The Power of Automation: Unleashing the Full Potential of Logistics through Artificial Intelligence

Part four of our sustainability series in which we explore how AI, machine learning, and more work toward the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

With companies still feeling the aftershocks of the global supply chain disruptions of 2020-2021, it is time for them to ensure they are ready for the next one when it hits.

By leveraging digitalization and data for capacity optimization and faster customs clearance, supply chain technology can do for cross-border shipping what it does for the middle mile.

Defined as a flexible, matrix-like structure that reinvents the traditional linear supply chain by enabling all partners and processes involved to share data with each other freely, the digital supply network (DSN) represents the next evolutionary step for supply chains.

With the logistics technology available today, retail supply chains are ripe for optimization–turning the visibility, control, and insight granted by data and machine learning into cost savings and smoother retail operations.

From fuel usage to routine maintenance, accident avoidance and insurance premiums, there are multiple opportunities for delivery fleets to save money through technology-driven tracking and optimization.