for many more months to come.
The document discusses innovations in supply chain management. It makes three key points:
1. While new technologies and concepts allow for greater supply chain insights and responsiveness, many organizations struggle to implement innovations effectively due to unclear strategies and contradictory goals.
2. An integral model is proposed to better translate organizational strategies into supply chain strategies, focusing on nine levers of value like financial parameters, business models, and operational excellence.
3. Games and workshops can help organizations gain a shared understanding of how operational choices impact overall performance and identify supply chain priorities like costs, quality, lead times, and flexibility.
Unlock your content, FirstSpirit, CMS, e-Spirit AG, Best-of-Breed, Internet, Intranet, Extranet, Management, CIO, CEO, CMO, Digital Marketing, Integration of third part technology, SEO, Analytics, Strategy, Customer Experience
The report finds that China's export manufacturing sector continues to slow as headwinds both domestically and abroad intensify. Competition is expected to further increase this year while customer loyalty remains low. A lower price is the least important factor for customers considering new suppliers, suggesting manufacturers need to focus on quality over cost reduction. To survive in this challenging environment, the report argues exporters must strengthen knowledge of customer needs, develop more collaborative partnerships, and deliver tailored logistics solutions, as outlined in UPS's Made in China 2.0 reform agenda.
The document discusses how consumer companies have regained control of their supply chains in response to economic instability. It summarizes interviews with six supply chain leaders who have taken steps like outsourcing non-core functions while maintaining close relationships with suppliers. It also discusses how companies are integrating sales and operations planning to improve coordination between different parts of the business and supply chain. This allows them to reduce inventory levels and lead times to be more flexible and responsive to changing demand.
The document discusses research conducted by UPS and IDC on operational transformation in the manufacturing industry. The research found that while most companies use Lean/Six Sigma approaches, the increasing demands of customers have tested the limits of these methods. To achieve higher levels of operational excellence, companies must leverage new technologies like IoT and analytics (smart operations) to gain greater insights from data in real-time. The research showed that companies aggressively pursuing smart operations investments were better positioned for success and had made more progress in areas like connected products/assets and supply chain decision-making. Those lagging risk falling further behind industry leaders in competitiveness.
Reliability, quality and a competitive price are table stakes in
the business of maintaining and repairing industrial facilities
and equipment, commonly known as Maintenance, Repair
and Operations (MRO). Given the nature of MRO, urgency can
often catapult to the top of the list of requirements. Sellers
who cannot consistently come through will almost certainly
be dropped from future consideration.
This document discusses emerging technology trends and how buy-side firms can leverage technology to address challenges from changing markets, increased regulations, and cost pressures. It highlights how technologies like analytics, big data, outsourcing, digital transformation, and robotics can help asset managers optimize operations, gain efficiencies, and create differentiated services. In the long run, disruptive technologies like blockchain may impact post-trade processes and potentially cause disintermediation for some service providers. Overall, buy-side firms need to carefully evaluate their technology strategies and operating models to remain competitive.
The Evolving Freight Forwarding Market (2018) Forwarders evolve and make inve...Vivien Cheong
This document summarizes a report on the evolving freight forwarding market in 2018. It finds that freight forwarders are expanding their role beyond simply arranging shipments to provide more value-added services like consulting and facilitating global trade. Forwarders face challenges from tight margins and capacity concerns. However, opportunities exist in regions like North America, Asia, and Europe as well as sectors like e-commerce, high-tech, and healthcare. Technology is increasingly important as forwarders invest in digital solutions to manage costs and provide visibility. The top freight forwarders are adapting through strategic investments in areas like online platforms, data analytics, and blockchain.
A Positive Outlook: Fourth Annual State of the Retail Supply Chain ReportJDA Software
What's top of mind for retail executives? Enhancing fulfillment capabilities. Nearly 90 percent of retailers say that direct-to-consumer fulfillment issues will command a greater level of attention from their supply chain management teams to support online and mobile sales. This according to The Fourth Annual The State of the Retail Supply Chain Study, a JDA sponsored study conducted by Auburn University and the Retail Industry Leaders Association.
For more information about the report and how you can achieve Retail. In Sync. with JDA, visit:
http://now.jda.com/RILA-AuburnStudy-2014.html
Supply Chain Optimization under New Product Development and Emergence of Risk...IIJSRJournal
This document summarizes a research paper that proposes a multi-objective optimization model to minimize costs, lead time, and risks in a supply chain when new product development and risks emerge. It first reviews literature on new product development criteria, risks and mitigation strategies, and supply chain optimization methods. It then presents the methodology, which involves identifying risks and criteria for a case study on the Iranian UPVC profile industry, developing a multi-objective model, and using meta-heuristic algorithms to optimize the supply chain. The paper aims to determine key new product criteria, risks and strategies for the case study industry, and evaluate algorithms to minimize costs, time and risks when new products are developed.
Vertical chain and transactional cost economy (tce)fadi_alnajjar
1) The document discusses vertical integration and transaction cost economics, using Cisco Systems as a case study. It explores reasons for firms to make or buy inputs, including exploiting economies of scale, reducing bureaucracy, and avoiding holdup problems.
2) Transaction costs increase with relationship-specific investments and frequency of trade, making hierarchical integration more advantageous. However, transaction cost economics overlooks competition and technology dynamics.
3) Cisco avoids relationship-specific investments by distributing activities globally across many suppliers. It also uses hybrid integration models like acquisitions and alliances to achieve competitive advantages.
This document discusses how supplier relationship management (SRM) can leverage intellectual capital to increase competitive advantage. SRM involves developing close, collaborative relationships with suppliers to gain access to their expertise, experiences, and processes. When technology is integrated into SRM and suppliers share intellectual capital, supply chain efficiency and profitability increase. However, organizations must understand supplier characteristics, the drivers of SRM, and trends to fully realize these benefits through intellectual capital capture and creation within strategic supplier alliances.
The document provides a summary of a marketing requirements document (MRD) for a product called "Babylon-6" that enables teleportation. The MRD outlines key requirements such as addressing the emerging need for teleportation, improving diagnostics through telepathy, and boosting networking performance. It describes target customer categories including current customers, mergers and acquisitions firms, and plastics manufacturers. The MRD also covers the product's business model, affected groups within the company, a bill of materials, internally and externally committed requirements, desirable future requirements, and features not being implemented.
This document contains the agenda and notes for a class on strategic management. It discusses conducting an internal scan of an organization using various frameworks like the resource-based view, value chain analysis, and analyzing internal issues. Students are assigned homework to conduct an internal analysis of a Thai multinational enterprise using these concepts and present a SWOT analysis in the next class. Peer evaluation of other groups' results will also occur.
This document discusses how incumbents in industries facing disruption must navigate new tradeoffs to both fulfill current demand from their core business while also preparing for the future. It outlines five imperatives for incumbents to build strategic ambidexterity: 1) understand how change impacts their business; 2) choose the right strategic approach; 3) build an adaptive capability through experimentation; 4) become an orchestrator of change through new partnerships; and 5) create an organizational context that supports both existing and new businesses.
Companies need a strategy that fits the predictability and malleability of their sector. With an increasing amount of industries being subject to disruption it’s a fair bet that the strategic adaptability needs to increase.
