The Logistics Tribe (Boris Felgendreher)

Ho do you orchestrate your intralogistics operations when you have AGVs and AMRs from different vendors, traditional forklifts, conveyor belts and people working side-by-side in your warehouse and production facilities? Our guest today is Wolfgang Hackenberg, one of the founders of Synaos, a startup based in Germany that is building a hardware-agnostic intralogistics management platform. Together with our hosts Boris Felgendreher and Marco Prüglmeier talk about the following topics: - The short version of what Synaos is trying to accomplish with their integrated software platform to manage intralogistics operations - Wolfgang's background in the automotive industry and as a startup founder - The VDA 5050 interface standard and the role the automotive OEMs played in the development - Continuous realt-time optimization: How to calculation 250.000 solutions per second - The typical situation in toady's intralogistics operations with a very heterogenous landscape of hardware - The current and future capabilities of the VDA 5050 standard. How global is the standard and how does it compete internationally? - What criteria buyers should use to evaluate systems like the one Synaos develops - How much of intralogistics will be automated in the future vs. requiring manual intervention? - What the challenges are around integrating manual, analog systems and personnel with automation - Wolfgang's vision for logistics in the future - And much more Helpful links: Our supporters GreyOrange: https://www.greyorange.com/ Synaos: https://www.synaos.com Dr. Wolfgang Hackenberg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolfgang-hackenberg/ Boris Felgendreher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ Marco Prüglmeier on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/

Zebra Technologies has been around since 1969 and is a true pioneer in the areas of RFID and barcode printers and scanners. Today, the company offers a wide range of solutions that intelligently connect people, assets and data in logistics, manufacturing, retail and other areas. In this episode of The Logistics Tribe Podcast, our host Marco Prüglemeier, who spent over 20 years in various logistics leadership roles at BMW, talks to Paul Norford, Solutions Evangelist from Zebra, about the following topics: - Why modern organizations need a “Solution Evangelist” - Change as an integral part of staying relevant as a technology provider that has been on the market for over 50 years - How Zebra has evolved from scanners and printers - The importance and opportunities of using operational data from devices, analytics and data-driven decision making in real time via cloud-based platforms connected to the blockchain - How Zebra’s technology is used not only in manufacturing and logistics but also in the National Football League (NFL) - How the Corona pandemic has affected the organization and what pivots were necessary - How mobile devices are being used for contract tracing - Humans and machines interacting with each other in the manufacturing environment and Zebra’s enterprise asset intelligence vision - Visibility to increase productivity and decrease errors - Mobile robots in the retail environment - Paul’s vision for the future of logistics - and much more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To find out more about Zebra, visit: https://www.zebra.com/us/en/about-zebra.html To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/

Lynn Fritz is the latest member to be inducted into the International Logistics Hall of Fame. Lynn is a true visionary in the global logistics industry. He was the Chairman and CEO of Fritz Companies until May 2001 when it was acquired by UPS. Afterwards Lynn founded the non-profit organization Fritz Institute with his own funds to support NGOs around the world with humanitarian logistics. Today Lynn is regarded as the founder of logistics for humanitarian organizations. So, of course, we are very honored to have Lynn as a guest on The Logistics Tribe. Together with our host Marco Prüglmeier, Lynn talks about the following topics: - How Lynn started in logistics in San Francisco in the 1970s - How Lynn built the Fritz Company freight forwarding business for 35 years and then sold it to UPS in 2001 - How and why The Fritz Institute with its focus on Humanitarian Logistics was started - The important differences between humanitarian and every day logistics - The tsunami disaster in 2004 as a case study to the challenges of humanitarian logistics - The role of technology in disaster preparation and response - The very human story of how a local Bollywood Fan Club helped out during a disaster response - The inevitability of more serious disasters being brought on by climate change - The responsibility of the logistics industry to combat climate change. How climate change can be an opportunity for logistics - How Lynn walks the walk on sustainability with his Lynmar wine estate Important links: The Fritz Institute: http://www.fritzinstitute.org/index.htm The International Logistics Hall of Fame: https://www.logisticshalloffame.net/en/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier: Marco Prüglmeier on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, founder of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ The Logistics Tribe Podcast is supported by GreyOrange, a global leader in the areas of AI-enabled warehouse robotics and fulfillment automation. Link to an upcoming webinar with GreyOrange and Active Ants, organized by the German Logistics Association (BVL). This webinar is in German language only. Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) und maschinelles Lernen (ML) zur E-Fulfillment Automatisierung und Optimierung https://bvl-digital.de/webinare/sendeplan/kuenstliche-intelligenz-ki-und-maschinelles-lernen-ml-zur-e-fulfillment-automatisierung-und-optimierung/

