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[Warehouse digitalization and automation trends pivot after Covid-19] => 疫情後倉儲數位化與自動化趨勢
[Warehouse digitalization and automation momentum blunted by Covid-19, but low hanging opportunities remain.] => 疫情後倉儲數位化與自動化趨勢
[The economic effects of Covid-19 will see a slowdown in digitization and automation upgrades for warehousing, but lower-cost tech remains attractive.] => 新冠疫情衝擊倉儲數位化與自動化，但仍有一些容易把握的機會存在
[What is key is to implement improvements that will show benefits in lowering cost and increasing productivity. DHL Supply Chain’s ethos has also been to aim for all technology and digitalization upgrades to be as flexible as possible, which allows multiple customers to make use of them.
In 2016 the company launched its Advanced Regional Centre (ARC) in Singapore, co-located with the Group’s Asia-Pacific Innovation Centre (APIC).
The first dedicated center for innovative logistics services in Asia Pacific and one of three DHL innovation centers globally, APIC is a test bed for emerging logistics-related technologies and a showcase of the latest innovations to reinvent supply chains.
The ARC’s pioneering multi-customer automation system uses 130 robotic shuttles to pick and store products from 72,000 locations across 26 levels, improving picking efficiency by 20 percent and utilizing 40 percent less space than conventional warehousing operations. Such systems are extremely appealing for companies looking for better warehousing models in land-scare countries and high population density cities, which are usually also more susceptible to the spread of Covid-19.
Investment in automation and digitalization to continue
Which industries are likely to re-jump on the warehouse automation and digitalization bandwagon earlier than others? Bhat said: “All our customers across sectors are looking at warehouse digitalization. Ultimately, we expect investments in warehouse robotics and digital systems to pick up sooner than later post-pandemic, as digitalization would help companies become more resilient and flexible in terms of operations in the long term.”
“But some sectors are more advanced in their desire to race ahead, of course.”
In the Asia Pacific region, the momentum for automation and digitalization is still likely to take a slightly slower pace.
However, there are low-hanging opportunities for advancement, and for more lower-cost upgrades such as smart-wearable devices to increase productivity for warehouse workers.
Other more costly robotics such as goods-to-person and assisted picking robots will depend on customer’s budgets and long-term strategy.
Walker said: “Lower wage costs in the region sometimes makes it harder to justify technology enhancements to our customers, especially when considering contracts are often handed out for a two to three year timeframe.
“We see more opportunity in our more high-labor cost countries like Japan and Australia, and we anticipate a number of our customers making changes in strategy to leverage more technology across their supply chain, especially considering the Covid-19 pandemic.”] =>
[There is also the human aspect when aiming for accelerated digitalization within warehouses, with Walker adding: “Change management is always a factor, and changing the process is about people — it is key that we change and transform warehouse operations through engaging the people who are impacted.
“Also, we cannot ignore the physical integration of the systems and we have to consider IT security for digital-linked networks very carefully. It is paramount that we don’t have a weak link that would leave us vulnerable to an attack.”
Earlier this year, DHLC completed a warehouse digitalization study for a leading global automotive player. The purpose was to assess various digitalization initiatives and the benefits of implementing these across their China warehouses. Their key takeaway? Auto-mobility players need to consider the maturity of current technologies and their unique operating profile to develop a comprehensive digitalization roadmap. (Read more here.)
A report by Robo Global, an investment research and advisory company with indexes tracking the investment sector, has 11 percent of its investment index focused on such companies, including Daifuku, which provides factory automation and logistic services in Japan.
Another report by ResearchAndMarkets.com analyzed the warehouse automation market in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and predicted the industry could grow with a CAGR of 11.6 percent by the end of 2025, citing the “rapid rise of global e-commerce and expectations for shorter delivery times”, as well as the “rising awareness of industries to increase the efficiency of the warehouse and reduce the capital spent on labor”.
With both market demand and capital inflows likely to continue into the industry, it looks likely that there will be further automation and digitalization in warehousing in this post-pandemic era. However, companies will be wary of over-extending themselves fiscally and focus mainly on investments that have clear benefits to Covid-19 proofing their supply chains.] => Walker指出，加速倉庫數位化目標也存在人性面。「改變管理階層永遠只是個因素，改變程序與人力有關—相關人士的參與，是我們改變與轉型倉庫運作的關鍵。」
「我們也無法忽略系統的實體整合，我們必須非常審慎考量數位連結網絡的IT安全。最重要的是我們的網路連結，不能讓我們容易受到攻擊。」
今年年初，DHLC完成針對全球領導汽車製造商的倉庫數位化研究。研究目的在評估多項數位化計劃，以及在中國倉庫執行這些計劃的優點。關鍵結論為何？汽車製造商必須考量當前科技的成熟度，以及發展全方位數位藍圖的獨一無二經營組合。
追蹤投資產業的投資研究顧問公司Robo Global發表一份報告。該公司的投資指數，11%關注這些公司，包括在日本提供廠房自動化與物流服務的大福公司（Daifuku）。
ResearchAndMarkets.com發表的另一份報告，分析北美、歐洲及亞太地區的倉庫自動化市場，預測此產業在2025年底前達到11.6%的CAGR複合年均成長率。報告指出「全球電子商務快速竄起，預期對縮短貨運時間的期望」以及「提高產業對倉庫效率增加的關注，降低勞工資本支出」。
隨著市場需求及資金可能持續流入產業，看起來後疫情時代會有進一步的倉儲自動化與數位化發展。不過，公司會警惕不過度擴張財務，主要集中投資在疫情期間證實有明確效益的部分。
[The Covid-19 pandemic has forced digital consumers to change their purchasing habits. Many are spending on essentials, creating shortages across both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retail. They are upending predictive models and shifting spending to new stores, channels and product lines.
As it was, trade was already slowing down in 2019 before the pandemic hit, due to US-China trade tensions affecting economic growth. In December 2019, DHL’s Global Trade Barometer showed a slight decline in global trade, attributed to the negative growth outlook for China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
A report by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) also indicated that world merchandise trade registered a slight decline for the year of ‑0.1 percent in volume terms, and the dollar value of world merchandise exports in 2019 fell by 3 percent to US$18.9 trillion.
WTO economists believe further declines caused by Covid-19’s effect on trade and output will likely exceed the slump brought on by the global financial crisis of 2008‑09.
Covid-19’s post-pandemic effects
This negative outlook has had downstream effects on budgetary planning, particularly for businesses that run with first-in, first-out warehousing. According to Sharad Bhat, a senior supply chain expert at DHL Consulting (DHLC) - which handles Supply Chain consulting and business transformation services - Covid-19 has delayed a lot of investments into warehouse digitalization, as most companies are focusing on free cash flow right now and deferring “non-essential” investments.