An efficient supply chain can add value to a company by enabling it to develop new products and services and enter new markets in the digital age. Supply chain representation at board level has increased significantly over the past decade due to factors like globalization and e-commerce. Today, supply chain is seen as more than just an internal cost and can provide a competitive advantage through improved customer service.
This document summarizes procurement best practices for direct material sourcing in the industrial equipment industry. It discusses challenges like increasing technological complexity, strain on raw materials, and need for better risk management. It outlines differentiating sourcing strategies for high-tech vs low-tech parts, information sharing in the supply chain, efficient raw material management, and procurement risk management. Specific best practices are provided for electronics and molding categories, focusing on leveraging supplier relationships, managing price fluctuations, calculating tooling costs, and understanding suppliers' constraints. The document emphasizes strategies like optimizing processes, consolidating the supply base, ensuring aligned growth strategies, collaboration, and risk management.
Skandsoft Frost & Sullivan Award for Setu RFID/IoT MiddlewareSurendra Kancherla
RFID Emerging Technology of the Year 2006 was awarded in San Diego to Skandsoft in the face of competition from industry big guns, for the product and technology approach.
030401.bgsa article in scmr - logistics consolidationBenjamin Gordon
Logistics consolidation started in 2002. It has accelerated since then. This is a history of how it happened and where it is headed. See attached for the story of how companies like CH Robinson, UTi, and others pioneered the early innings of M&A and growth in the industry.
The document discusses the results of a survey of warehousing professionals about changes facing the industry over the next five years. It finds that warehouses are evolving from simple cost centers focused only on efficiency to growth centers that can drive business profits. Key changes include growing order volumes and SKU counts, increased automation, and a shift from basic to full-featured warehouse management systems. Both IT and operations professionals see the need for greater integration across warehouse systems and supply chain partners to achieve flawless order fulfillment.
CEO Newsletter - How Process Excellence Will Help Sustain Your Business Throu...Darryl Judd
The Gulf economies will face a challenging year 2016 amidst unresolved political tensions and an oil price that is likely to remain low for many more months to come.
The document discusses innovations in supply chain management. It makes three key points:
1. While new technologies and concepts allow for greater supply chain insights and responsiveness, many organizations struggle to implement innovations effectively due to unclear strategies and contradictory goals.
2. An integral model is proposed to better translate organizational strategies into supply chain strategies, focusing on nine levers of value like financial parameters, business models, and operational excellence.
3. Games and workshops can help organizations gain a shared understanding of how operational choices impact overall performance and identify supply chain priorities like costs, quality, lead times, and flexibility.
Unlock your content, FirstSpirit, CMS, e-Spirit AG, Best-of-Breed, Internet, Intranet, Extranet, Management, CIO, CEO, CMO, Digital Marketing, Integration of third part technology, SEO, Analytics, Strategy, Customer Experience
This document discusses demand and supply chain management and the logistical challenges companies face in meeting changing customer demands. It argues that individual companies can no longer meet customer requirements efficiently on their own and that collaboration between suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers through supply chain partnerships is necessary. Effective demand and supply chain management requires integrating decisions both within and between companies to optimize information, financial, and material flows from a multi-company perspective.
Mr. Shan Senthil - global logistics trends & opportunitieskuwaitsupplychain
1) Global logistics management involves managing worldwide distribution, production, procurement, inventory and other aspects of a corporation's global supply chain.
2) Two critical concepts for effective global logistics are managing global supply chains and just-in-time production and delivery.
3) Logistics trends include companies outsourcing more logistics functions, forming new collaborative supply chain relationships, and increasing use of information technology.
The characteristics of most growth markets require companies to adapt both their go-to-market strategy and their operating model to address the ever-evolving consumer needs and segments within the limits of the country’s institutional voids and culture. Some companies have managed to overcome the Growth Markets’ voids they face by merely tweaking their existing operating model a fraction. However, most companies which are looking for longer term growth in these complex markets are finding that they need to make more far-reaching and bold changes to their operating models to bridge these voids which step away from the structured and efficient capabilities that have made them so successful in the developed markets.
Of our days, with the opening of borders, the companies compete very aggressive for the flow of their products in a market, where only the companies well organized can afford a good share of the market. The survival of such and such company necessarily passes through the improvement of performance and competitiveness of organizations in general, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMES) in particular. It is in this perspective that the establishment of the platform of the supply chain management can provide considerable benefits to SMES on their competitors
This document discusses how procurement must transform itself by 2020 to address changing business conditions. It notes that procurement will look very different in 2020 as it will require new skills, knowledge, and tools to address new challenges while solving current problems more creatively. It may also change how companies view procurement. The document outlines several forces that will impact procurement in 2020, such as increased risks, globalization, financial alignment, and regulatory complexity. It argues that procurement must build new capabilities to navigate these changes and avoid becoming obsolete.
This document summarizes a report on the future of retail for consumer industries. It finds that over the next decade, retail will be transformed by empowered consumers demanding more choice and control, and disruptive technologies. Key drivers of success will be understanding consumers, adopting new technologies rapidly, embracing transformative business models online and offline, and building capabilities in partnerships, last-mile delivery, and data sciences. While opportunities exist, challenges include the high costs of new technologies and slow cultural changes within organizations. The physical store will remain important but evolve to focus on discovery, engagement and experiences through technology.
Shaping the Future of Retail for Consumer IndustriesHaroldo Duarte
A World Economic Forum project in collaboration with Accenture
- Retail Industry Vision 2026
- Trends Driving the Future of Retail
The empowered consumer
Disruptive technologies
Transformative business models
- Future Capabilities Required
The partnership mindset
Last-mile delivery
Advanced data sciences
- Societal Implications
Impact of physical retail evolution on communities
Impact of new technologies on the workforce
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2. 2 Shifting patterns
The trick to seeing the future...
is knowing where to look for it.
PwC’s future in sight series brings
together our insights and perspectives
on the disruptive forces we believe
will have a transformative impact
on the future.
www.pwc.com/futureinsight
Contents
Executive summary 2
Introduction 3
Disruption and uncertainty 5
Changing customer expectations 5
Technological breakthroughs 6
New entrants to the industry 8
Redefining collaboration 9
Logistics scenarios 11
1. Sharing the PI(e) 12
2. Start-up, shake-up 13
3. Complex competition 14
4. Scale matters 15
Leading through uncertainty 16
Learn more 17
3. The future of the logistics industry 3
Executive summary
Like most other industries, transportation and logistics (TL) is
currently confronting immense change; and like all change, this brings
both risk and opportunity. New technology, new market entrants, new
customer expectations, and new business models. There are many ways
the sector could develop to meet these challenges, some evolutionary,
others more revolutionary. In this paper we discuss four key areas of
disruption logistics companies need to focus on now, and explore some
possible futures of the industry.
Four areas of disruption
Customer expectations are increasing
greatly. Both individuals and businesses
expect to get goods faster, more flexibly,
and – in the case of consumers – at low
or no delivery cost. Manufacturing is
becoming more and more customised,
which is good for customers but hard
work for the logistics industry. Add it
all up and the sector is under acute and
growing pressure to deliver a better
service at an ever lower cost.
It can only hope to do this by making
maximum and intelligent use of
technology, from data analytics, to
automation, to the ‘Physical Internet’.
This promises lower costs, improved
efficiency, and the opportunity to make
genuine breakthroughs in the way the
industry works. But ‘digital fitness’
is a challenge for the sector, which is
currently lagging many of its customers
in this respect. Attracting the right skills
is one issue, but developing the right
strategy is even more crucial.
