5G for Supply Chain Managers Training Course

Introduction

• Smart Manufacturing and Factory of the Future (FoF)

5G Technology Overview

• 5G ecosystem: network, physical infrastructure, cloud, devices, and software applications
• Enabling IoT
• Accelerating AI
• Towards Digital Transformation
• Case study: Operational automation

Supply Chain Management Activities

• Inventory management
• Warehouse management
• Tracking and tracing
• Product monitoring
• Transportation
• Payments and transactions
• Planning

5G Business Models and Value Creation

• Customer experience
• Personalization
• Operational efficiency
• Case study: Vehicle-to-vehicle communication

 Vision and Strategy

• Incremental improvement of the local and global supply chain
• Identifying new opportunities 
• The risk of unrealized gains
• Case study: Robotics in the supply chain

Putting Together a Team

• Bringing together the stakeholders
• Combining resources to manage complexity
• Addressing organizational goals

Implementation

• Identifying 5G service providers and their offerings
• Preparing your network for 5G
• Testing out 5G enabled devices
• Transferring systems and services to the cloud
• Managing data collection overload
• Case Study: 3D printing

Launching a Collaborative 5G Project

• Initiating a joint project with another company
• Identifying project delivery goals
• Co-investment, co-ordination, and control
• Joining a project consortium
• Collaborating with 5G operators

Managing Risk and Security

• Security requirements for different stages and systems
• Compliance and responsibility among parties
• Holding and managing collected user data
• Real-time data sharing

Summary and Conclusion

• 5G timeline and next steps