摘要: |
the automation of e-commerce implies more than just exchanging payments and documents digitally. The operational ingredients for a fully automated delivery supply chain are appearing all around us. Not that long ago, we were telling young logistics candidates that their career-starter jobs in warehouses and transportation were secure from being shipped overseas. The proliferation of close-to-market distribution centers and retail store order picking, as well as the growth or third parties and web-based service providers, is increasing employment in the short run. However, several key functional areas are now in the target sites of software and hardware providers for full automation. In logistics, the human jobs are becoming human interfaces with Artificial Intelligence (AI). The results are double-digit reductions in personnel at newly redesigned distribution centers, retail stores, and increasingly, ships, trains and vehicles. |