Digital transformation paving the road for growth in logistics

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Digital transformation: Paving the road for growth in logistics

The opportunity for digital

transformation in logistics is huge.

And the numbers tell the story:

$1.5 trillion of value at stake for logistics

players, and a further $2.4 trillion worth of

societal benefits through 2025.


5key

dynamicsare driving new value…



FIVE KEY DYNAMICS DRIVING

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN

LOGISTICS

Global trade is estimated to increase by as much as 70% as a result of

trade simplification and removal of trade barriers. Digitally enhanced

platforms could capture 20% of this increase.

1

Information

services




LOGISTICS

Same-day delivery services are driving new profit growth. There is,

however, a negative impact to the environment for all this customer

immediacy.

2

Logistics services




LOGISTICS

The trend of crowdsourcing, and innovations in manufacturing (3D printing)

and technology (drones, autonomous trucks) have widened the range of

options and opened up logistics markets to new players.

3

Delivery

capabilities




LOGISTICS

The idea here is that maximum value is extracted from resources while

they are in use. Then, at the end of a resource’s service life, its

constituent products and materials are recovered and regenerated.

Based on nature’s resource-efficient use and reuse of biological

nutrients, it could lead to practical benefits in the logistics sector.

4

Circular economy




LOGISTICS

Sharing warehousing allows firms to benefit from cost synergies and

greater flexibility, including sharing IT across the customer base at one

particular warehouse.

5

Shared logistics

capabilities


Focus on new delivery concepts.

New physical delivery concepts such as autonomous trucks,

drones and 3D printing are not expected to reach the mass

market within this decade, but should be watched closely to spot

the right time to invest in them and stay competitive.


Have a strategy in place for

emerging logistics concepts.

Due to ever-increasing customer demands, enterprises may

need strategies for new areas such as city logistics for urban

deliveries, or same-day delivery.


Embrace shared transport.

Shared transport platforms will improve margins by increasing

utilization rates and reducing empty backhauls .

LEARN MOREabout how logistics companies are driving new value with

our full report:


Digital transformation:Paving the road for growth in logistics

What are the next steps

to get that digital edge

http://reports.weforum.org/digital-transformation-of-industries/wp-content/blogs.dir/94/mp/files/pages/files/wef-dti-logisticswhitepaper-final-january-2016.pdf

http://reports.weforum.org/digital-transformation-of-industries/wp-content/blogs.dir/94/mp/files/pages/files/wef-dti-logisticswhitepaper-final-january-2016.pdf

https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insight-your-supply-chain-growth-engine?c=strat_stratsmcss_10000007&n=smc_0316



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