Steve Walker, Chief Operations Officer, Chief Information Officer, Asia Pacific at DHL Supply Chain, added that post-pandemic, there will be a broad push to look at automation in warehouses and logistics across the supply chain generally.
"COVID-19 especially showed that businesses are in need for more flexible and agile supply chains, that can be adapted fast and according to individual and geographical needs. This is where automation comes in handy", he said.
Enterprise Singapore’s transport and logistics director Law Chung Ming said it is noteworthy that companies that have invested in digitalization have seen the benefits by being able to continue to support the movement of goods and essential items, despite the ongoing pandemic.
"Beyond productivity gains, technology has helped to keep workers safe in COVID-19 times," he said.] => 疫情迫使數位消費者改變購物習慣。許多人花錢買生活必需品，造成電商和實體零售店面缺貨。他們顛覆可預測的模式，轉向新商店、通路和產品線購物。
事實上，早在疫情衝擊前貿易活動已經漸趨遲緩，主要源自於中美貿易緊張對經濟成長造成的影響。2019年12月，DHL全球貿易晴雨表（Global Trade Barometer）顯示全球貿易微幅衰退，主要受到中國、德國、日本、南韓、英國與美國的負成長展望拖累。
世界貿易組織（WTO）報告也指出，2019年世界商品貿易量微幅減少0.1%；世界商品出口額減少3%，來到18.9兆美元。
WTO經濟學家認為，新冠疫情對貿易與產出造成的進一步衰退影響，可能超過2008-09年全球金融危機引起的蕭條。
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[Warehouse digitalization and automation momentum blunted by Covid-19, but low hanging opportunities remain. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced digital consumers to change their purchasing habits. Many are spending on essentials, creating shortages across both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retail. They are upending predictive models and shifting spending to new stores, channels and product lines.
As it was, trade was already slowing down in 2019 before the pandemic hit, due to US-China trade tensions affecting economic growth. In December 2019, DHL’s Global Trade Barometer showed a slight decline in global trade, attributed to the negative growth outlook for China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
A report by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) also indicated that world merchandise trade registered a slight decline for the year of ‑0.1 percent in volume terms, and the dollar value of world merchandise exports in 2019 fell by 3 percent to US$18.9 trillion.
WTO economists believe further declines caused by Covid-19’s effect on trade and output will likely exceed the slump brought on by the global financial crisis of 2008‑09.
Covid-19’s post-pandemic effects
This negative outlook has had downstream effects on budgetary planning, particularly for businesses that run with first-in, first-out warehousing. According to Sharad Bhat, a senior supply chain expert at DHL Consulting (DHLC) – which handles Supply Chain consulting and business transformation services – Covid-19 has delayed a lot of investments into warehouse digitalization, as most companies are focusing on free cash flow right now and deferring “non-essential” investments.
Steve Walker, Chief Operations Officer, Chief Information Officer, Asia Pacific at DHL Supply Chain, added that post-pandemic, there will be a broad push to look at automation in warehouses and logistics across the supply chain generally.
“COVID-19 especially showed that businesses are in need for more flexible and agile supply chains, that can be adapted fast and according to individual and geographical needs. This is where automation comes in handy”, he said.
Enterprise Singapore’s transport and logistics director Law Chung Ming said it is noteworthy that companies that have invested in digitalization have seen the benefits by being able to continue to support the movement of goods and essential items, despite the ongoing pandemic.
“Beyond productivity gains, technology has helped to keep workers safe in COVID-19 times,” he said.
RELATED ARTICLESNext on the green agenda for logistics: Energy-efficient warehousesCleantech start-up BeeBryte is helping companies like DHL to adopt energy-efficient practices and reap savings with zero setup costs. What is key is to implement improvements that will show benefits in lowering cost and increasing productivity. DHL Supply Chain’s ethos has also been to aim for all technology and digitalization upgrades to be as flexible as possible, which allows multiple customers to make use of them.
In 2016 the company launched its Advanced Regional Centre (ARC) in Singapore, co-located with the Group’s Asia-Pacific Innovation Centre (APIC).
The first dedicated center for innovative logistics services in Asia Pacific and one of three DHL innovation centers globally, APIC is a test bed for emerging logistics-related technologies and a showcase of the latest innovations to reinvent supply chains.
The ARC’s pioneering multi-customer automation system uses 130 robotic shuttles to pick and store products from 72,000 locations across 26 levels, improving picking efficiency by 20 percent and utilizing 40 percent less space than conventional warehousing operations. Such systems are extremely appealing for companies looking for better warehousing models in land-scare countries and high population density cities, which are usually also more susceptible to the spread of Covid-19.
Investment in automation and digitalization to continue
Which industries are likely to re-jump on the warehouse automation and digitalization bandwagon earlier than others? Bhat said: “All our customers across sectors are looking at warehouse digitalization. Ultimately, we expect investments in warehouse robotics and digital systems to pick up sooner than later post-pandemic, as digitalization would help companies become more resilient and flexible in terms of operations in the long term.”
“But some sectors are more advanced in their desire to race ahead, of course.”
In the Asia Pacific region, the momentum for automation and digitalization is still likely to take a slightly slower pace.
However, there are low-hanging opportunities for advancement, and for more lower-cost upgrades such as smart-wearable devices to increase productivity for warehouse workers.
Other more costly robotics such as goods-to-person and assisted picking robots will depend on customer’s budgets and long-term strategy.
Walker said: “Lower wage costs in the region sometimes makes it harder to justify technology enhancements to our customers, especially when considering contracts are often handed out for a two to three year timeframe.
“We see more opportunity in our more high-labor cost countries like Japan and Australia, and we anticipate a number of our customers making changes in strategy to leverage more technology across their supply chain, especially considering the Covid-19 pandemic.”
RELATED ARTICLESNeed Strategic Supply Chain Consulting?DHL Consulting has a dedicated set of services on supply chain consulting, which we offer to clients outside of Deutsche Post and DHL.There is also the human aspect when aiming for accelerated digitalization within warehouses, with Walker adding: “Change management is always a factor, and changing the process is about people — it is key that we change and transform warehouse operations through engaging the people who are impacted.
“Also, we cannot ignore the physical integration of the systems and we have to consider IT security for digital-linked networks very carefully. It is paramount that we don’t have a weak link that would leave us vulnerable to an attack.”
Earlier this year, DHLC completed a warehouse digitalization study for a leading global automotive player. The purpose was to assess various digitalization initiatives and the benefits of implementing these across their China warehouses. Their key takeaway? Auto-mobility players need to consider the maturity of current technologies and their unique operating profile to develop a comprehensive digitalization roadmap. (Read more here.)
A report by Robo Global, an investment research and advisory company with indexes tracking the investment sector, has 11 percent of its investment index focused on such companies, including Daifuku, which provides factory automation and logistic services in Japan.