An increasingly competitive
environment is another big factor in the
mix. Some of the sector’s own customers
are starting up logistics operations of
their own, and new entrants to the
industry are finding ways to carve out
the more lucrative elements of the value
chain by exploiting digital technology or
new ‘sharing’ business models, and they
don’t have asset-heavy balance sheets or
cumbersome existing systems weighing
them down.
‘Sharing’ is a big story for logistics
now – from Uber-style approaches
to last-mile delivery, to more formal
JVs and partnerships at corporate
level, the whole sector is redefining
collaboration. But much of this
is hampered by inconsistencies
in everything like shipment sizes,
processes or IT systems. The Physical
Internet promises great things for the
sector, coming along with increased
standardisation in logistics operations.
Possible futures
What will the logistics marketplace look
like in five to ten years? That’s still a
very open question. We took a closer
look at how some of the key disruptions
facing the industry may interact. The
future scenarios we explore involve
combinations of these four factors,
weighted according to how important
specific trends become:
Sharing the PI(e): the dominant
theme in this scenario is the growth of
collaborative working, which allows the
current market leaders to retain their
dominance. This could for example see
a greater use of ‘Physical Internet’ (or
‘PI’) solutions, based on a move towards
more standardised shipment sizes,
labelling and systems.
Start-up, shake up: in this scenario
new entrants in the form of start-
ups make a bigger impact. The most
challenging and costly last mile of
delivery, in particular, becomes more
fragmented, exploiting new technologies
like platform and crowd-sharing
solutions. These start-ups collaborate
with incumbents and complement their
service offers.
Complex competition: here the
competitive set evolves in a different
direction, as large industrial or retail
customers and suppliers become players
in the logistics market themselves, not
just managing their own logistics but
turning that expertise into a profitable
business model.
Scale matters: and finally, in this
scenario, the current market leaders
compete for a dominant market position
by acquiring smaller players, achieving
scale through consolidation, and
innovation through the acquisition of
smaller entrepreneurial start-ups.
We hope this paper will help you assess
the trends and developments most likely
to affect your own business, and start to
develop a strategy to ensure continued
profitability through this time of intense
change.
4. 4 Shifting patterns
Introduction
Logistics companies are facing an era of unprecedented change
as digitisation takes hold and customer expectations evolve. New
technologies are enabling greater efficiency and more collaborative
operating models; they’re also re-shaping the marketplace in ways that
are only just beginning to become apparent. New entrants, whether they
be start-ups or the industry’s own customers and suppliers, are also
shaking up the sector.
The race is on to define the industry’s
future. And with an estimated US$4.6
trillion1
of revenues at stake, companies
can’t afford to sit back and watch; they
need to adapt to changing markets
proactively.
We’ve developed a transformation
framework to describe how megatrends2
affect a given industry, taking into
account the key disrupting forces
that create uncertainties for every
organisation in the sector. Based on
these uncertainties, we outline distinct
scenarios to explore possible futures
for the sector. This framework will help
you plan for this uncertain and volatile
future.3
For the logistics industry, we start
by taking a closer look at some of
the key disrupting factors: changing
customer expectations, technological
breakthroughs, new entrants to the
industry, and new ways to compete
or collaborate. These disruptions
have very different implications for
individual companies, depending on
which segments they operate in, their
type of ownership, and where they
are located. They also don’t exist in a
vacuum: in each case, the interactions
between them are equally, if not more,
important. Government intervention
and trade flows between regions and
territories are influencing the industry
too, but very much depend on national
politics and geography.
1 https://www.plunkettresearch.com/industries/transportation-supply-chain-logistics-industry-market-research/
Note: various estimates available, high variance, distinct approaches, difficult to measure given insourced and outsourced portions of the total market
2 https://www.pwc.com/us/en/faculty-resource/assets/symposium/2014-megatrends-overview.pdf
3 At PwC, we are analysing potential futures for various industry sectors and some papers are already published (see list on page 20).
5. The future of the logistics industry 5
Our four logistics scenarios for the
future of the industry are based
primarily on the different ways
collaboration and competition could
evolve within the sector:
• Sharing the PI(e): the dominant
theme in this scenario is the growth
of collaborative working, which
allows the current market leaders to
retain their dominance. This could
for example see a greater use of
‘Physical Internet’ (or ‘PI’)5
solutions,
based on a move towards more
standardised shipment sizes, labelling
and systems.
• Start-up, shake up: in this scenario
new entrants in the form of start-
ups make a bigger impact. The most
challenging and costly ‘last mile’
of delivery, in particular, becomes
more fragmented, exploiting new
technologies like cloud platforms
and crowd-sharing. These start-ups
collaborate with incumbents and
complement their service offers.
Together these logistics scenarios map
out a range of possibilities for the
context in which every company will
need to compete in the future. That
in turn provides a basis for evaluating
how resilient and ‘fit for growth’ current
strategies and plans are.
Regardless of whether one logistics
scenario comes closest to the truth
for your segment of logistics and
geographical environment, or whether
your future combines elements from
several, each company will need to
adapt their current strategy to cope.
That may mean reassessing business
models, the operating model and
capabilities, HR strategies, financial
performance, and the organisation’s
purpose. We suggest some possible
directions in our final chapter. More
detailed views on particular regions,
segments and capabilities are still to
come in later articles.
• Complex competition: here the
competitive set evolves in a different
direction, as large industrial or retail
customers and suppliers become
players in the logistics market
themselves, not just managing
their own logistics but turning that
expertise into a profitable business
model.
• Scale matters: and finally, in
this scenario, the current market
leaders compete for a dominant
market position by acquiring smaller
players, achieving scale through
consolidation, and innovation
through the acquisition of smaller
entrepreneurial start-ups.
4 Strategy analysis (peer groups of listed companies in each segment; average EBIT margins of the past 5 financial years)
5 The term ‘PI(e)’ is here built into the phrase ‘Sharing the pie’, but also alludes to the Physical Internet, often referred to as ‘PI’; for more detail see page 9
Defining ‘Logistics’ for this paper
There are a number of distinct business models in the industry, although they can
overlap, and individual companies may operate under more than one model. In this
paper, we consider logistics service providers (LSP), carriers, and courier / express /
parcel (CEP) companies. Postal operators, too, are relevant players in the context of
logistics and CEP.
Not only business models but profitability and margins differ considerably. In
contrast with other industries, profits in logistics are relatively low. Yet, within this
sector, EBIT margins generally range from -1% to 8%. While carriers find themselves
close to zero profit, sometimes even in the red, the large CEP companies end up
being the most profitable group, sometimes reaching double-digit profit margins.4
Customers in the logistics industry comprise of both B2B and B2C segments. The
major part of the total market can be linked to B2B transactions, with LSPs and
carriers accounting for the biggest portion of industry revenue. CEP represents a
smaller, but faster growing segment; and just about a third of CEP revenues can be
attributed to B2C.
Segment Business
Model
Customer
B2B
LSP Freight forwarders, 3rd and 4th party
logistics service providers
Manufacturers,
wholesalers, and retailers
Carriers Trucking, rail freight, sea freight and
air freight companies
LSPs
CEP Courier / Express / Parcel companies Retailers, manufacturers,
and other companies
B2C CEP Courier / Express / Parcel companies Private consumers
6. 6 Shifting patterns
6 http://www.pwc.com/totalretail
7 PwC, Connected Retail: Reshaping tomorrow’s operating model and metrics, 2015
Disruption and uncertainty
Changing customer
expectations
Like individual consumers,
industrial customers now
expect to get shipments faster,
more flexibly, and with more
transparency at a lower price.