Today's episode of the Logistics Tribe is dedicated to the topic of IoT-enabled real-time traceability and visibility in the supply chain. Our guests today are Miro Skorepa and Charles Bourbonnais, Co-CEOs of HIVE-ZOX, a startup based in Switzerland, that enables seamless, autonomous, low-cost real-time tracking of objects in your supply chain. Down to the item level. Something that is really attractive for temperature-controlled pharma supply chains. But the company has ambitions to make this technology ubiquitous and used across a wide variety of industries and use cases. The host of today's show is Boris Felgendreher. Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To learn more about Hive-Zox, visit: https://www.hive-zox.com/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, founder of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/

In today's episode we explore the possibility to increase truck driver satisfaction and boost truck utilization with better planning tools and smarter algorithms. Our guest today is Mark Farkas, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of AI Fleet, a vertically integrated technology enabled trucking company that was founded in Austin, TX in 2020. Together with our host Jonah McIntire, Mark discusses the following topics: - Mark's background and track record as a successful logistics tech founder - What inspired Mark and his co-founder to build AI Fleet - What's wrong with the business model of traditional trucking companies and why technology hasn't made more of an impact over the years - What the levers to pull are to make trucking more profitable - What Mark means when he says AI Fleet wants to "humanize trucking" - The importance of truck utilization as a metric and how improving truck utilization benefits drivers - How "real" the truck driver shortage actually is and whether it can be solved by better truck utilization - How truck drivers could benefit financially from a better trucking business model and better technology - The growth and growth plans of AI Fleet - Comments on the current trucking market conditions in the US - Why so many investments in technology and software haven't paid off - Views on the truck brokerage space - Why it's so hard to profitably scale trucking businesses - The path to autonomous trucking - and much more Helpful Links: AI Fleet: https://aifleet.com/ Mark on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-farkas-337a33127/ Jonah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahmcintire/

In today's episode we discuss a timely topic that is on the minds of many of our listeners: Is now actually the right time to start working for a logistics tech startup? Our guests today are Frederic Krahforst and Jonah McIntire. Frederic is the Co-Founder and CEO of the logtech startup TradeLink and Jonah has founded and successfully sold two logtech startups and is currently working for Transporeon, an established logtech company. Regardless of whether you are a seasoned professional with more of a corporate background, whether you have some experience in startup environments, or whether you are starting fresh out of university, startups, especially in the supply chain and logistics area, can be a very attractive career opportunity. But with all the uncertainty around the economy, an increasingly difficult startup funding environment, etc. there are a lot of things to consider. So today’s episode is a very valuable resource for all of you. Another helpful resource and tool is the new The LogTechies Job Board. LogTechies is the first hand-curated job board for the field of Logistics Technology. That’s were, Boris Felgendreher, founder and host of The Logistics Tribe and other logistics podcasts, posts the coolest logtech jobs at those companies that he currently finds the most interesting. Right now, the board features really cool logtech jobs at Sennder, Flaschenpost, Fernride, TradeLink, Noyes Technologies. And there are many more to come. You can find the LOGTECHIES Job Board at www.logtechies.com