Another report by ResearchAndMarkets.com analyzed the warehouse automation market in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and predicted the industry could grow with a CAGR of 11.6 percent by the end of 2025, citing the “rapid rise of global e-commerce and expectations for shorter delivery times”, as well as the “rising awareness of industries to increase the efficiency of the warehouse and reduce the capital spent on labor”.
With both market demand and capital inflows likely to continue into the industry, it looks likely that there will be further automation and digitalization in warehousing in this post-pandemic era. However, companies will be wary of over-extending themselves fiscally and focus mainly on investments that have clear benefits to Covid-19 proofing their supply chains.] =>
Need Strategic Supply Chain Consulting? DHL Consulting has a dedicated set of services on supply chain consulting, which we offer to clients outside of Deutsche Post and DHL.
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As it was, trade was already slowing down in 2019 before the pandemic hit, due to US-China trade tensions affecting economic growth. In December 2019, DHL’s Global Trade Barometer showed a slight decline in global trade, attributed to the negative growth outlook for China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
A report by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) also indicated that world merchandise trade registered a slight decline for the year of ‑0.1 percent in volume terms, and the dollar value of world merchandise exports in 2019 fell by 3 percent to US$18.9 trillion.
WTO economists believe further declines caused by Covid-19’s effect on trade and output will likely exceed the slump brought on by the global financial crisis of 2008‑09.
Covid-19’s post-pandemic effects
This negative outlook has had downstream effects on budgetary planning, particularly for businesses that run with first-in, first-out warehousing. According to Sharad Bhat, a senior supply chain expert at DHL Consulting (DHLC) - which handles Supply Chain consulting and business transformation services - Covid-19 has delayed a lot of investments into warehouse digitalization, as most companies are focusing on free cash flow right now and deferring “non-essential” investments.
Steve Walker, Chief Operations Officer, Chief Information Officer, Asia Pacific at DHL Supply Chain, added that post-pandemic, there will be a broad push to look at automation in warehouses and logistics across the supply chain generally.
"COVID-19 especially showed that businesses are in need for more flexible and agile supply chains, that can be adapted fast and according to individual and geographical needs. This is where automation comes in handy", he said.
Enterprise Singapore’s transport and logistics director Law Chung Ming said it is noteworthy that companies that have invested in digitalization have seen the benefits by being able to continue to support the movement of goods and essential items, despite the ongoing pandemic.
"Beyond productivity gains, technology has helped to keep workers safe in COVID-19 times," he said.
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[Warehouse digitalization and automation trends pivot after Covid-19] => 疫情後倉儲數位化與自動化趨勢
[Warehouse digitalization and automation momentum blunted by Covid-19, but low hanging opportunities remain.] => 疫情後倉儲數位化與自動化趨勢
[The economic effects of Covid-19 will see a slowdown in digitization and automation upgrades for warehousing, but lower-cost tech remains attractive.] => 新冠疫情衝擊倉儲數位化與自動化，但仍有一些容易把握的機會存在
[What is key is to implement improvements that will show benefits in lowering cost and increasing productivity. DHL Supply Chain’s ethos has also been to aim for all technology and digitalization upgrades to be as flexible as possible, which allows multiple customers to make use of them.
In 2016 the company launched its Advanced Regional Centre (ARC) in Singapore, co-located with the Group’s Asia-Pacific Innovation Centre (APIC).
The first dedicated center for innovative logistics services in Asia Pacific and one of three DHL innovation centers globally, APIC is a test bed for emerging logistics-related technologies and a showcase of the latest innovations to reinvent supply chains.
The ARC’s pioneering multi-customer automation system uses 130 robotic shuttles to pick and store products from 72,000 locations across 26 levels, improving picking efficiency by 20 percent and utilizing 40 percent less space than conventional warehousing operations. Such systems are extremely appealing for companies looking for better warehousing models in land-scare countries and high population density cities, which are usually also more susceptible to the spread of Covid-19.
Investment in automation and digitalization to continue
Which industries are likely to re-jump on the warehouse automation and digitalization bandwagon earlier than others? Bhat said: “All our customers across sectors are looking at warehouse digitalization. Ultimately, we expect investments in warehouse robotics and digital systems to pick up sooner than later post-pandemic, as digitalization would help companies become more resilient and flexible in terms of operations in the long term.”
“But some sectors are more advanced in their desire to race ahead, of course.”
In the Asia Pacific region, the momentum for automation and digitalization is still likely to take a slightly slower pace.
However, there are low-hanging opportunities for advancement, and for more lower-cost upgrades such as smart-wearable devices to increase productivity for warehouse workers.
Other more costly robotics such as goods-to-person and assisted picking robots will depend on customer’s budgets and long-term strategy.
Walker said: “Lower wage costs in the region sometimes makes it harder to justify technology enhancements to our customers, especially when considering contracts are often handed out for a two to three year timeframe.
“We see more opportunity in our more high-labor cost countries like Japan and Australia, and we anticipate a number of our customers making changes in strategy to leverage more technology across their supply chain, especially considering the Covid-19 pandemic.”] =>
[There is also the human aspect when aiming for accelerated digitalization within warehouses, with Walker adding: “Change management is always a factor, and changing the process is about people — it is key that we change and transform warehouse operations through engaging the people who are impacted.
“Also, we cannot ignore the physical integration of the systems and we have to consider IT security for digital-linked networks very carefully. It is paramount that we don’t have a weak link that would leave us vulnerable to an attack.”
Earlier this year, DHLC completed a warehouse digitalization study for a leading global automotive player. The purpose was to assess various digitalization initiatives and the benefits of implementing these across their China warehouses. Their key takeaway? Auto-mobility players need to consider the maturity of current technologies and their unique operating profile to develop a comprehensive digitalization roadmap. (Read more here.)
A report by Robo Global, an investment research and advisory company with indexes tracking the investment sector, has 11 percent of its investment index focused on such companies, including Daifuku, which provides factory automation and logistic services in Japan.
Another report by ResearchAndMarkets.com analyzed the warehouse automation market in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and predicted the industry could grow with a CAGR of 11.6 percent by the end of 2025, citing the “rapid rise of global e-commerce and expectations for shorter delivery times”, as well as the “rising awareness of industries to increase the efficiency of the warehouse and reduce the capital spent on labor”.