No surprise that across the
industry, both operating
models and profitability are
under strain. And the pace
of transformation for large
manufacturing and retail
customers may turn out to be
even faster than for private
final consumers.
B2B: Striving for efficiency and
transparency
Manufacturing industries are facing far
greater expectations around efficiency
and performance than ever before. Their
customers expect faster time-to-market,
reduced defect rates and customised
products. Ultimately, the result may
be a goal that was once impossible: a
‘lot size of one’, where each product is
manufactured to the specifications of a
specific end-customer. The advent of the
industrial Internet of Things and what
other research refers to as ‘Industry 4.0’
is allowing manufacturing companies,
whether they make industrial
equipment, cars, planes, or consumer
goods, to redefine everything from the
way they interact with customers to how
they structure supply chains.
All this has huge implications for
transportation and logistics. LSPs – in
particular 3PLs and 4PLs – need to
integrate data analytics and social
supply chains to provide much
better traceability and predictability
(not to mention lower costs); smart
warehousing solutions will become
essential. The implications are clear:
‘digital fitness’ is becoming a must for
every logistics company.
B2C: New shopping patterns
Many logistics companies also serve B2C
customers. Consumers went digital long
before many of the retailers, and some
parts of the sector are still struggling
to keep up. The leading players are
adopting what we call ‘total retail’,
which is an operating model across
bricks and mortar, online mobile and
other retail channels.6
Total retail is
complemented by ‘connected retail’,
where retailers aim to create a seamless
brand experience for the customer
across personalised marketing, the
physical store, the digital experience,
and the payment options, all of it driven
by a strong coherent brand.7
What
are the consequences for the logistics
industry?
Shippers aren’t generally part of a
branded retail experience. Most private
end-consumers are what we call
‘shipper-agnostic’: they don’t care who
delivers their goods, as long as they
get them reliably, quickly and cheaply.
Many want more flexible delivery –
whether in terms of when or where
they get their goods - and most aren’t
willing to pay for shipping: they expect
it to be free, though they are prepared to
pay a premium for additional services,
such as faster delivery for high-value
items. There’s also currently a low
acceptance of dynamic pricing for
parcels; customers expect to pay the
same price for shipping regardless of
seasonal capacity constraints faced by
their shipper, with the exception of
surcharges for same day, overnight or
expedited service.
7. The future of the logistics industry 7
8 https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/industries/industries-4.0/landing-page/industry-4.0-building-your-digital-enterprise-april-2016.pdf
9 Ibid.
Technological
breakthroughs
Technology is changing
every aspect of how logistics
companies operate. ‘Digital
fitness’ will be a prerequisite
for success: the winners will
be those who understand how
to exploit a whole range of
new technologies, from data
analytics to automation and
platform solutions. Those who
don’t, risk obsolescence. But
with so many technologies
competing for management
attention and investment,
defining a clear digital
strategy that’s integrated
into business strategy will be
critical.
Digital is still a challenge for the
sector
There is no other industry where so
many industry experts ascribe a high
importance to data and analytics in
the next five years than transportation
and logistics – 90% in TL compared
to an average of 83%.8
The sector has
never had access to more data. There
are vast opportunities here to improve
performance and serve customers better,
and LSPs who are part of a digitally
integrated value chain can benefit from
significantly improved forecasting to
scale capacity up or down and plan
routes. Adding machine learning and
artificial intelligence techniques to data
analytics can deliver truly dynamic
routing.
Cloud technology can enable platform
solutions, which in turns makes it
possible to use new business models,
such as ‘virtual freight forwarding’.
It can also provide flexibility and
scalability, as well as standardised
and harmonised processes across the
whole organisation. That’s especially
important for those LSPs or carriers who
have grown through acquisitions, and
currently rely on a patchwork of legacy
systems.
The potential is huge, but the industry
has thus far been slow to seize it. In
our recent Industry 4.0 study, the
percentage of TL companies that rated
themselves as ‘advanced’ on digitisation
was just 28%. Some of the industry’s
customers are already well ahead of
this – 41% of automotive companies and
45% of electronics companies already
see themselves as advanced. The lack of
a ‘digital culture’ and training is thus the
biggest challenge for transportation and
logistics companies. TL firms are in
line with other industries in planning to
invest 5%9
of their revenues per annum
until 2020, but the next few years will
be critical: companies that don’t start
soon risk being left behind permanently.
Q: Where are the biggest challenges or inhibitors for building digital operations
capabilities in your company?
Note: Included as one of three possible responses
Lack of a clear digital operations vision and
support / leadership from top management 33%
Unclear economic benefit of digital investments 21%
High financial investment requirements 38%
Unresolved questions around data security and data
privacy in connection with the use of external data
38%
Insufficient talent 26%
Lack of digital standards, norms and certification 17%
Slow expansion of basic infrastructure technologies 23%
Business partners are not able to
collaborate around digital solutions 22%
Concerns around loss of control over your
company’s intellectual property 15%
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Figure 1: Lack of digital culture and training is the biggest
challenge facing transportation and logistics companies
Source: http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/transportation-logistics/pdf/transportation-logistics-
key-findings.pdf
8. 8 Shifting patterns
Automation could reshape the
workforce
Labour is a critical element of any
logistics operating model, and up till
now there’s always been a trade-off
between service levels and costs. But
automation breaks down this equation,
allowing firms to offer better service
and save money at the same time.
Some of the industry’s most labour-
intensive processes are on the way to
being fully or partially automated, from
warehousing to last-mile delivery.
Automated solutions in the warehouse
are already being implemented and
their level of sophistication is increasing.
For example, automated loading and
unloading systems are already available,
but in the future these are likely to be
able to bypass obstacles and adjust
routes automatically. Advances in data
processing and optics now allow tasks to
be automated which were once thought
too complex – like trailer loading and
offloading at acceptable speeds.
Package delivery could also make more
use of automation, through innovations
like autonomous vehicles or delivery
drones. Google has already started
working on self-driving lockers and
the trucking industry is partnering
with OEMs on partially automated
truck convoys. Even if more radical
solutions are a long time coming, other
technologies which could make drivers
more efficient are in the offing too, like
augmented reality solutions that give
drivers more information about their
environment and the packages still on
board.
We’ve mapped out some of the most
important technologies in the table
facing this page. The rate of adoption
of any of the technology opportunities
discussed here will not be limited by
technical advancement rate. Instead it
will be driven by the rates of regulatory
and customer acceptance.
