Disrupting logistics : startups, technologies, and investors building future supply chains / Christian Wurst, Luca Graf, editors.
Wurst, Christian (Logistics expert), editor.; Graf, Luca, 1975- editor.
2021
HD38.5 .D57 2021
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Title Disrupting logistics : startups, technologies, and investors building future supply chains / Christian Wurst, Luca Graf, editors.
ISBN 9783030610937 electronic book
3030610934 electronic book
9783030610920
3030610926
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61093-7
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (viii, 290 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-61093-7 doi
Call Number HD38.5 .D57 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification 658.5
Summary This book presents trends, developments, and examples of how digital disruption is currently reshaping the logistics industry. Logistics is the invisible force behind the global economy, influencing and providing a lens into all economic activities. Chapters written by respected experts in the field describe how new technologies such as autonomous vehicles, blockchain, Internet of things (IoT), and state-of-the-art freight management solutions are fundamentally changing supply chain solutions. Special emphasis is placed on promising start-ups and venture capital firms around the world that are now investing in the future of logistics.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 21, 2022).
Added Author Wurst, Christian (Logistics expert), editor.
Graf, Luca, 1975- editor.
Series Future of business and finance.
Available in Other Form Print version: 9783030610920
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Logistics at the brink of change
Driving forces of digital disruption. Digitizing and automating processes in logistics ; How utilization of assets is impacted by digitalization and automation ; Towards logistics pricing transparency ; Supply chain visibility and exception management
Business models disrupting the existing logistics solutions. Rate comparison and marketplaces: the platform era and global freight ; The Last Mile Problem and its Innovative Challengers ; E-Commerce order fulfilment supply chain: how new entrants are changing the industry ; Selection of the appropriate asset tracking solution ; Advanced Analytics and Big Data in Supply Chain Planning ; SaaS & big data solutions in the area of logistics related services ; Human-Robot Collaboration: The Future of Smart Warehousing ; Digital freight forwarders disrupt road freight space ; A Revolution in Value-delivery Across Air and Sea Freight ; Autonomous vehicles as the ultimate efficiency driver in logistics ; Distributed Ledger Technology: Towards a Decentralized Logistics Ecosystem
Key Players behind the disruption. Digital transformation in airfreight ; How Freight Forwarders are challenged by and respond to the digital disruption ; The Evolution of Supply Chain Startups ; Transactions & Valuation in the Global Logistics Market ; Financing disruption: The role of Venture Capital in the logistics industry.

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