Tom Bianculli, Chief Technology Officer of Zebra Tecnologies sat down with our host Marco Prüglmeier at the recent Trends in Automotive Logistics Conference (TAL) in Pilsen, Czech Republic to discuss the following topics: - Zebra Technologies' journey beyond the scope of scanning devices - Why the company has completed 8 acquisitions in the last 4 years - Zebra's venture investments - The synergies between automation, analytics and AI - How AI is opening up new possibilities for data analytics - New and upcoming technologies: AI from an automation perspective, assistive AI - Why Augmented Reality (AR) has "come back down to earth" and how the technology will evolve from here - Why Tom believes that only a small percentage of jobs will actually be completely be eliminated by robots, automation and AI Helpful Links: Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-bianculli-9053892 Zebra Technologies: https://www.zebra.com/us/en.html Marco on LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/en

This is the story of a brilliant mechanical engineer in his 20s named Max Olson who had a crazy idea of how to revolutionize container transportation on the ocean. Contrary to what everybody else in the industry is doing - building larger and larger container vessels for economies of scale - Max set out to design small, hydrofoiling, remote-controlled speed boats that could carry 3 standard size ocean containers from China to the US West coast in less than 5 days. Instead of the normal 15 days of transit time. How Max came up with this crazy idea, how the prototypes look like, and if his idea has any chance of becoming a viable business any time soon, all of that and more is covered in this episode of The Logistics Tribe. Hosted by Jonah McIntire. Links: Seachange: https://www.goseachange.com/ Max Olson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-olson-241471123/

This episode of The Logistics Tribe is about the current state and future of intralogistics planning. Our host Marco Prüglmeier sat down with Tobias Herwig. Tobias is part of the management team at ipolog, an intralogistics and production planning software company based in Germany. He’s also the host of “Fabrik der Zukunft”, a German speaking podcast about the factory of the future. So both Marco and Tobias are intralogistics experts and in this episode they discussed the following topics: - Tobias's career and background in logistics inside of factories - ipolog, an intralogistics and production planning software company - The importance of visualization of data vs. the and importance and utility of using virtual reality for intralogistics planning - Does AI play an important role yet? - The challenge of collecting data - Integrating AGVs and AMRs into intralogistics simulations - How to integrate the virtual planning world with the real-world on the shop floor (digital twins vs. digital models) - Newest 3-D visualization technology at NVIDIA (Omniverse) and how ipolog is planning to use it - Tobias's predictions for the future of logistics planning and logistics in general (automation, autonomous transports, integrated digital models, etc.) - Tobias's own podcast "Fabrik der Zukunft" (factory of the future) - And much more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. For more information on ipolog, visit: https://www.ipolog.ai/en/optimization-areas/logistics-planning/ To connect with Tobias, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobias-herwig/ For more information about Tobias's podcast "Fabrik der Zukunft", visit: https://podcast.fabrikderzukunft.com/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/

Bern Grush, Chief Innovation Officer for Harmonize Mobility, Inc., is a Canadian transportation innovator trained in Human Factors Psychology and Systems Design Engineering from the Universities of Toronto and Waterloo (Ontario), respectively. He brings a unique urban-sensitivity to vehicle automation from both a human-social perspective and a complex-systems perspective. Bern is the principal author of the 2018 textbook “The End of Driving: Transportation Systems and Public Policy Planning for Autonomous Vehicles”. He is the inventor of a management platform for transit-user microsubsidies being piloted in the EU, and the project leader for ISO technical standard 4448: “Sidewalk and kerb operations for automated vehicles” for ground-control operations. In today's episode of The Logistics Tribe, Bern talks to our host Marco Prüglmeier about the opportunities and challenges related to deploying autonomous mobile delivery robots on our inner city sidewalks. Links to resources mentioned in this episode: White Paper "The Last Block: Towards an international standard to regulate and manage sidewalk robots: https://citm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Harmonize-Mobility_The-Last-Block_21.02.01.pdf 
 White Paper "Draft international standard for ground-based automated mobility: Loading and unloading at the curb and sidewalk: http://endofdriving.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Whitepaper-A-Draft-International-Standard-for-Ground-based-Automated-Mobility.pdf 
 Paper "Footway Robots and Business Improvement Areas". http://endofdriving.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Footway-Robots-and-Business-Improvement-Areas-Grush-final-2021-04-30.pdf 
 Article in Cities Today: "New standards on the way for delivery robots": https://cities-today.com/new-standards-on-the-way-for-delivery-robots/ Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To connect with Bern, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bern-grush-1b5120/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/