The technology10
The impact The uncertainties
Physical Internet
(based on the IoT)
• Improved supply chain transparency, safety and
efficiency
• Improved environmental sustainability (more efficient
resource planning)
• Social expectations around data privacy and security may
change
• Regulation around data security and privacy may increase
or be enforced more stringently
• The sector’s willingness and ability to invest in collaboration
• Whether international bodies will drive standardisation
IT standards
• Enabling collaboration horizontally
• More efficiency and transparency
• Companies’ willingness to adopt is uncertain due to data
security concerns
Data analytics
• Improvements in customer experience and
operational efficiency in operations
• Greater inventory visibility and management
• Improved ‘predictive maintenance’
• Rate of development of data processing capacity is unclear
• Question marks around data security
• Social expectations around data privacy and security may
change
• Regulation of data security and privacy may increase or be
enforced more stringently
Cloud
• Enabling new platform-based business models and
increasing efficiency
• Development of costs unclear (once a certain scale is
reached physical data centres still tend to be cheaper)
• Uncertainties around data security
Blockchain
• Enhanced supply chain security (reduction of fraud)
• Reduction in bottlenecks (certification by 3rd parties)
• Reduction of errors (no more paper-based
documentation)
• Increased efficiency
• Rate of adoption uncertain
• Unclear whether one or two dominant solutions will emerge
or multiple competing solutions
Robotics
automation
• Reduction in human workforce and increased
efficiency in delivery and warehousing (including
sorting and distribution centres)
• Lower costs
• Speed of technology development unclear
Autonomous
vehicles
• Reduction in human workforce
• Increased efficiency in delivery processes
• Regulatory environments not currently in place in most
countries
• Liability issues not yet clear
• Ethical questions remain especially in relation to emergency
situations
UAVs / Drones
• Increased cost efficiency (use cases: inventory,
surveillance, delivery)
• Workforce reduction
• Regulation in most countries not sufficient for commercial
use in public areas like delivery
• Safety and privacy concerns may hamper market
acceptance
3-d printing
• Lower transportation demand
• Transported goods would mostly be raw materials
• Speed, scale, and scope of uptake by customer industries
still unclear
10 For a list of PwC publications on these technologies please refer to page 18
9. The future of the logistics industry 9
New entrants to the
industry
Platform technology has given
rise to new business models,
often driven by start-ups that
enter the logistics industry.
New ‘sharing’ business models
could have as much of an
impact on the sector as new
technology. And the industry’s
current customers and
suppliers may end up being the
biggest new entrants.
Start-ups drive new business
models
Most of the new entrants to the
logistics sector are start-ups, and
many of these are looking to use new
technology to enter the industry. To
date most of these are in ‘asset light’
parts of the value chain; for example,
virtual freight forwarders. These asset-
less or asset-light businesses exploit
digital technology to offer interactive
benchmarking of freight rates, or match
shippers with available capacity.
Many of the new entrants in freight
forwarding are basing their offering
on more agile pricing. Some enable
carriers to bid on loads, allowing them
to lower their bids in order to fill up
capacity. They’re also providing quotes
more quickly and increasing price
transparency – for example, by linking
via API directly to a large number of
carriers, and providing customers with
their negotiated rates for each of the
carriers they use so they can compare
directly.
Last-mile delivery has also seen a wave
of start-ups in recent years. Some of
these companies are using technology
to tap into the ‘sharing economy’ by
matching available capacity with
delivery needs. Uber, currently the
largest crowd-sharing platform for
passenger transit, has its eye on the
logistics markets too. It has established
an UberCARGO van service in Hong
Kong11
, and UberRUSH is offering
express services by targeting online
retailers.12
Dolly, another start-up
headquartered in the US, has a similar
approach and helps people to get
things transported within their city
by connecting them with registered
drivers.13
Norwegian start-up Nimber
matches commuters and travellers with
consumers looking to ship something,
whether it be a piano across the country
or a skateboard or document across
town.14
How are traditional logistics companies
countering these developments? They
know they need to explore opportunities
for new products and services – a field
where start-ups have a clear advantage
given their freedom from outmoded
processes and hierarchical structures.
Yet investments by traditional LSPs in
digital logistics start-ups only constitute
around 6% of overall venture capital
flows.
Start-ups aren’t the only new
entrants
Major players from other industries may
have even more potential to shake up
the industry’s competitive dynamics.
Autonomous vehicles are one possible
example: technology players, or
technology-automotive collaborations
may enter the industry, especially
with ideas like self-driving lockers, or
machine-to-machine parcel-station
loading for last-mile delivery. Crowd-
sharing platforms may also emerge from
autonomous vehicle development, or
independently. As car-sharing increases,
so may the use of the storage space
available in these vehicles as a flexible
way to expand capacity.
The industry’s own customers may
also become significant new entrants.
Amazon is an obvious example: it’s
looking to expand its in-house expertise
in warehousing as well as develop its
own delivery capabilities. Hence its
acquisition of a warehouse automation
specialist, now part of its Amazon
Robotics business unit. The company has
leased 20 aircrafts to handle more of its
own shipments15
, and is piloting a ‘Prime
Air’ 30-minute delivery offering using
drones.16
Bloomberg has also reported
that Amazon has plans to launch its own
logistics offerings, a project, allegedly
referred to as ‘Dragon Boat’.
In Asia, Alibaba is trying to improve
delivery services for its sellers by
setting up Cainiao, a JV with several
logistics companies, a department store,
an investment firm and a company
with port logistics operations.17
The
main advantage for network members
constitutes the access to a logistics
data platform, which helps them to
achieve efficiencies in order fulfilment
by leveraging their capacity and
capabilities at a large scale.18
And the
company is trying out new ideas too,
like an app that allows consumers to
request a pick-up of a return or package
from delivery personnel in the area.19
11 http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/08/uber-cargo/
12 https://rush.uber.com/how-it-works/
13 http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2014/08/13/chicago-startup-dolly-is-the-uber-for-moving-your-stuff/
14 https://www.nimber.com/
15 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-air-transport-sr-amazon-com-idUSKCN0WB1LA
16 http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8node=8037720011
17 http://technode.com/2013/05/28/alibaba-officially-launches-the-csn-logistics-program/
18 http://hsprod.investis.com/ir/alibaba/2016_Alibaba_20-F.pdf
19 Ibid.
Figure 2: Venture capital flows into digital logistics startups
since 2011*
* Totals are not exhaustive. Our estimates of capital flows are based on analysis of most
prominent and publicised startups.
Source: Strategy analysis based on Bloomberg and Crunchbase reports.
Private equity flows
US$150m
Flows from
legacy logistics
companies
US$10m
10. 10 Shifting patterns
Redefining
collaboration
Horizontal collaboration is
already happening, especially
in last-mile delivery, but it’s
hampered by inconsistencies.
Higher levels of efficiency
could be achieved by more
consistent standards, defined
through the Physical Internet
and increased collaboration,
whether in the form of
alliances, joint ventures or
MA.
Building on last-mile partnerships
There are already notable examples of
market players operating collaboratively.
Companies like FedEx and DHL have
been partnering with national postal
companies and small local players for
many years. But with the advent of new
technology, collaboration can become
much more dynamic.
However, fragmentation, accountability,
and a lack of consistency make
collaboration more difficult. For
example, each company has its own
labelling system, and some companies
are wary of farming out the crucial
last mile of the journey to an operator
that may not reflect its own brand and
service levels. And aside from the last
mile, partnering agreements are the
exception, rather than the rule. Take
freight forwarding. While containers are
a standard size, the packages that go
into them aren’t. Nor are the forms and
digital entries used to clear customs.
Contract logistics companies co-operate
extensively with shippers, but often
don’t share resources with competitors.
Collaboration and
standardisation would increase
efficiency
For many industries, the standard
assumption is that a larger number of
competitors is beneficial for customers.
