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Things happening in, around, and to freight
transportation
Some observations
Per Olof Arnäs, PhD
Chalmers University of Technology Service Management and Logistics
[email protected] about.me/perolofarnas
Slides: slideshare.net/poar @Dr_PO
OKIMG_5751 by taymtaym on Flickr (CC-BY)
Things are happening outside the freight industry
(and have been for some time)
Demographic and social
change
Shift in economic
power
Rapid urbanisation
Technological breakthroughsClimate
change and resource scarcity
5 GLOBAL TRENDS
Things are happening outside the freight industry
(and have been for some time)
Things are happening outside the freight industry
(and have been for some time)
1957
Things are happening outside the freight industry
(and have been for some time)
Image: Richard Hancock, twitter.com/CanaryWorf
2015
Gartners Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
Augmenting humans with technology
Machines replacing humans
Humans and machines working
alongside each other
Machines better
understanding humans and
the environment
Humans better understanding
machines
Machines and humans
becoming smarter
Gartners Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
Source: Gartner July 2016
Could affect transportation and logistics
Things are also happening to the freight industry
(and have been for some time as well)
355:365:2015BWH by hermitsmoores on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
Make analogue information digital
Digitization:
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Increased use of digital technology
Digitalization:
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Increased use of digital technology
Digitalization:
Make analogue information digital
Digitization:
Both are important! (and interesting)
Ominous Windmill by Conrad Kuiper on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
Digit(al)ization is not a trend
It is a force of nature
It’s not business as usual.
Get used to it.
Digit(al)isation is happening to freight
transport.
There is no ’usual’ anymore.
Hello Kitty Darth Vader by JD Hancock on Flickr (CC-BY)
So…
Is nothing happening in
freight transport then?!
http://www.dhl.com/en/about_us/logistics_insights/dhl_trend_research/trendradar.html
Integration of digital and physical worlds
http://www.sygic.com/gps-navigation/addon/head-up-display
Say hi to the new sensors
http://mobsentech.com
”New” modes of transport
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50sv4M4rgBMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG76DcXySuw
More automation
The sharing economy hits freight transport (again and again…)
Servitization
Move up in the value chain
Upgrade drop points
Consumer services
Expose data
Mall of Scandinavia
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/growth/innovation/41765-online-retailer-offers-a-courier-that-waits-at-your-door-fashion-advice-not-included.html
https://www.amazon.com/dashbutton
https://www.shyp.com
The Action of New York City by Trey Ratcliff on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
Real-time (data driven) decision making
Data collection Data processingData exploitation
http://mindconnect.se/http://waze.com
https://mydrive.tomtom.com/
Curated services made possible with data
Mindconnect Sendify
Bitcoin, bitcoin coin, physical bitcoin, bitcoin photo by Antana on Flickr (CC-BY,SA)
Another thing to
keep tabs on
Bitcoin, bitcoin coin, physical bitcoin, bitcoin photo by Antana on Flickr (CC-BY,SA)
Block chain technology
Records transactions and data among actors that do not trust each other
Fully decentralized
https://news.bitcoin.com/nimber-disrupts-logistics-system-blockchain-matters/
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21677198-technology-behind-bitcoin-could-transform-how-economy-works-trust-machine
Bitcoin, bitcoin coin, physical bitcoin, bitcoin photo by Antana on Flickr (CC-BY,SA)
http://www.coindesk.com/how-bitcoins-technology-could-make-supply-chains-more-transparent/
https://news.bitcoin.com/future-use-cases-blockchain-technology-parcel-tracking-regardless-courier/
Block chain technology
Records transactions and data among actors that do not trust each other
Fully decentralized
Wave (wavebl.com) Electronic Bill of Lading
Stored in a blockchain
Things are happening…
Around… …to… …and in…
…freight transportation!
LEARNING REACTION (PRO)ACTION
OKIMG_5751 by taymtaym on Flickr (CC-BY)
Per Olof Arnäs, PhD
Chalmers University of Technology Service Management and Logistics
[email protected] about.me/perolofarnas
Slides: slideshare.net/poar @Dr_PO
Things happening in, around, and to freight
transportation
Some observations