With both market demand and capital inflows likely to continue into the industry, it looks likely that there will be further automation and digitalization in warehousing in this post-pandemic era. However, companies will be wary of over-extending themselves fiscally and focus mainly on investments that have clear benefits to Covid-19 proofing their supply chains.] => Walker指出，加速倉庫數位化目標也存在人性面。「改變管理階層永遠只是個因素，改變程序與人力有關—相關人士的參與，是我們改變與轉型倉庫運作的關鍵。」
「我們也無法忽略系統的實體整合，我們必須非常審慎考量數位連結網絡的IT安全。最重要的是我們的網路連結，不能讓我們容易受到攻擊。」
今年年初，DHLC完成針對全球領導汽車製造商的倉庫數位化研究。研究目的在評估多項數位化計劃，以及在中國倉庫執行這些計劃的優點。關鍵結論為何？汽車製造商必須考量當前科技的成熟度，以及發展全方位數位藍圖的獨一無二經營組合。
追蹤投資產業的投資研究顧問公司Robo Global發表一份報告。該公司的投資指數，11%關注這些公司，包括在日本提供廠房自動化與物流服務的大福公司（Daifuku）。
ResearchAndMarkets.com發表的另一份報告，分析北美、歐洲及亞太地區的倉庫自動化市場，預測此產業在2025年底前達到11.6%的CAGR複合年均成長率。報告指出「全球電子商務快速竄起，預期對縮短貨運時間的期望」以及「提高產業對倉庫效率增加的關注，降低勞工資本支出」。
隨著市場需求及資金可能持續流入產業，看起來後疫情時代會有進一步的倉儲自動化與數位化發展。不過，公司會警惕不過度擴張財務，主要集中投資在疫情期間證實有明確效益的部分。
[The Covid-19 pandemic has forced digital consumers to change their purchasing habits. Many are spending on essentials, creating shortages across both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retail. They are upending predictive models and shifting spending to new stores, channels and product lines.
As it was, trade was already slowing down in 2019 before the pandemic hit, due to US-China trade tensions affecting economic growth. In December 2019, DHL’s Global Trade Barometer showed a slight decline in global trade, attributed to the negative growth outlook for China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
A report by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) also indicated that world merchandise trade registered a slight decline for the year of ‑0.1 percent in volume terms, and the dollar value of world merchandise exports in 2019 fell by 3 percent to US$18.9 trillion.
WTO economists believe further declines caused by Covid-19’s effect on trade and output will likely exceed the slump brought on by the global financial crisis of 2008‑09.
Covid-19’s post-pandemic effects
This negative outlook has had downstream effects on budgetary planning, particularly for businesses that run with first-in, first-out warehousing. According to Sharad Bhat, a senior supply chain expert at DHL Consulting (DHLC) - which handles Supply Chain consulting and business transformation services - Covid-19 has delayed a lot of investments into warehouse digitalization, as most companies are focusing on free cash flow right now and deferring “non-essential” investments.
Steve Walker, Chief Operations Officer, Chief Information Officer, Asia Pacific at DHL Supply Chain, added that post-pandemic, there will be a broad push to look at automation in warehouses and logistics across the supply chain generally.
"COVID-19 especially showed that businesses are in need for more flexible and agile supply chains, that can be adapted fast and according to individual and geographical needs. This is where automation comes in handy", he said.
Enterprise Singapore’s transport and logistics director Law Chung Ming said it is noteworthy that companies that have invested in digitalization have seen the benefits by being able to continue to support the movement of goods and essential items, despite the ongoing pandemic.
"Beyond productivity gains, technology has helped to keep workers safe in COVID-19 times," he said.] => 疫情迫使數位消費者改變購物習慣。許多人花錢買生活必需品，造成電商和實體零售店面缺貨。他們顛覆可預測的模式，轉向新商店、通路和產品線購物。
事實上，早在疫情衝擊前貿易活動已經漸趨遲緩，主要源自於中美貿易緊張對經濟成長造成的影響。2019年12月，DHL全球貿易晴雨表（Global Trade Barometer）顯示全球貿易微幅衰退，主要受到中國、德國、日本、南韓、英國與美國的負成長展望拖累。
世界貿易組織（WTO）報告也指出，2019年世界商品貿易量微幅減少0.1%；世界商品出口額減少3%，來到18.9兆美元。
WTO經濟學家認為，新冠疫情對貿易與產出造成的進一步衰退影響，可能超過2008-09年全球金融危機引起的蕭條。
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[Warehouse digitalization and automation momentum blunted by Covid-19, but low hanging opportunities remain. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced digital consumers to change their purchasing habits. Many are spending on essentials, creating shortages across both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retail. They are upending predictive models and shifting spending to new stores, channels and product lines.
As it was, trade was already slowing down in 2019 before the pandemic hit, due to US-China trade tensions affecting economic growth. In December 2019, DHL’s Global Trade Barometer showed a slight decline in global trade, attributed to the negative growth outlook for China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
A report by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) also indicated that world merchandise trade registered a slight decline for the year of ‑0.1 percent in volume terms, and the dollar value of world merchandise exports in 2019 fell by 3 percent to US$18.9 trillion.
WTO economists believe further declines caused by Covid-19’s effect on trade and output will likely exceed the slump brought on by the global financial crisis of 2008‑09.
Covid-19’s post-pandemic effects
This negative outlook has had downstream effects on budgetary planning, particularly for businesses that run with first-in, first-out warehousing. According to Sharad Bhat, a senior supply chain expert at DHL Consulting (DHLC) – which handles Supply Chain consulting and business transformation services – Covid-19 has delayed a lot of investments into warehouse digitalization, as most companies are focusing on free cash flow right now and deferring “non-essential” investments.
Steve Walker, Chief Operations Officer, Chief Information Officer, Asia Pacific at DHL Supply Chain, added that post-pandemic, there will be a broad push to look at automation in warehouses and logistics across the supply chain generally.
“COVID-19 especially showed that businesses are in need for more flexible and agile supply chains, that can be adapted fast and according to individual and geographical needs. This is where automation comes in handy”, he said.
Enterprise Singapore’s transport and logistics director Law Chung Ming said it is noteworthy that companies that have invested in digitalization have seen the benefits by being able to continue to support the movement of goods and essential items, despite the ongoing pandemic.
“Beyond productivity gains, technology has helped to keep workers safe in COVID-19 times,” he said.
RELATED ARTICLESNext on the green agenda for logistics: Energy-efficient warehousesCleantech start-up BeeBryte is helping companies like DHL to adopt energy-efficient practices and reap savings with zero setup costs. What is key is to implement improvements that will show benefits in lowering cost and increasing productivity. DHL Supply Chain’s ethos has also been to aim for all technology and digitalization upgrades to be as flexible as possible, which allows multiple customers to make use of them.
In 2016 the company launched its Advanced Regional Centre (ARC) in Singapore, co-located with the Group’s Asia-Pacific Innovation Centre (APIC).
The first dedicated center for innovative logistics services in Asia Pacific and one of three DHL innovation centers globally, APIC is a test bed for emerging logistics-related technologies and a showcase of the latest innovations to reinvent supply chains.
The ARC’s pioneering multi-customer automation system uses 130 robotic shuttles to pick and store products from 72,000 locations across 26 levels, improving picking efficiency by 20 percent and utilizing 40 percent less space than conventional warehousing operations. Such systems are extremely appealing for companies looking for better warehousing models in land-scare countries and high population density cities, which are usually also more susceptible to the spread of Covid-19.
