{"id":43,"date":"2021-07-13T08:17:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T08:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/china-docshipper.uiart.io\/en\/2024\/12\/26\/logistics-trends-and-opportunities-in-2021\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T05:53:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T05:53:43","slug":"logistics-trends-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/china.docshipper.com\/en\/logistics\/logistics-trends-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Logistics trends and opportunities in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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2020 was a difficult year for the logistics sector, which was affected by the global pandemic (Covid-19)<\/strong><\/span>. Companies who work in the essential goods field such as food, medical or pharmaceutical were obliged to ensure the continuous sourcing of these products<\/span><\/strong>, generating the evolvement of the e-commerce logistics<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

An accelerated digital transformation of the logistics<\/span> <\/strong>took a place thanks to that. Companies started relying on technologies more often in their now automated warehouses<\/strong><\/span> in order to optimize the operations and offer their clients more efficient services. <\/span><\/p>\n

The pandemic did damage the economy, but it did also offer it various advantages, such as this one, allowing companies to modernize their logistics. Here are the different trends and opportunities in the logistics field for 2021.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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This can happen through the process of analysing a large amount of data<\/span><\/strong> along with analysing the operations’ performance<\/span><\/strong>, identifying what should be improved and adapting to strategic measures<\/span><\/strong> to ensure continuous improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n

There exist several programs that would help you manage your automated warehouses<\/span><\/strong>, transform large quantities of data generated by them such as the ratio of orders prepared, the number of receptions per hour or the percentage of occupancy of each location, among other logistics KPIs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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For the last decades, AI and machine learning left an impact on the transportation sector<\/span><\/strong>. They helped improve the operation’s functionality<\/span><\/strong> and detect all possible problems to provide the best solution<\/span><\/strong>. Implementing AI to create a new transport technology was influential in the pandemic, as many people in management positions started to work remotely. These two technologies enabled businesses to predict the market’s behaviour and contemplate the changes<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Companies that rely on AI and machine learning are distinguishable from their competitors<\/span><\/strong> due to the continuous evolvement of these technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n

They allow them to predict future consumption trends, optimize the delivery routes and transfers, but also have better authority over the processes to deliver enhancements<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Its advantages are represented in the role this technology<\/span> plays as an interconnection of numerous devices with a high speed that could reach 10 gigabits per second with low latency<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

This makes her more efficient for the collection and processing of data related<\/span><\/strong> to<\/span><\/span> IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) <\/span><\/strong>and its evolved version,<\/span> AIoT (artificial intelligence with IoT)<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Autonomous vehicles\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Here, we talk about both self-sufficient vehicles (forklifts, trucks, etc.) and drones<\/strong><\/span>, piloted using artificial intelligence algorithms<\/span><\/strong>. Such devices provide interesting opportunities in warehouses<\/span><\/strong>, such as to decrease the duration of inventories thanks to drones which photograph and identify products in stock<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are numerous opportunities to improve productivity and cut back the costs<\/span> <\/strong>by adding autonomous vehicles to as part of your logistics solutions. We might not be witnessing them on the streets but, autonomous trucks are already in operation at airports, seaports and container bases. Autonomous forklifts and robotic arms are also being widely used in modern warehouses to function as flexible<\/span><\/strong> \u2018conveyor belts\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Green logistics\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The world is now starting to worry about the planet\u2019s well-being and the future of the humanity. That is what encouraged companies to move toward the Green logistics<\/strong><\/span> or rather say the durable logistics<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Eager to reduce the air, water and soil pollution<\/span><\/strong> caused mainly by the logistics activities such as transport<\/span><\/strong>, some measures took place in order to respect the environment;<\/span><\/p>\n

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