Leading experts bat for robotic automation, convergence powering e-commerce soon
December 15, 2021: Circularity, automation, the need and cost of same day shipping versus next day shipping, robotics, order and delivery times, predictability, reimagining the future of retail stores and use of more sustainable practices are some of the challenges facing the e-commerce industry today.
These and many other topics were covered on the final day of the 9th INFORMS Transportation Science and Logistics Society Workshop which was held virtually at IIM Ahmedabad during December 13-15, 2021. Hosted by IIMA’s Centre for Transportation and Logistics, the theme of the workshop this year was "E-Commerce in an Emerging World" and a panel discussion on ecommerce fulfilment was moderated virtually on Wednesday by Rene de Koster, a Professor of Logistics and Operations Management at the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