Investment in automation and digitalization to continue
Which industries are likely to re-jump on the warehouse automation and digitalization bandwagon earlier than others? Bhat said: “All our customers across sectors are looking at warehouse digitalization. Ultimately, we expect investments in warehouse robotics and digital systems to pick up sooner than later post-pandemic, as digitalization would help companies become more resilient and flexible in terms of operations in the long term.”
“But some sectors are more advanced in their desire to race ahead, of course.”
In the Asia Pacific region, the momentum for automation and digitalization is still likely to take a slightly slower pace.
However, there are low-hanging opportunities for advancement, and for more lower-cost upgrades such as smart-wearable devices to increase productivity for warehouse workers.
Other more costly robotics such as goods-to-person and assisted picking robots will depend on customer’s budgets and long-term strategy.
Walker said: “Lower wage costs in the region sometimes makes it harder to justify technology enhancements to our customers, especially when considering contracts are often handed out for a two to three year timeframe.
“We see more opportunity in our more high-labor cost countries like Japan and Australia, and we anticipate a number of our customers making changes in strategy to leverage more technology across their supply chain, especially considering the Covid-19 pandemic.”
RELATED ARTICLESNeed Strategic Supply Chain Consulting?DHL Consulting has a dedicated set of services on supply chain consulting, which we offer to clients outside of Deutsche Post and DHL.There is also the human aspect when aiming for accelerated digitalization within warehouses, with Walker adding: “Change management is always a factor, and changing the process is about people — it is key that we change and transform warehouse operations through engaging the people who are impacted.
“Also, we cannot ignore the physical integration of the systems and we have to consider IT security for digital-linked networks very carefully. It is paramount that we don’t have a weak link that would leave us vulnerable to an attack.”
Earlier this year, DHLC completed a warehouse digitalization study for a leading global automotive player. The purpose was to assess various digitalization initiatives and the benefits of implementing these across their China warehouses. Their key takeaway? Auto-mobility players need to consider the maturity of current technologies and their unique operating profile to develop a comprehensive digitalization roadmap. (Read more here.)
A report by Robo Global, an investment research and advisory company with indexes tracking the investment sector, has 11 percent of its investment index focused on such companies, including Daifuku, which provides factory automation and logistic services in Japan.
Another report by ResearchAndMarkets.com analyzed the warehouse automation market in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and predicted the industry could grow with a CAGR of 11.6 percent by the end of 2025, citing the “rapid rise of global e-commerce and expectations for shorter delivery times”, as well as the “rising awareness of industries to increase the efficiency of the warehouse and reduce the capital spent on labor”.
With both market demand and capital inflows likely to continue into the industry, it looks likely that there will be further automation and digitalization in warehousing in this post-pandemic era. However, companies will be wary of over-extending themselves fiscally and focus mainly on investments that have clear benefits to Covid-19 proofing their supply chains.] =>
Need Strategic Supply Chain Consulting? DHL Consulting has a dedicated set of services on supply chain consulting, which we offer to clients outside of Deutsche Post and DHL.
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[$value] => What is key is to implement improvements that will show benefits in lowering cost and increasing productivity. DHL Supply Chain’s ethos has also been to aim for all technology and digitalization upgrades to be as flexible as possible, which allows multiple customers to make use of them.
In 2016 the company launched its Advanced Regional Centre (ARC) in Singapore, co-located with the Group’s Asia-Pacific Innovation Centre (APIC).
The first dedicated center for innovative logistics services in Asia Pacific and one of three DHL innovation centers globally, APIC is a test bed for emerging logistics-related technologies and a showcase of the latest innovations to reinvent supply chains.
The ARC’s pioneering multi-customer automation system uses 130 robotic shuttles to pick and store products from 72,000 locations across 26 levels, improving picking efficiency by 20 percent and utilizing 40 percent less space than conventional warehousing operations. Such systems are extremely appealing for companies looking for better warehousing models in land-scare countries and high population density cities, which are usually also more susceptible to the spread of Covid-19.
Investment in automation and digitalization to continue
Which industries are likely to re-jump on the warehouse automation and digitalization bandwagon earlier than others? Bhat said: “All our customers across sectors are looking at warehouse digitalization. Ultimately, we expect investments in warehouse robotics and digital systems to pick up sooner than later post-pandemic, as digitalization would help companies become more resilient and flexible in terms of operations in the long term.”
“But some sectors are more advanced in their desire to race ahead, of course.”
In the Asia Pacific region, the momentum for automation and digitalization is still likely to take a slightly slower pace.
However, there are low-hanging opportunities for advancement, and for more lower-cost upgrades such as smart-wearable devices to increase productivity for warehouse workers.
Other more costly robotics such as goods-to-person and assisted picking robots will depend on customer’s budgets and long-term strategy.
Walker said: “Lower wage costs in the region sometimes makes it harder to justify technology enhancements to our customers, especially when considering contracts are often handed out for a two to three year timeframe.
“We see more opportunity in our more high-labor cost countries like Japan and Australia, and we anticipate a number of our customers making changes in strategy to leverage more technology across their supply chain, especially considering the Covid-19 pandemic.”
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[Warehouse digitalization and automation trends pivot after Covid-19] => 疫情後倉儲數位化與自動化趨勢
[Warehouse digitalization and automation momentum blunted by Covid-19, but low hanging opportunities remain.] => 疫情後倉儲數位化與自動化趨勢
[The economic effects of Covid-19 will see a slowdown in digitization and automation upgrades for warehousing, but lower-cost tech remains attractive.] => 新冠疫情衝擊倉儲數位化與自動化，但仍有一些容易把握的機會存在
[What is key is to implement improvements that will show benefits in lowering cost and increasing productivity. DHL Supply Chain’s ethos has also been to aim for all technology and digitalization upgrades to be as flexible as possible, which allows multiple customers to make use of them.
In 2016 the company launched its Advanced Regional Centre (ARC) in Singapore, co-located with the Group’s Asia-Pacific Innovation Centre (APIC).
The first dedicated center for innovative logistics services in Asia Pacific and one of three DHL innovation centers globally, APIC is a test bed for emerging logistics-related technologies and a showcase of the latest innovations to reinvent supply chains.
The ARC’s pioneering multi-customer automation system uses 130 robotic shuttles to pick and store products from 72,000 locations across 26 levels, improving picking efficiency by 20 percent and utilizing 40 percent less space than conventional warehousing operations. Such systems are extremely appealing for companies looking for better warehousing models in land-scare countries and high population density cities, which are usually also more susceptible to the spread of Covid-19.
Investment in automation and digitalization to continue
Which industries are likely to re-jump on the warehouse automation and digitalization bandwagon earlier than others? Bhat said: “All our customers across sectors are looking at warehouse digitalization. Ultimately, we expect investments in warehouse robotics and digital systems to pick up sooner than later post-pandemic, as digitalization would help companies become more resilient and flexible in terms of operations in the long term.”
