The logistics sector is constantly evolving, driven by technological innovation, new consumer demands and globalisation. Today, logistics companies face unprecedented challenges, including the growing demand for faster shippinggreater attention to the sustainability and the management of increasingly complex supply chains.
Logistics in 2025 will be a sector strongly transformed by new technologies, with an increasing focus on sustainability, automation e digitisation. Companies that are able to adapt to these new trends will be able to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs and respond to the demands of an ever-changing market. Innovations such as artificial intelligence, the use of drones, and the adoption of digital supply chains will make logistics more agile and future-oriented.
To meet these challenges, companies need to new professionals trained and up-to-date on the latest developments in the sector. The ITS Move Academy course in Sustainable Logistics and Mobilityis structured to sustainably train experts capable of planning, managing and controlling the flow of vehicles, goods and people. Thanks to lectures with professionals and 900 hours of internships in leading companies in the area, students will learn how to govern the IT, logistics and legislative aspects of the logistics world, with a strong focus on environmental, economic, organisational, social and safety sustainability issues.
New trends in logistics
One of the main trends that will characterise logistics by 2025 will be the massive adoption of advanced technologies such as theautomation and theartificial intelligence. Currently, these innovations are already changing the way companies manage warehousing, transport and delivery operations, but it is expected that their impact will grow exponentially in the coming years.
The introduction of automated systems in warehousesfor example, will be one of the most significant developments. Robots and automated goods handling systems will become increasingly sophisticated, enabling companies to improve operational efficiency, reduce errors and speed up order processing times. I intelligent warehousesequipped with sensors and automatic inventory management systems, will allow real-time monitoring of stocks, prevent out-of-stocks and optimise the entire supply chain.
Logistics companies will also be able to use AI algorithms to calculate the most efficient routes, reducing delivery times and minimising operating costs. By 2025 then, there will be an increasing use of drones e autonomous vehicles for the delivery of parcels, technologies that are still in an experimental phase.
A'other trend that will dominate the logistics landscape in 2025 will be the increasing emphasis on the environmental sustainability. With increasing ecological awareness and the growing pressure of international regulations, companies will be forced to reduce their environmental impact and implement more sustainable practices. Indeed, the logistics sector is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, mainly due to road transport and air deliveries. However, in addition to transport, also thepackaging is a cause of pollution and more and more companies are looking for alternatives to traditional plastic packaging, adopting recyclable or biodegradable materials.
Finally, as the pandemic has highlighted the fragilities of global supply chains, by 2025, logistics companies will invest significantly in the technology and in the digitisation to make their chains of supply more optimised and flexible.
One of the key instruments that will enable greater transparency along the supply chain will be the blockchain. This technology allows all transactions related to the movement of goods to be recorded securely and immutably, enabling companies to monitor each step of the process in real time. In addition, solutions based on theInternet of Things (IoT) will increasingly be used to improve operational efficiency.
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