The concept of Omni-Channel has had a strong reach in recent years in thousands of factors, but also in the supply chains of industries. The Omni-Channel arises as a result of the digitalization of the market, the same event that gave access to e-commerce. Both variables have been necessary and bordered by an unprecedented sociocultural change: the change in the behavior of consumers, and therefore, the measures to satisfy the supply of the sector.
How did supply chains behave in the past?
Previously, the typical Distribution Center basically had limited sources of finite suppliers. And in turn, they had fixed customers (stores), who received product every certain time and the same quantities. The number of variables to combine was predictable, easy, something that could be perfectly controlled.
How do actual supply chains behave?
With the new guidelines of the digital age, today any company can serve as a supplier of Distribution Centers, even when it is not a large company and only a distributor. In turn, the Distribution Centers can have an infinite number of clients, from transnationals, large, medium, small companies and the individual consumer who only wants a product.
The Omni-Channel provides the ability to supply different sales channels, in time, form. Some of the variables that it faces are the following:
- You must have an effective order assortment process for online purchases, or conventional orders.
- The traditional packaging was more items, now must be customized to the demands and needs of the consumer, so they come out with less product and in presentations that force a different packaging, prevailing the quality of the
- Have the ability to accurately and quickly manage the This means that there are automated processes to decide on one messaging or another, whether it is local or foreign, delivery times, delivery methods, etc.
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