“But some sectors are more advanced in their desire to race ahead, of course.”
In the Asia Pacific region, the momentum for automation and digitalization is still likely to take a slightly slower pace.
However, there are low-hanging opportunities for advancement, and for more lower-cost upgrades such as smart-wearable devices to increase productivity for warehouse workers.
Other more costly robotics such as goods-to-person and assisted picking robots will depend on customer’s budgets and long-term strategy.
Walker said: “Lower wage costs in the region sometimes makes it harder to justify technology enhancements to our customers, especially when considering contracts are often handed out for a two to three year timeframe.
“We see more opportunity in our more high-labor cost countries like Japan and Australia, and we anticipate a number of our customers making changes in strategy to leverage more technology across their supply chain, especially considering the Covid-19 pandemic.”] =>
[There is also the human aspect when aiming for accelerated digitalization within warehouses, with Walker adding: “Change management is always a factor, and changing the process is about people — it is key that we change and transform warehouse operations through engaging the people who are impacted.
“Also, we cannot ignore the physical integration of the systems and we have to consider IT security for digital-linked networks very carefully. It is paramount that we don’t have a weak link that would leave us vulnerable to an attack.”
Earlier this year, DHLC completed a warehouse digitalization study for a leading global automotive player. The purpose was to assess various digitalization initiatives and the benefits of implementing these across their China warehouses. Their key takeaway? Auto-mobility players need to consider the maturity of current technologies and their unique operating profile to develop a comprehensive digitalization roadmap. (Read more here.)
A report by Robo Global, an investment research and advisory company with indexes tracking the investment sector, has 11 percent of its investment index focused on such companies, including Daifuku, which provides factory automation and logistic services in Japan.
Another report by ResearchAndMarkets.com analyzed the warehouse automation market in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and predicted the industry could grow with a CAGR of 11.6 percent by the end of 2025, citing the “rapid rise of global e-commerce and expectations for shorter delivery times”, as well as the “rising awareness of industries to increase the efficiency of the warehouse and reduce the capital spent on labor”.
With both market demand and capital inflows likely to continue into the industry, it looks likely that there will be further automation and digitalization in warehousing in this post-pandemic era. However, companies will be wary of over-extending themselves fiscally and focus mainly on investments that have clear benefits to Covid-19 proofing their supply chains.] => Walker指出，加速倉庫數位化目標也存在人性面。「改變管理階層永遠只是個因素，改變程序與人力有關—相關人士的參與，是我們改變與轉型倉庫運作的關鍵。」
「我們也無法忽略系統的實體整合，我們必須非常審慎考量數位連結網絡的IT安全。最重要的是我們的網路連結，不能讓我們容易受到攻擊。」
今年年初，DHLC完成針對全球領導汽車製造商的倉庫數位化研究。研究目的在評估多項數位化計劃，以及在中國倉庫執行這些計劃的優點。關鍵結論為何？汽車製造商必須考量當前科技的成熟度，以及發展全方位數位藍圖的獨一無二經營組合。
追蹤投資產業的投資研究顧問公司Robo Global發表一份報告。該公司的投資指數，11%關注這些公司，包括在日本提供廠房自動化與物流服務的大福公司（Daifuku）。
ResearchAndMarkets.com發表的另一份報告，分析北美、歐洲及亞太地區的倉庫自動化市場，預測此產業在2025年底前達到11.6%的CAGR複合年均成長率。報告指出「全球電子商務快速竄起，預期對縮短貨運時間的期望」以及「提高產業對倉庫效率增加的關注，降低勞工資本支出」。
隨著市場需求及資金可能持續流入產業，看起來後疫情時代會有進一步的倉儲自動化與數位化發展。不過，公司會警惕不過度擴張財務，主要集中投資在疫情期間證實有明確效益的部分。
[The Covid-19 pandemic has forced digital consumers to change their purchasing habits. Many are spending on essentials, creating shortages across both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retail. They are upending predictive models and shifting spending to new stores, channels and product lines.
As it was, trade was already slowing down in 2019 before the pandemic hit, due to US-China trade tensions affecting economic growth. In December 2019, DHL’s Global Trade Barometer showed a slight decline in global trade, attributed to the negative growth outlook for China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
A report by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) also indicated that world merchandise trade registered a slight decline for the year of ‑0.1 percent in volume terms, and the dollar value of world merchandise exports in 2019 fell by 3 percent to US$18.9 trillion.
WTO economists believe further declines caused by Covid-19’s effect on trade and output will likely exceed the slump brought on by the global financial crisis of 2008‑09.
Covid-19’s post-pandemic effects
This negative outlook has had downstream effects on budgetary planning, particularly for businesses that run with first-in, first-out warehousing. According to Sharad Bhat, a senior supply chain expert at DHL Consulting (DHLC) - which handles Supply Chain consulting and business transformation services - Covid-19 has delayed a lot of investments into warehouse digitalization, as most companies are focusing on free cash flow right now and deferring “non-essential” investments.
Steve Walker, Chief Operations Officer, Chief Information Officer, Asia Pacific at DHL Supply Chain, added that post-pandemic, there will be a broad push to look at automation in warehouses and logistics across the supply chain generally.
"COVID-19 especially showed that businesses are in need for more flexible and agile supply chains, that can be adapted fast and according to individual and geographical needs. This is where automation comes in handy", he said.
Enterprise Singapore’s transport and logistics director Law Chung Ming said it is noteworthy that companies that have invested in digitalization have seen the benefits by being able to continue to support the movement of goods and essential items, despite the ongoing pandemic.
"Beyond productivity gains, technology has helped to keep workers safe in COVID-19 times," he said.] => 疫情迫使數位消費者改變購物習慣。許多人花錢買生活必需品，造成電商和實體零售店面缺貨。他們顛覆可預測的模式，轉向新商店、通路和產品線購物。
事實上，早在疫情衝擊前貿易活動已經漸趨遲緩，主要源自於中美貿易緊張對經濟成長造成的影響。2019年12月，DHL全球貿易晴雨表（Global Trade Barometer）顯示全球貿易微幅衰退，主要受到中國、德國、日本、南韓、英國與美國的負成長展望拖累。
世界貿易組織（WTO）報告也指出，2019年世界商品貿易量微幅減少0.1%；世界商品出口額減少3%，來到18.9兆美元。
WTO經濟學家認為，新冠疫情對貿易與產出造成的進一步衰退影響，可能超過2008-09年全球金融危機引起的蕭條。
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[Find out more] => Find out more
[Warehouse digitalization and automation momentum blunted by Covid-19, but low hanging opportunities remain. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced digital consumers to change their purchasing habits. Many are spending on essentials, creating shortages across both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retail. They are upending predictive models and shifting spending to new stores, channels and product lines.
