Dr. Andreas Froschmayer, Corporate Director Corporate Strategy & PR at DACHSER, explained the challenges involved in developing and implementing cyber-socio-physical systems in logistics. The availability of future technology is optimal today.
Benjamin Buescher, Vice President Global Logistics at Adidas International Trading AG, added the comments from the point of view of a shipper who does not see logistics as its core business but purchases logistics services to a large extent. For him, the customer and the purchasing experience (including Same Day Delivery, free shipping and returns) are at the beginning of the process chain.
Without intelligent IT, logistics today would be unthinkable and a freight forwarder would not be fit for the future. The complexity of supply chains, the increasing demands of industry and commerce, a volatile socio-political environment, but above all scarcity of resources - personnel, traffic areas, IT capacities - call for efficient systems. As one of the pioneers in the digitalization of freight forwarding processes and in the intelligent management of value creation networks, the Dachser freight forwarding group has always remained true to its values. It continuously seeks the balance of quality, processes, innovation and costs. Early on, she invested in the development of a comprehensive IT infrastructure for all areas of the company's operations. And it never neglected investments in personnel. Within the framework of the 3rd Swiss Logistics Forum, more must be done to make logistics an attractive workplace.
Innovate or die
Lively discussions then took place within the framework of working groups on the topics: Trade platforms, autonomous transport systems, human and organizational development, regional logistics, smart warehousing, workplace and digitalization.
Under the patronage of SWISS IPG PARTNERS GROUP, the following cutting issues were highlighted in the session "People and Organizational Development":
Carsten Vollrath, CEO, IPG GROUP:
- "Future of Work - Digital SCM 4.0 Patterns and their impact on Process and Business Model Innovations"
Prof. Hartmut Schulze, Head of Institute for Cooperation Research and Development University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
- "Social Functions of Robots - Opportunities and Risks"
Heiko Stahl, General Manager Switzerland | Austria, International Key Account | Global A+D
- Vitra AG WHAT THE F...K IS HOME?
Photo VNL: Carsten Vollrath, IPG GROUP, Session "People and Organizational Development"
The speakers presented their ideas and projects, which were then questioned by moderator Carsten Vollrath and the participants or supplemented with their own objections.
Among the highlights were drones from Verity Studios, which provided the right atmosphere for Celine Dion's world tour. Speaking robots, which in five to ten years will complement human activities in logistics, but also in the social field, thanks to better mobility and chatbots. Self-optimizing, networked warehouses in intelligent buildings with finishing offers. Decarbonized transport solutions that are already being implemented - and Cargo Sous Terrain.
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