Today's guest on The Logistics Tribe Podcast is Mike Richmond, the Chief Commercial Officer of Doddle. Doddle builds technology that enables e-commerce customers to collect and return their online shopping from the place that suits them best. Together with our host, Dana von der Heide, Mike talks about the the following topics: - How Mike went from being a lawyer to being the Chief Commercial Officer of Doddle - How the idea for Doddle came about and how the model has changed over time - The COVID-impact on e-commerce, the parcel carrier business and Doddle - The parcel carrier setup of Doddle around the world - How end customers think about out-of-home vs. at-home delivery and how that varies across the world - Why PickUp DropOff (PUDO) networks with lockers and parcel shops are so dominant in China - What merchants and carriers are doing to encourage end customers to use PUDO - The challenge of integrating out-of-home delivery into the merchant checkout process - The challenge of e-commerce returns and the value of using a white-labeled digital returns platform - How Doddle encourages parcel carriers to innovate and form partnerships - Why Saudi Arabia happens to be the ideal place for PUDO vs. home deliveries - How Doddle manages the challenge of integrating into existing systems - The future of alternative delivery points. Where is the innovation happening? - The promise and challenge of click-and-collect for online and offline merchants - The future of same-day delivery. Will it ever be mainstream? Does it even have to be mainstream? - The example of Nike’s PUDO network inside gyms in London - How Mike things about making logistics more interesting as a career choice and how to make the field more diverse - and more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To learn more about Doddle, visit: https://www.doddle.com/ To connect with Mike, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-richmond-5170b835/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/

Aike Festini is CEO and Co-Founder of Luckabox, an innovative startup from Switzerland. Over 40% of delivery costs are incurred during the last miles of the delivery process. Here, traditional delivery services often experience problems with coordination. Luckabox is helping prominent brands and retailers like IKEA, Decathlon, Migros and Metro with this last, essential phase of the delivery process. Luckabox coordinates all steps necessary for an efficient and cost-effective delivery. Aike and her team consider themselves a “Last Mile Digital Forwarder”. In this episode of The Logistics Tribe Podcast, Aike gives our host Dana von der Heide a behind-the-scene look at how she and her team have built the company from scratch, what the major pain points are that they serve for their customers, where the company is headed next, and much more. Happy listening! Important links: To learn more about Luckabox: https://www.luckabox.com/en/ To connect with Aike Festini, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aikefestini/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, founder of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ The Logistics Tribe Podcast is supported by GreyOrange, a global leader in the areas of AI-enabled warehouse robotics and fulfillment automation. Boris recently recorded a podcast episode with Akash Gupta, the young co-founder and CTO of GreyOrange. That episode is now live on the BVL Digital Podcast, the official podcast of the German Logistics Association (BVL): https://bvl-digital.de/podcast/87-ai-enabled-smart-robots-in-fulfillment-and-warehouse-automation/

Paul Travers is the founder of Vuzix and has served as Vuzix’s President and Chief Executive Officer since 1997. His 25 years of experience in the virtual reality and virtual display fields make him a globally recognized expert and a well-known figure in the industry. Vuzix’s Augmented Reality (AR) technology and smart glasses are going to be a game changer for the world of logistics, warehousing and manufacturing in the years to come. In this episode of The Logistics Tribe Podcast, our host Marco Prüglmeier, himself an expert in the areas of intra-logistics and automation technology with more than 20 years of experience in various logistics roles at BMW, discusses the following topics with Paul: - The difference between virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality - What industries already use augmented reality and where does it drive the biggest value - What are the current and future use cases of augmented reality - Use cases and value areas of AR in warehousing and logistics - The latest product innovations from Vuzix that just won several awards at the (virtual) Consumer Electronics Show (CES) - The next generation smart glasses from Vuzix. How are they different than previous generations? - Future outlook onto the world of augmented reality and the world of logistics - and much more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To find out more about Vuzix, visit: https://www.vuzix.com/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/