As it was, trade was already slowing down in 2019 before the pandemic hit, due to US-China trade tensions affecting economic growth. In December 2019, DHL’s Global Trade Barometer showed a slight decline in global trade, attributed to the negative growth outlook for China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
A report by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) also indicated that world merchandise trade registered a slight decline for the year of ‑0.1 percent in volume terms, and the dollar value of world merchandise exports in 2019 fell by 3 percent to US$18.9 trillion.
WTO economists believe further declines caused by Covid-19’s effect on trade and output will likely exceed the slump brought on by the global financial crisis of 2008‑09.
Covid-19’s post-pandemic effects
This negative outlook has had downstream effects on budgetary planning, particularly for businesses that run with first-in, first-out warehousing. According to Sharad Bhat, a senior supply chain expert at DHL Consulting (DHLC) – which handles Supply Chain consulting and business transformation services – Covid-19 has delayed a lot of investments into warehouse digitalization, as most companies are focusing on free cash flow right now and deferring “non-essential” investments.
Steve Walker, Chief Operations Officer, Chief Information Officer, Asia Pacific at DHL Supply Chain, added that post-pandemic, there will be a broad push to look at automation in warehouses and logistics across the supply chain generally.
“COVID-19 especially showed that businesses are in need for more flexible and agile supply chains, that can be adapted fast and according to individual and geographical needs. This is where automation comes in handy”, he said.
Enterprise Singapore’s transport and logistics director Law Chung Ming said it is noteworthy that companies that have invested in digitalization have seen the benefits by being able to continue to support the movement of goods and essential items, despite the ongoing pandemic.
“Beyond productivity gains, technology has helped to keep workers safe in COVID-19 times,” he said.
RELATED ARTICLESNext on the green agenda for logistics: Energy-efficient warehousesCleantech start-up BeeBryte is helping companies like DHL to adopt energy-efficient practices and reap savings with zero setup costs. What is key is to implement improvements that will show benefits in lowering cost and increasing productivity. DHL Supply Chain’s ethos has also been to aim for all technology and digitalization upgrades to be as flexible as possible, which allows multiple customers to make use of them.
In 2016 the company launched its Advanced Regional Centre (ARC) in Singapore, co-located with the Group’s Asia-Pacific Innovation Centre (APIC).
The first dedicated center for innovative logistics services in Asia Pacific and one of three DHL innovation centers globally, APIC is a test bed for emerging logistics-related technologies and a showcase of the latest innovations to reinvent supply chains.
The ARC’s pioneering multi-customer automation system uses 130 robotic shuttles to pick and store products from 72,000 locations across 26 levels, improving picking efficiency by 20 percent and utilizing 40 percent less space than conventional warehousing operations. Such systems are extremely appealing for companies looking for better warehousing models in land-scare countries and high population density cities, which are usually also more susceptible to the spread of Covid-19.
Investment in automation and digitalization to continue
Which industries are likely to re-jump on the warehouse automation and digitalization bandwagon earlier than others? Bhat said: “All our customers across sectors are looking at warehouse digitalization. Ultimately, we expect investments in warehouse robotics and digital systems to pick up sooner than later post-pandemic, as digitalization would help companies become more resilient and flexible in terms of operations in the long term.”
“But some sectors are more advanced in their desire to race ahead, of course.”
In the Asia Pacific region, the momentum for automation and digitalization is still likely to take a slightly slower pace.
However, there are low-hanging opportunities for advancement, and for more lower-cost upgrades such as smart-wearable devices to increase productivity for warehouse workers.
Other more costly robotics such as goods-to-person and assisted picking robots will depend on customer’s budgets and long-term strategy.
Walker said: “Lower wage costs in the region sometimes makes it harder to justify technology enhancements to our customers, especially when considering contracts are often handed out for a two to three year timeframe.
“We see more opportunity in our more high-labor cost countries like Japan and Australia, and we anticipate a number of our customers making changes in strategy to leverage more technology across their supply chain, especially considering the Covid-19 pandemic.”
RELATED ARTICLESNeed Strategic Supply Chain Consulting?DHL Consulting has a dedicated set of services on supply chain consulting, which we offer to clients outside of Deutsche Post and DHL.There is also the human aspect when aiming for accelerated digitalization within warehouses, with Walker adding: “Change management is always a factor, and changing the process is about people — it is key that we change and transform warehouse operations through engaging the people who are impacted.
“Also, we cannot ignore the physical integration of the systems and we have to consider IT security for digital-linked networks very carefully. It is paramount that we don’t have a weak link that would leave us vulnerable to an attack.”
Earlier this year, DHLC completed a warehouse digitalization study for a leading global automotive player. The purpose was to assess various digitalization initiatives and the benefits of implementing these across their China warehouses. Their key takeaway? Auto-mobility players need to consider the maturity of current technologies and their unique operating profile to develop a comprehensive digitalization roadmap. (Read more here.)
A report by Robo Global, an investment research and advisory company with indexes tracking the investment sector, has 11 percent of its investment index focused on such companies, including Daifuku, which provides factory automation and logistic services in Japan.
Another report by ResearchAndMarkets.com analyzed the warehouse automation market in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and predicted the industry could grow with a CAGR of 11.6 percent by the end of 2025, citing the “rapid rise of global e-commerce and expectations for shorter delivery times”, as well as the “rising awareness of industries to increase the efficiency of the warehouse and reduce the capital spent on labor”.
With both market demand and capital inflows likely to continue into the industry, it looks likely that there will be further automation and digitalization in warehousing in this post-pandemic era. However, companies will be wary of over-extending themselves fiscally and focus mainly on investments that have clear benefits to Covid-19 proofing their supply chains.] =>
Need Strategic Supply Chain Consulting? DHL Consulting has a dedicated set of services on supply chain consulting, which we offer to clients outside of Deutsche Post and DHL.
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[$value] => There is also the human aspect when aiming for accelerated digitalization within warehouses, with Walker adding: “Change management is always a factor, and changing the process is about people — it is key that we change and transform warehouse operations through engaging the people who are impacted.
“Also, we cannot ignore the physical integration of the systems and we have to consider IT security for digital-linked networks very carefully. It is paramount that we don’t have a weak link that would leave us vulnerable to an attack.”
Earlier this year, DHLC completed a warehouse digitalization study for a leading global automotive player. The purpose was to assess various digitalization initiatives and the benefits of implementing these across their China warehouses. Their key takeaway? Auto-mobility players need to consider the maturity of current technologies and their unique operating profile to develop a comprehensive digitalization roadmap. (Read more here.)
A report by Robo Global, an investment research and advisory company with indexes tracking the investment sector, has 11 percent of its investment index focused on such companies, including Daifuku, which provides factory automation and logistic services in Japan.
