Course: Business Futures: Understanding Omni-channel Retailing and Supply Chains

In these three weeks, we hope you have acquired an understanding and some valuable insights on omni-channels. We also hope that you have enjoyed the contents, found the materials interesting …

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This week you looked at the emerging technologies that may impact the omni-channel supply chain in the future. You were introduced to various state-of-the-art technologies such as IoT, 3DP, drones …

We have shown you how omni-channel retailing and consumer purchasing evolved based on visible trends in technological developments. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Technologies are advancing at …

One of the questions not fully addressed by omni-channel retailers is how their omni-channel activities affect the natural environment: Does omni-channel retailing generate more carbon footprints compared with conventional brick-and-mortar …

Let’s explore how growing trends in social media have created an online practice known as crowdsourcing. It is basically getting ideas, needed services, or content by soliciting funds from the …

As omni-channels depend on an integrated online platform, the cyber crimes of concern involve data theft, fraud and various privacy breaches which create a “perfect storm” for disrupting omni-channel operations. …

This step demonstrates that drones and driverless vehicles have the capacity to revolutionise last-mile deliveries – and they’re starting NOW. Drones Recent advances in robotics, drone and autonomous vehicle technologies …

In this step we would like to introduce how 3D printers work and how they have brought in the third industrial revolution. 3DP builds things by depositing materials layer by …

You may have come across the term IoT, or Internet of Things. Let’s simplify the concept: IoT is a term given to “a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and …

Since the invention of the Internet and World Wide Web, traditional businesses have been constantly challenged by newer technological innovations. The convergence of computing and telecommunications devices led to the …

With the fourth industrial revolution, businesses and consumers will be gradually, or not so gradually, required to embrace automation, robotics and interconnectivity of smart devices to survive or thrive in …

This week, you have learned about omni-channel supply chains and how they differ from conventional supply chains. The omni-channel supply chain has changed the order fulfillment process over time in …

As we come to the last step of Week 2, it’s important to remember that technology will continue to play a key role in increasing the performance of the omni-channel …

We have explored the role of technology in the last mile delivery, logistics and warehousing in omni-channel retailing and how to meet the operational demands within the omni-channel context. These …