Megatrends Impacting Fashion/Apparel

Supply Chain & Distribution

Presented by:
KNAPP Inc.

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Presenter

Michael Jevince
Senior Account Executive
KNAPP Inc.

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Objectives

• Identify the trends that impact warehouse management for fashion

retailer/suppliers

• Describe how technology and automated solutions can position

businesses to meet the challenges faced by these trends

• Equip you to determine the proper warehouse technology to meet

demands of your customer

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What are the “Megatrends” that affect the
way fashion/apparel is purchased/delivered?
• Omnichannel shopper
• Amazon effect
• The connected environment
• By 2020 – 50 billion entities
• Labor shortage
Use your supply chain and
• Operating cost pressure distribution network to enable
• Unprecedented automation a competitive advantage

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The Omnichannel Shopper – Amazon Effect

• Customers require more:

• Flexibility
• Visibility
• Selection
• Reliability
• With less:
• Lead time
• Worry
• Cost

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The Connected Environment
• By 2020:
• 50 billion entities
• Smart phones
• Sensors
• RFID chips
• Internet connectivity
• Access to customer demand indicators
• Big data
• Block chain
• IOT

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Labor Shortage

Rising Workforce Costs Changing Workforce Dynamics

Operations Are More Complex

65%
Hourly Wages
Fringe Benefits Aging Workforce
Training
Recruiting
Retention Labor Shortage Of Skilled Labor

Increasing Wage & Benefit Costs

Multi-Generational Workforce
Rent/Lease 35%
Utilities
Equipment
Everything Flexible Work Arrangements
Supplies Else
Employee Retention

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Leveraging Technology to Improve
Customer Experience
• Automated picking processes
• Shuttles
• Robotics
• 3D printing
• Artificial Intelligence
• LMS
• TMS

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Thorough Business/Data Analysis

• Where can you automate to:

• Save labor
• Reduce costs
• Optimize performance
• Process question:
• Eaches? Cases? Pallets?
• Process question:
• Pick-to-store, e commerce
• Semi-automated, fully automated, robots

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Key Takeaways

• Understand/establish short/mid/long term goals

• Comprehensive data analysis

• Tactical automation solutions can reduce reliance on Labor and

achieve supply goals and objectives in the omni-channel
warehouse/DC

• Prepare for immanent changes – disruption is the new normal!

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For more information (Arial 32)

Speaker name: Michael.Jevince@Knapp.com

Website: www.Knapp.com

Visit ProMat Booth # S-1231

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