Another report by ResearchAndMarkets.com analyzed the warehouse automation market in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and predicted the industry could grow with a CAGR of 11.6 percent by the end of 2025, citing the “rapid rise of global e-commerce and expectations for shorter delivery times”, as well as the “rising awareness of industries to increase the efficiency of the warehouse and reduce the capital spent on labor”.
With both market demand and capital inflows likely to continue into the industry, it looks likely that there will be further automation and digitalization in warehousing in this post-pandemic era. However, companies will be wary of over-extending themselves fiscally and focus mainly on investments that have clear benefits to Covid-19 proofing their supply chains.
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不過，在追求進步及低成本更新方面，仍然有一些機會，像是幫助倉庫員工提高生產力的智慧型穿戴裝置。
其他成本更高的機器人，像是貨到人機器人以及輔助揀貨機器人，則按照客戶預算及長期策略而定。
Walker說：「區域的低工資成本有時讓我們更難說服客戶改善科技，尤其考慮到合約期間通常持續2-3年左右。」
「像是日本及澳洲等勞工成本較高的國家，機會更多，我們預估有些客戶會改變策略，在供應鏈上使用更多科技，尤其是在新冠疫情期間。」
[There is also the human aspect when aiming for accelerated digitalization within warehouses, with Walker adding: “Change management is always a factor, and changing the process is about people — it is key that we change and transform warehouse operations through engaging the people who are impacted.
“Also, we cannot ignore the physical integration of the systems and we have to consider IT security for digital-linked networks very carefully. It is paramount that we don’t have a weak link that would leave us vulnerable to an attack.”
Earlier this year, DHLC completed a warehouse digitalization study for a leading global automotive player. The purpose was to assess various digitalization initiatives and the benefits of implementing these across their China warehouses. Their key takeaway? Auto-mobility players need to consider the maturity of current technologies and their unique operating profile to develop a comprehensive digitalization roadmap. (Read more here.)
A report by Robo Global, an investment research and advisory company with indexes tracking the investment sector, has 11 percent of its investment index focused on such companies, including Daifuku, which provides factory automation and logistic services in Japan.
Another report by ResearchAndMarkets.com analyzed the warehouse automation market in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and predicted the industry could grow with a CAGR of 11.6 percent by the end of 2025, citing the “rapid rise of global e-commerce and expectations for shorter delivery times”, as well as the “rising awareness of industries to increase the efficiency of the warehouse and reduce the capital spent on labor”.
With both market demand and capital inflows likely to continue into the industry, it looks likely that there will be further automation and digitalization in warehousing in this post-pandemic era. However, companies will be wary of over-extending themselves fiscally and focus mainly on investments that have clear benefits to Covid-19 proofing their supply chains.] => Walker指出，加速倉庫數位化目標也存在人性面。「改變管理階層永遠只是個因素，改變程序與人力有關—相關人士的參與，是我們改變與轉型倉庫運作的關鍵。」
「我們也無法忽略系統的實體整合，我們必須非常審慎考量數位連結網絡的IT安全。最重要的是我們的網路連結，不能讓我們容易受到攻擊。」
今年年初，DHLC完成針對全球領導汽車製造商的倉庫數位化研究。研究目的在評估多項數位化計劃，以及在中國倉庫執行這些計劃的優點。關鍵結論為何？汽車製造商必須考量當前科技的成熟度，以及發展全方位數位藍圖的獨一無二經營組合。
追蹤投資產業的投資研究顧問公司Robo Global發表一份報告。該公司的投資指數，11%關注這些公司，包括在日本提供廠房自動化與物流服務的大福公司（Daifuku）。
ResearchAndMarkets.com發表的另一份報告，分析北美、歐洲及亞太地區的倉庫自動化市場，預測此產業在2025年底前達到11.6%的CAGR複合年均成長率。報告指出「全球電子商務快速竄起，預期對縮短貨運時間的期望」以及「提高產業對倉庫效率增加的關注，降低勞工資本支出」。
隨著市場需求及資金可能持續流入產業，看起來後疫情時代會有進一步的倉儲自動化與數位化發展。不過，公司會警惕不過度擴張財務，主要集中投資在疫情期間證實有明確效益的部分。
[The Covid-19 pandemic has forced digital consumers to change their purchasing habits. Many are spending on essentials, creating shortages across both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retail. They are upending predictive models and shifting spending to new stores, channels and product lines.
As it was, trade was already slowing down in 2019 before the pandemic hit, due to US-China trade tensions affecting economic growth. In December 2019, DHL’s Global Trade Barometer showed a slight decline in global trade, attributed to the negative growth outlook for China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
A report by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) also indicated that world merchandise trade registered a slight decline for the year of ‑0.1 percent in volume terms, and the dollar value of world merchandise exports in 2019 fell by 3 percent to US$18.9 trillion.
WTO economists believe further declines caused by Covid-19’s effect on trade and output will likely exceed the slump brought on by the global financial crisis of 2008‑09.
Covid-19’s post-pandemic effects
This negative outlook has had downstream effects on budgetary planning, particularly for businesses that run with first-in, first-out warehousing. According to Sharad Bhat, a senior supply chain expert at DHL Consulting (DHLC) - which handles Supply Chain consulting and business transformation services - Covid-19 has delayed a lot of investments into warehouse digitalization, as most companies are focusing on free cash flow right now and deferring “non-essential” investments.
Steve Walker, Chief Operations Officer, Chief Information Officer, Asia Pacific at DHL Supply Chain, added that post-pandemic, there will be a broad push to look at automation in warehouses and logistics across the supply chain generally.
"COVID-19 especially showed that businesses are in need for more flexible and agile supply chains, that can be adapted fast and according to individual and geographical needs. This is where automation comes in handy", he said.
Enterprise Singapore’s transport and logistics director Law Chung Ming said it is noteworthy that companies that have invested in digitalization have seen the benefits by being able to continue to support the movement of goods and essential items, despite the ongoing pandemic.
"Beyond productivity gains, technology has helped to keep workers safe in COVID-19 times," he said.] => 疫情迫使數位消費者改變購物習慣。許多人花錢買生活必需品，造成電商和實體零售店面缺貨。他們顛覆可預測的模式，轉向新商店、通路和產品線購物。
事實上，早在疫情衝擊前貿易活動已經漸趨遲緩，主要源自於中美貿易緊張對經濟成長造成的影響。2019年12月，DHL全球貿易晴雨表（Global Trade Barometer）顯示全球貿易微幅衰退，主要受到中國、德國、日本、南韓、英國與美國的負成長展望拖累。
世界貿易組織（WTO）報告也指出，2019年世界商品貿易量微幅減少0.1%；世界商品出口額減少3%，來到18.9兆美元。
WTO經濟學家認為，新冠疫情對貿易與產出造成的進一步衰退影響，可能超過2008-09年全球金融危機引起的蕭條。
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