Smart Logistics 2019

Logistics is probably the economic sector that can profit the most from Industry 4.0 solutions. Logistics companies seek to follow ongoing technological and development innovations in their warehousing, packaging and shipping processes as well, which also presents new challenges to logistics hubs and industrial parks.

Hungarian shipping logistics companies must comply with numerous local and European rules and regulations, while also keeping up with changing requirements from customers. Does the future belong to networked autonomous vehicles? How can artificial intelligence and cloud services make freight forwarding simpler, and how do shipping companies cope with an increasingly tense labour environment?

Areas like parcel logistics and warehousing also see one new technological solution emerge after the other. As for packaging, new sustainable and customisable technologies are gaining ground, while there is an increasing emphasis on automation. With the advance of online sales and e-commerce, warehousing must also keep up, which is why many providers are looking into robotisation, parcel distribution systems and augmented reality.

Online commerce is one of the most dynamically growing sectors these days. As technology develops, more and more people opt to make online purchases. The number of businesses not offering online sales is dropping, and this is no coincidence. But what does the customer really need? What are the differences in customer behaviour when buying online? How can traditional and new market players keep up with the rise of e-commerce and with the habits and expectations of customers?