However, in certain logistics sectors,
there are substantial benefits in having
more consolidation, not less. According
to one estimate, a 10% to 30% increase
in efficiency in the EU logistics sector
would translate into €100-300 billion
in cost savings for European industry.20
The Physical Internet could help address
this ‘grand challenge’ by drastically
increasing co-operation between
companies and across transport modes
through greater standardisation (see
info box ‘From manifesto to reality’).
For the Physical Internet to work in
practice, though, companies would need
to be willing to collaborate far more
extensively than they do today. Most of
the 535,000 distribution centres in the
US are standalone operations owned
by different companies; imagine the
savings if they were all connected, and
physical workflows were standardised
for maximum efficiency.
Other new types of collaboration
There are many other less radical ways
for logistics companies to use assets
more efficiently by collaborating.
For example, by sharing fleets and
networks, and establishing agreements
similar to the airlift purchased by postal
agencies from commercial couriers, or
the code-sharing used by airlines. DB
Schenker, for example, recently signed a
five-year contract with the online freight
exchange provider uShip, to develop a
platform to connect truck drivers and
shipments more efficiently.21
Many companies in the sector are
also turning to MA, joint ventures,
and alliances as a way to achieve
collaboration. In 2015, MA deal value
nearly doubled compared to 2014,
with much of this activity driven by
large players looking to expand their
international operations and service
offerings. But with disruption on the
horizon, there may be opportunities to
use deals to enhance capabilities in key
areas too; digital is a good example.
20 http://ec.europa.eu/research/transport/news/items/alice_lauch_en.htm
21 http://www.wsj.com/articles/db-schenker-signs-on-with-uship-online-freight-platform-1467235737
From manifesto to reality: defining the
Physical Internet
The term ‘Physical Internet’ (PI or π); was first
coined by Professor Benoit Montreuil of the
Georgia Technology Institute in 2011. It’s based
on the idea that physical objects can be more
efficiently moved around if they become more
standardised and share common channels,
like data packets on the internet. That requires
modularisation and standard interfaces and
protocols. In addition, hubs and networks
across transport modes will need to be better
synchronised, and IT applications and networks
will also need to operate together. Montreuil’s
manifesto proposes π containers in standard
dimensions that can be efficiently stacked together,
potentially with sensors if appropriate, and sealable
for security purposes. To make the most of these,
π movers and π loading systems will need to be
developed too, as well as more efficient transport
models.
11.
12. 12 Shifting patterns
Logistics scenarios
What will the logistics marketplace look like in five to ten years? That’s
still an open question. In this chapter we take a closer look at how some of
the key disruptions facing the industry may interact. We have done this
by describing four logistics scenarios. In each of these, technology plays
a key role, but affects the market in different ways. In two of the models,
new entrants are the primary drivers of change, while incumbents retain
a dominant position in the other two. The nature of market dynamics,
especially the level of collaboration versus competition, also varies
between the scenarios.
Data analytics
Physical Internet
standards
IT
standards
3-d
printing
Drones
Autonomous
vehicles
Robotics and
automation
Blockchain
Cloud
Logistics
Logistics
scenarios
1. Sharing the PI(e)
Incumbents increase their efficiency
and reduce their environmental
impact by collaborating more, and
developing new business models,
such as sharing networks. Research
around the ‘Physical Internet‘
(PI) leads to shared standards
for shipment sizes, greater modal
connectivity, and ITrequirements
across carriers.
4. Scale matters
Incumbents increase efficiency
by streamlining their operations
and taking full advantage of new
technology. They fund promising
new technologies with venture
capital cash, and attract new staff
with critical skills and expertise in
competition to create a dominant
market position. Major players merge
to extend their geographical scale and
enhance their cross-modal coverage.
Access to capital to fund these
investments becomes increasingly
important.
2. Start-up, shake-up
New entrants become significant
players and take market share from
the incumbents through new business
models based on data analytics,
blockchain, or other technologies.
One or two become dominant in
specific segments. Last-mile delivery
becomes more fragmented, with
crowd-delivery solutions gaining
ground. These start-ups collaborate
with incumbents and complement
their service offers.
3. Complex competition
Big retail players expand their
logistics offerings to fill their own
needs and beyond, effectively moving
from customers to competitors. They
purchase small logistics players
to help cover major markets, and
draw on their deep understanding
of customer behaviour to optimise
supply chains. Technology firms who
used to be suppliers to the industry
enter the logistics arena too, offering
logistics services and turning into
competitors.
13. The future of the logistics industry 13
What’s driving this scenario?
Several forces converge in this
scenario. With customers demanding
cheap, green and fast supply chains,
the incumbent logistics companies
look for ways to create unique value
propositions. Some major industrial
customers still want the comfort of
dealing with one logistics partner, yet
they look at new ways of partnering.
At the same time, new physical
and digital standards emerge, most
significantly in relation to the ‘Physical
Internet’, making it easier for companies
to share space within one container and
to connect across transport networks.
This is supported by more consistent
standards for communication and data
exchange. Governments also encourage
greater vertical collaboration across
the industry and fund initiatives such
as EU-driven programmes to increase
‘synchromodality’ (connectivity between
shipping modes and across shippers).22
What are the implications for
logistics companies?
As networks become more fully
shared, CEP companies will focus
their competitive edge on customer
expectations. Companies which can
build on a strong brand profit from
improved margins, by partnering with
other firms to cover less profitable
delivery routes. National posts, on the
other hand, may struggle as they are
forced to cover these routes and lose
volume in more profitable regions.
3PLs, 4PLs and freight forwarders begin
to establish collaborative partnerships
with major customers, who take over
1. Sharing the PI(e)
Incumbents increase their efficiency and reduce their
environmental impact by collaborating more, and developing
newbusiness models, such as sharing networks. Research
around the ‘Physical Internet’ (PI) leads to shared standards for
shipment sizes, greater modal connectivity and IT requirements
across carriers.
ownership of some fleet assets. Sea
freight and trucking companies are
likely to benefit the most from the
new ‘PI’ standards, which make it
easier to fully use their capacity, and
increased profitability is likely to reduce
the pressure for consolidation in this
sector. Warehousing will benefit from
cost efficiencies too, as automated
loading and picking systems based
on ‘PI’ standards are implemented.
Cybersecurity will be a crucial issue
for companies that shift to new data
standards and greater data sharing.
What are the implications for
customers?
Increased efficiency leads to lower costs
for LSPs, and they have to decide how
much of this benefit gets passed to their
customers.
B2B customers may consider investing
in transportation assets, and thereby
secure superior service and rates from
a trusted long-term partnership with
their LSP. Usually, service levels and
efficiency are higher in urban areas.
Isolated rural communities are often
served only by national posts with
universal service obligations. The
regional focus of CEP providers will
enhance the service level for customers,
especially in isolated areas along less
profitable routes.
22 http://www.etp-logistics.eu/?page_id=79
Customer expectations
‘Sharing the PI(e)’
• More sustainable
supply chains
• Willingness to explore
new kinds of collaboration
with their LSP
New entrants
• Incumbents play a
dominant role in directing
and using shared
networks
• Minor role of new entrants
Technology
• ‘PI’ standards lead to new
solutions for loading and
packing
• Consistent, shared
communications standards
and data exchange
Collaboration vs. competition
• Increase in collaboration,
based on consistent
physical standards
• Incumbents focus on
defining unique value
propositions
14. 14 Shifting patterns
What’s driving this scenario?
