What's Inside

In our Reshaping Supply Chains for the 2020s series, we analyze the technologies and trends that are enabling the evolution of the supply chain. In this report, we discuss the implications of Covid-19 for retail manufacturing and the evolution of technology solutions to streamline supply chains.

This report considers the following key topics:

• Impacts of the coronavirus crisis on retail inventories
• The rise of demand-driven technologies and business models for supply chain flexibility
• Key technologies that can be used to improve efficiency—including examples of automation and robotics in supply chain management
• Our expectations for the future of retailers and manufacturers

Our Reshaping Supply Chains for the 2020s series includes previous insight reports on demand forecasting and consumerization and digitalization in product design.