Over the past two decades, as the Internet revolution swept the world, our day-to-day lives have become increasingly digital. With email eclipsing ‘snail mail’ and digital downloads replacing physical products, this could well have dealt a devastating blow to the logistics industry. Industry stakeholders should take notice and come together to prioritize digital transformation initiatives given the potential for significantly higher value to be created for society than for industry.

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Digital transformation:
Paving the road for growth in logistics

2. 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.
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3. 5
key
dynamics
are driving new value…
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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

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FIVE KEY DYNAMICS DRIVING
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN
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

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FIVE KEY DYNAMICS DRIVING
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN
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

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FIVE KEY DYNAMICS DRIVING
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN
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

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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN
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

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So how can
logistics companies
continue
to drive new growth
?
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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.

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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.

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Embrace shared transport.
Shared transport platforms will improve margins by increasing
utilization rates and reducing empty backhauls .

13. LEARN MORE
about how logistics companies are driving new value with
our full report:
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Digital transformation:
Paving the road for growth in logistics
What are the next steps
to get that digital edge