Technological innovation and changing
customer behaviour are key here. In
the CEP space, start-ups take advantage
of consumers’ growing interest in the
sharing economy to develop new crowd-
sharing solutions, sometimes linked
with car-sharing. E-marketplaces for
transportation and logistics services
emerge, targeting specific industry
sectors with great success. Start-ups
which began by offering individual apps
in the freight, parcel or last-mile space
also expand to become independent
platforms, aggregating access to
shippers and carriers. Logistics solutions
based on blockchain technology
are developed by start-ups and gain
momentum in areas such as digitised
trade documents, chain of custody,
customs clearance, and trade finance.
What are the implications for
logistics companies?
Forwarding becomes more fragmented,
as newly emerging ‘hub specialists’ begin
to dominate specific legs of trade routes.
In the contract logistics space, start-ups
(including 4PL start-ups) complement
and enhance the services provided by
3PLs, focusing on their most profitable
customer segments. Operators in
CEP have to compete with start-ups
which may have a clear cost advantage
if their people are independent
contractors rather than employees.
Transportation and logistics is among
the top industries to replace labour
with automation – but the time frames
for implementation vary. Sortation and
picking, for example, will be automated
much quicker than last-mile delivery.
Blockchain technology also fosters
automation and efficiency through
its trustless peer-to-peer network,
thereby reducing delays, human error,
and transaction costs for interactions
between supply chain partners –
for example, in the processing of
international trade documents.
What are the implications for
customers?
Industrial customers benefit from
advanced logistics services based on
high-end technology, provided by
collaborating incumbent 3PLs and start-
ups. Retail customers enjoy greater
choice of last-mile providers, and
lower delivery costs as a result. At the
same time, service offers based on the
sharing economy might result in lower
costs as well as lower service levels,
though the idea is more likely to be
accepted by B2C than B2B customers.
Consumers who participate in crowd-
sharing solutions earn extra cash for
trips they take anyway. They have a high
flexibility in how they can contribute to
platform-based logistics solutions – with
opportunities from a temporary part-
time role all the way to a full-time job.
Supply chains become more transparent,
with blockchain-backed services offering
easy authentication of shipments.
Customer expectations
‘Start-up, shake-up’
• Low-cost personalised
service with real-time visibility
• Choice of delivery channels
• Participation in sharing
economy
New entrants
• Start-ups drive technology
development and
innovation
• App developers become
full-on integrators
Technology
• Crowd-sharing platforms
increase
• Blockchain technology
gains ground and facilitates
collaboration
Collaboration vs. competition
• Collaboration between
start-ups and incumbents
• Start-ups complement
incumbents’ service offers,
particularly around
last-mile delivery and
supporting functions
2. Start-up, shake-up
New entrants become significant players and take market
share from the incumbents through new business models based
on data analytics, blockchain, or other technologies. One or
two become dominant in specific segments. Last-mile delivery
becomes more fragmented, with crowd-delivery solutions
gaining ground. These start-ups collaborate with incumbents
and complement their service offers.
15. The future of the logistics industry 15
What’s driving this scenario?
The competitive landscape changes
markedly here. Online retailers expand
their own logistics offerings. In some
cases, this reduces their use of external
providers, but doesn’t replace it entirely.
Others use their own sophisticated
analysis of customer data to increase
logistics efficiency substantially. In
order to fully use their capacity, players
like the large grocery chains and big-
box retailers begin offering their own
logistics services, and look to combine
their bricks-and-mortar and online
supply chains.
Suppliers to the industry may also enter
the business of logistics operations.
If warehousing solutions – using
advanced robotics, drones and self-
driving repositories – become more
sophisticated, logistics service providers
may no longer be able to provide staff
with the right skills to operate these
assets. Technology suppliers may offer
logistics services based on their own
particular expertise.
Manufacturing based on 3-d printing
gains momentum and lowers the
overall demand for transportation. To
compensate, LSPs experiment with new
business models, like developing 3-d
printing hubs, 3-d printing capabilities
at customers’ sites, or offering platforms
with 3-d blueprints. LSPs will thus
become competitors to some of their
customers.
What are the implications for
logistics companies?
CEP companies face decreasing volumes,
making it more difficult to fully use
capacity. They also struggle to keep
up with rapid advances from industry
‘disruptors’ operating primarily in the
last mile. 3PLs may need to consider
partnering with robotics companies
to improve warehouse services. Some
carriers shift from working with current
incumbent CEP companies to emerging
new competitors, but the net impact is
essentially neutral.
What are the implications for
customers?
Online retailers that start their own
logistics operations reduce their
dependence on LSPs, and gain a
competitive edge over retailers that
don’t manage to do this. Further
improvements in warehouse robotics
and automation drive down logistics
costs for industrial customers. Fierce
competition among incumbents and new
entrants drive down costs. Consumers
will benefit by getting a better service
from big online retailers who integrate
their logistics activities.
Customer expectations
‘Complex competition’
• Customers rapidly digitise
supply chains
• Autonomous vehicles
become accepted by
customers
New entrants
• New entrants are
predominantly major
players from online retail,
and technology-based
industries
Technology
• Warehouse robotic
solutions increase in
sophistication
• Autonomous vehicles
achieve market maturity
• 3-d printing-based
manufacturing gains scale
Collaboration vs. competition
• Major retail and logistics
platforms compete for
dominance
• Retailers initially develop
logistics capability to support
own operations, but gradually
move into 3rd party provision
3. Complex competition
Big retail players expand their logistics offerings to fill their
own needs and beyond, effectively moving from customers
to competitors. They purchase small logistics players to help
cover major markets, and draw on their deep understanding
of customer behaviour to optimise supply chains. Technology
firms who used to be suppliers to the industry enter the
logistics arena too, offering logistics services and turning into
competitors.
16. 16 Shifting patterns
What’s driving this scenario?
Technology continues to improve,
but its development is dominated
by incumbents’ own research and
their acquisitions of new entrants in
specific technology areas. Network
size and efficiency continue to be key
sources of competitive advantage, and
consolidation accelerates. The key to
success in this model is buying the right
start-ups at the right time: too early and
they will be too speculative, too late and
the price will be too high.
What are the implications for
logistics companies?
Access to capital becomes a key
differentiating factor, both to drive
in-house RD and to fund efficiency-
enhancing technologies such as data
analytics, blockchain, and automation.
Carriers look to establish dominant
positions, accelerating MA in the
trucking and sea freight segments. CEP
companies increase efficiency in the last
mile by introducing new technologies
like drones (for remote markets) serving
both their B2B and B2C customers,
striving for unique selling points in a
highly competitive market.
What are the implications for
customers?
Customers benefit from the growing
network size of LSPs, and gain better
delivery speeds and efficiency,
supported by new and more
sophisticated technologies in delivery
and customer interaction, thereby
enhancing their user-friendliness and
level of comfort.
Customer expectations
‘Scale matters’
• Customers expect
efficiency, speed, and
digital fitness
• They want higher levels of
user friendliness and
comfort
New entrants
• New entrants are acquired
by incumbents as soon as
they develop promising
technologies or business
models
Technology
• Technologies such as data
analytics enhance
efficiency in large logistics
networks
• Corporate-led incubators
and venture arms drive
technology development
Collaboration vs. competition
• Competition heats up
between incumbents,
putting pressure on margins
• Scale is a necessary
condition to achieve the
efficiency to remain
competitive
4. Scale matters
Incumbents increase efficiency by streamlining their
operations and taking full advantage of new technology.
