Elastic logistics are those logistics able to guarantee flexibility with respect to the fluctuation of the demand of the 4.0 supply chain.
This means that companies master the ability to scale operations and warehouse resources to ensure efficiency during peak demand and contain costs during periods of decline in outbound orders.
The need for flexibility is increasingly felt within all sectors for the following reasons:
new attitudes imposed by the affirmation of the e-Commerce model;
digitization of the sector and consequent availability of flow information;
the development and dissemination of supply chains 4.0 which envisage the application of new technologies to warehouse processes to improve the efficiency of goods receipt, storage and shipment operations.
In this regard, having access to all the information generated within the warehouse is possible thanks to the implementation of software such as TMS (Transportation Management System), WMS (Warehouse Management System) and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning).
TMS: allows you to plan, execute and optimize the physical movement of products, ensuring that the shipment complies with the quality objectives set and that the documentation related to the distributed flow is complete and available on time.
WMS: View your entire inventory and manage your warehouse's order fulfillment operations.
ERP: Management software that integrates business processes and relevant business functions, such as sales, purchasing, warehouse management, finance or accounting.
In a constantly evolving market, flexible logistics is a key element in meeting customer needs.
Thanks to technology and the ability to predict market fluctuations, elastic logistics can guarantee operational flexibility and total visibility of the supply chain.
In fact, AI allows you to predict risks, trends and the real state of demand and also allows you to analyze scenarios by producing "what-if" projections, to simulate stress tests, and to automatically reconfigure networks in the face of threats.
