There is a new e-commerce / multichannel that meets the immediacy needs of customers. The new e-commerce is driven by the new supply chain.
A handful of companies are now implementing the new e-commerce. These firms understand that customers want delivery of their orders within 48 hours of order placement. This is both good business and a blue ocean opportunity. They are meeting supply chain issues using their own solutions, instead of using the standard options and providers.
The new supply chain is very different from the traditional, monolithic supply chain used by many manufactuers, retailers, and wholesalers--
New Supply Chain Management for Blue Ocean New E-Commerce / Multichannel
  • Are segmented by channel
  • Are defined by integrated process
  • Are measured by performance and service
  • Focus on customers
  • Focus on delivery
  • Focus on product positioning and availability
  • Deliver orders complete, accurate, and on-time
  • Utilize integrated suply chain execution technology across the supply chain
3PLs and Logistics Service Providerss need to wake up to the new supply chain. Or they will be left behind as shippers move on without them and as new providers step up to the challenge and opportunity.
All thus is a blue ocean opportunity for certain 3PLs and logistics service providers. These select 3PLs and LSPs may be in business now and redefine themselves with a new strategy. Or they may develop as new providers who understand the new supply chain and lead. The blue ocean is not for those 3PLs who do not want to change and like to compete in a commodity service with little or no competitive differentiation. It is for the bold and creative who want to lead and not be part of the herd.