They fund promising new technologies with venture capital
cash, and attract new staff with critical skills and expertise
in competition to create a dominant market position. Major
players merge to extend their geographical scale and enhance
their cross-modal coverage. Access to capital to fund these
investments becomes increasingly important.
17. The future of the logistics industry 17
Leading through
uncertainty
The basis for competitive advantage
in the logistics industry is changing
fundamentally. An established network
may become a hindrance rather than
an advantage. New technologies will
change the industry’s cost model and
call existing business models into
question. And there may well be new
approaches to dynamic pricing that
take capacity utilisation more fully into
account.
Although the core needs of most
customers have changed very little,
customer expectations are increasing
greatly, whether those customers
are consumers shipping packages or
OEMs partnering with an LSP on the
production line.
In the futures we have described, can
a logistics company meet the growing
expectations of customers, remain
profitable and generate growth? The
short answer is yes. But it’s not going to
be simple or easy.
Whatever industry segment a TL
company operates in, it will be crucial
to commit to an identity and develop
a clear strategy to fulfil this, focusing
only on markets where they believe they
have a ‘right to win’. Companies need
to ask themselves whether they have
the distinctive capabilities they need
to compete. If not, can they develop
these capabilities, use collaboration to
succeed, or should they withdraw from
certain elements of their business?
Logistics companies will need to focus
on ‘digital fitness’, cost efficiency, asset
productivity, and innovation if they
want to meet changing expectations.
Building and refining these and other
capabilities, and then bringing them to
scale across the enterprise, will be key
as they translate the strategic into the
everyday.
Change in the competitive environment
puts a company’s culture to the test
– especially in a mature industry like
logistics, where it can be tough to
change, even when traditional ‘ways to
play’ are being fundamentally changed
or even replaced. TL companies need
to be ready for this change, and the
successful companies will be those with
agile and flexible cultures that make it
easier for people to work together across
internal boundaries. You need to put
your culture to work.
Logistics companies also need to bring
costs down; but not only for the sake
of efficiency. They also need to prune
what doesn’t matter and thus free up
resources for the key areas of focus –
such as digitisation, asset productivity,
and innovation – and invest more to
support the company’s key capabilities
and value propositions. So, ’cutting
costs to grow stronger’ should be seen
as something closely related to strategy.
Finally, with more disruption ahead,
companies need to anticipate how their
capabilities will need to evolve. The
best will develop services and solutions
that will create demand instead of just
following it. To do this, TL companies
need to establish strong relationships
with key customers, have an ear on the
markets they target, and actively shape
the future.
The above describes our concept of ‘five
key acts of unconventional leadership’
that drive success by aligning distinctive
capabilities with business strategy,
and applying them consistently. This
approach, defined in our recent book,
Strategy that Works, spans the entire
business, from developing the business
model through to daily operations.
In this paper we’ve taken a broad
perspective. It gives hints on some
ways the industry might develop, but
you will want to consider the detailed
implications for your specific business
and operating model. Going forward,
we will reflect further on how these
scenarios may play out differently
around the world as well as up, down
and across the value chain, and
supplement this broad overview with
deep-dive perspectives in specific areas.
18. 18 Shifting patterns
Authors
Andrew Tipping, Strategy US
andrew.tipping@strategyand.pwc.com
Peter Kauschke, PwC Germany
peter.kauschke@de.pwc.com
Contributors
Andrew Schmahl, Strategy US
andrew.schmahl@strategyand.pwc.com
Dietmar Prümm, PwC Germany
dietmar.pruemm@de.pwc.com
Dominik Baumeister, Strategy Australia/Asia
dominik.baumeister@strategyand.pwc.com
Euan Cameron, PwC UK
euan.cameron@uk.pwc.com
Jan Willem Velthuijsen, PwC Netherlands
jan.willem.velthuijsen@nl.pwc.com
Julian Smith, PwC Indonesia
julian.smith@id.pwc.com
Marc Engel, PwC Netherlands
marc.engel@nl.pwc.com
Michal Mazur, PwC Central and Eastern Europe
michal.mazur@pl.pwc.com
Nigel Cinnamon, PwC UK
nigel.cinnamon@uk.pwc.com
Stefan Stroh, Strategy Germany
stefan.stroh@stragegyand.pwc.com
Ulrich Koegler, Strategy United Arab Emirates
ulrich.koegler@strategyand.pwc.com
Editorial and research team
Anita Hagen, PwC Netherlands
anita.hagen@nl.pwc.com
Elizabeth Montgomery, PwC Germany
elizabeth.montgomery@de.pwc.com
Hendrik Lemke, PwC Germany
hendrik.lemke@de.pwc.com
Further reading on the transportation and
logistics sector
2016 Commercial Transportation Trends – Strategies
freight carriers can use to defeat disruptors
19th Annual Global CEO Survey: Transportation and
logistics industry key findings
Industry 4.0: Building the Digital Enterprise –
Transportation and logistics key findings
Intersections: Quarterly analysis of MA in the global
transportation logistics industry
Transformation logistics 2030 – A series of Delphi
studies
Further reading on industry transformation
Strategy that works – How winning companies close
the strategy-to-execution gap?
New energy futures: perspectives on the
transformation of the oil and gas sector
The road ahead: gaining momentum from energy
transformation
Re-inventing the wheel: scenarios for the
transformation of the automotive industry
Glimpsing the future(s): Transformation in the
chemicals industry
Further reading on technologies
Clarity from above – PwC global report on the
commercial applications of drone technology
PwC’s Global Data and Analytics Survey 2016:
Big Decisions
Navigating cloud management
Organize your future with robotics process
automation
Blockchain and smart contract automation: Why are
blockchains important?
2015 Commercial Transportation Trends – Things are
going so well for freight firms that it’s time to start
worrying about the next real danger to the industry:
3D printing.
Connected Car Study 2015: Racing ahead with
autonomous cars and digital innovation
Learn more
19. Re-inventing the wheel
Scenarios for the
transformation of the
automotive industry
Glimpsing the future(s)
Transformation in the
chemicals industry
Tech breakthroughs
megatrend
How to prepare for
the technological
breakthroughs megatrend,
and the eight technologies
to start with
www.pwc.com/auto
Re-inventing
the wheel
Scenarios for the
transformation of the
automotive industry
Global automotive
Global megatrends and disruptions
are shaking up nearly every aspect of
the automotive industry. This paper
addresses possible impacts of two of the
industry’s key uncertainties.
The future of personal mobility is
no longer clear – will individual use
or shared mobility shape the future
automotive market?
Regulation and politics could have
a profound impact on the industry’s
direction – but which way will it go?
PwC global chemicals
Glimpsing the
future(s):
Transformation in the
chemicals industry
Customer needs drive a
new innovation age
where chemical supply chains
and materials respond to
downstream developments
Feedstock playing fields
level out, and regional
production hubs proliferate
www.pwc.com/chemicals
www.pwc.com/techmegatrend
How to prepare for the technological
breakthroughs megatrend, and the
eight technologies to start with
Tech breakthroughs megatrend:
how to prepare for its impact
Other titles available in the future in sight series
www.pwc.com/futureinsight
When we look into the future, we see
disruption, we see collisions, we see
transformation, but most of all we see
opportunities.
What do you see when you look to the
future?