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The management of digital and automated supply chains is advancing in companies in the German-speaking region. However, there is still significant room for improvement, especially for smaller businesses. These are key findings from the BME Logistics Study 2022 “Digitalization in Supply Chains”.
(Eschborn/Fulda) The online survey was conducted jointly by the Federal Association for Material Management, Purchasing and Logistics e.V. (BME) and the University of Fulda. A total of 210 executives from purchasing, logistics, and supply chain management participated in the study. They are active in the industries of manufacturing, retail, and services. The aim of this year’s BME Logistics Study was to bring transparency to the current and planned implementation of digitalization technologies in supply chains.
“It is encouraging that more than half of the surveyed companies want to utilize innovative digitalization technologies such as clouds and APIs, big data analytics, robotics and automation, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things within the next five years. More than three-quarters of the study participants even plan to implement clouds and APIs as well as big data analytics,” emphasizes BME Managing Director Dr. Helena Melnikov. At the same time, there are still innovative tools that could be relevant for supply chains, but whose potential is not recognized or only inadequately acknowledged.
“Regarding the use of the technologies queried by BME and the University of Fulda, most companies reported their mostly positive experiences. The new digital applications primarily contribute to cost savings, time gains, and quality improvements,” says Carsten Knauer, BME Head of Logistics Section. It is interesting in this context that recognizing the benefits of using digital technologies in supply chains is by far the largest driver, with an increase of almost 60 percent since the survey conducted in 2019.
In their recommendations for action regarding the latest logistics study, BME and the University of Fulda advise those responsible for supply chain management to engage even more comprehensively with digitalization technologies than before. This applies not only to executives; it is also important to recognize that job profiles in other related areas are changing or need to change. The connection to digitalization topics should be significantly more anchored in these job profiles.
Note: The Logistics Study 2022 is available for download here:
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