《创新驱动复原力》MHI 2021年报告发布

在美国举办的PROMAT DX 2021年物流线上展的第三日，MHI美国物料搬运工业协会和德勤咨询联合发布了《2021年MHI报告》，题目为《创新是复原力的驱动：在不确定的时代技术和创新如何助力供应链》。MHI已经连续多年，在亚特兰大和芝加哥物流展期间发布《MHI年度报告》，这份报告对整个市场的调查和分析，以及对未来趋势的把控，被认为是物料搬运领域的决策依据。值得中国同行研究。

Need for Resilience Amid Pandemic Disruption Powering Digital Supply Chain Investments

大流行破坏对复原力的需求为数字供应链投资提供动力

Nearly half of supply chain leaders surveyed have dramatically accelerated spending on digital technologies to make their operations more responsive and forward-looking during the pandemic, accordingto an industry report released today by MHI in collaboration with Deloitte.

MHI与德勤（Deloitte）合作发布的一份行业报告显示，在接受调查的供应链领导者中，近半数大幅加快了对数字技术的支出，以使其运营在疫情期间更具反应性和前瞻性。

Cloud computing, robotics andinventory/network optimization tools saw the biggest jump in terms supply chain investment, with 49% of survey respondents increasing spending, according to the 2021 MHI Annual Industry Report, “Innovation Driven Resilience: How Technology and Innovation Help Supply Chains Thrive in Unprecedented Times,”which provides new insights into trends and technologies that are having adramatic business impact on supply chains and the people who run them.

云计算、机器人和库存/网络优化工具在供应链投资方面增幅最大，根据 2021 年 MHI 年度行业报告"创新驱动的弹性：技术和创新如何帮助供应链在前所未有的时代蓬勃发展"，该报告提供了对趋势和技术的新见解，这些趋势和技术正在对供应链和运营者产生巨大的业务影响。

A great majority of respondents, 83% believe digital supply chains will be the predominant model with in just five years – 22% believe they are now.

绝大多数受访者（83%）认为数字供应链将在五年内成为主要模式——22%的受访者认为，数字供应链将成为目前的主要模式。

Supply Chain Technologies are Driving Resiliency

供应链技术正在推动弹性

According to this year’s respondents,nearly all the advanced digital technologies covered by the survey are expected to achieve wide spread adoption within the next 3-5 years.

根据今年的受访者，几乎所有先进的数字技术都有望在未来3-5年内获得广泛采用。

Cloud computing and storage has the highest current adoption rate at 57%. Adoption is expected to grow to 88% over the next 3-5 years.

云计算和存储的当前采用率最高，为 57%。预计在未来3-5年内，选用率将增长到88%。

Robotics and automation, currently at 38%,is expected to reach 76% in the next 3-5 years.

Predictive Analytics, currently at 31%, is expected to grow to 79% in the next 3-5 years.

Industrial Internet of Things, currently 27%, is expected to grow to 73% over the next 3-5 years.

Artificial Intelligence, currently at 17%,is expected to grow to 62% in the next 3-5 years.

Talent Shortage, Customer Demands and Disruption are Top Supply Chain Challenges

机器人和自动化目前为38%，预计在未来3-5年内将达到76%。 

预测分析技术，目前为31%，预计在未来3-5年内增长到79%。

工业物联网目前占27%，预计未来3-5年将增长到73%。

人工智能目前为17%，预计在未来3-5年内将增长到62%。

人才短缺、客户需求和中断是供应链面临的首要挑战

When it comes to supply chain challenges,respondents continue to report that their organization’s greatest challenge is hiring and retaining qualified workers at 52%. Close behind is the category ofcustomer requirements in which customers continually expect and demand faster response times and lower costs. Digital innovation is essential to solving this customer experience challenge, but the technologies cannot be implemented without a skilled workforce to run them. Supply chain disruption was also a major challenge at 39%.

在供应链挑战方面，受访者继续报告说，他们组织面临的最大挑战是招聘和留住 52% 的合格员工。紧随其后的是客户需求类别，客户不断期待和要求更快的响应时间和更低的成本。数字创新对于解决这一客户体验挑战至关重要，但如果没有熟练的员工来运行这些技术，这些技术就无法实现。供应链中断也是39%的主要挑战。

“Supply chain resilience has never been more important. Companies that made investments in digital technologies prior to the pandemic were more prepared and able to adapt, survive and even thrive during this disruption. They will also be ready when the next crisis inevitably hits,” John Paxton, CEO of MHI.

"供应链的弹性从未像现在这样重要。在大流行之前投资数字技术的公司准备更充分，能够在这场破坏中适应、生存甚至茁壮成长。当下一次危机不可避免地袭来时，他们也会做好准备，"MHI首席执行官约翰·帕克斯顿说。