Today's episode of The Logistics Tribe is dedicated to the topic of MQTT. MQTT is a messaging protocol for the Internet of Things (IoT). If you work in logistics and supply chain management, you really need to get up to speed on this very important technology that is such a key enabler for connecting devices, vehicles, assets, sensors, etc. Our guest Dominik Obermaier is a key expert in this field. He is CTO and co-founder at HiveMQ and also the co-author of the book “The Technical Foundations of IoT”. Together with our host Marco Prüglmeier, Dominik discusses the following topics: - The history of the MQTT protocol, dating back to 1999 - How and why MQTT has really gained recognition and traction in the last 10 years - The analogies between http is for the internet of humans and MQTT for the internet of things - Why MQTT is conquering the world of logistics already, without people even realizing it - The challenges of connectivity that MQTT can address - How MQTT makes data transfer as efficient as possible through so called publish/subscribe architecture - How and why Dominik got interested in MQTT and how he built a company around it - Why everybody driving a modern car is already using MQTT today - MQTT as a key component of Industry 4.0, connected factories and connected cities - MQTT in logistics: connecting devices, vehicles, assets, sensors, etc. - How does the implementation of MQTT technology work and why it can be set up so quickly - Some predictions for the future of the internet of things and for MQTT - And much more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To connect with Dominik, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dobermai/ To learn more about HiveMQ, visit: https://www.hivemq.com/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, founder of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/

Supply Chain Visibility is an evergreen topic in the industry. But it feels like after so many years, there are still a lot more questions than answers about what visibility you actually need to run a global supply chain and how best to achieve it. The last couple of years have made that painfully obvious. Today's guest has been trying to tackle the issue from various angles for many years. Tobias Larsson is the founder of Resilience360 and leads supply chain solutions at Altana AI. Together with Jonah McIntire, serial logistics tech entrpreneur and another "veteran" of the field, Tobias discusses the following topics: - Tobias' background as the founder of Resilience360 and his role at Altana AI - How Altana is trying to build the "Google Maps" of Supply Chains - The current state of visibility across the extended supply and value chain - How 2020 and 2021 put supply chains on the radar of senior management - A look back at the history of how companies have tried to gain supply chain visibility over the years - How supply chain technology has evolved over time - From "dots on a map" to predictive ETAs and exception management - Views that Tobias holds that are "contrarian" or non-mainstream - Supply chain risk and ways to assess it - The importance of value chain visibility - Some recommended "no-regrets" moves supply chain leader should make to get better supply chain visibility - Jona's unconventional idea to look at betting markets as predictors of supply chain risk - What would be game changers for the field of supply chain visibility - And much more Helpful links: To connect with Tobias on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobias-larsson-6a953b/ To connect with Jonah on LinkedIn: https://nl.linkedin.com/in/jonahmcintire Altana AI: https://altana.ai/ Our great supporters GreyOrange: https://www.greyorange.com/ To connect with Boris (founder of The Logistics Tribe) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/

If you believe that blockchain technology is overhyped or not as relevant to the world of logistics and supply chain as many have promised when the technology first appeared on people's radar a few years back, then think again. Blockchain technology is following an exponential growth curve and has seen some major improvements. It's time for a fresh look at what the technology is up to and how it will change the world of logistics and supply chain management in the years to come. Our guest today on The Logistics Tribe is Dr. Daniel Diemers. Daniel is a growth & innovation strategist, investor and startup coach, focusing on fintech, blockchain, AI & exponential technologies. He is a former strategy partner with Booz Allen/ PwC Strategy& in Europe & Middle East and has worked with leading institutions, challengers and regulators on digital financial services. He has been nominated top 100 Digital Shaper in Switzerland, won the Honeywell futurist award Europe and is a co-founder of several innovation-focused associations, e.g., Swiss Fintech Association, Crypto Valley Association and Swiss Blockchain Federation. He is also a member of fintechrockers.com. Academically, he has an economics degree & Ph.D. from the University of St. Gallen HSG, CEMS Master in international Management and attended the Singularity University EP in 2017. He is a lecturer at several academic institutions, author of books & articles, and frequent speaker and critical commentator of technological trends. Together with our host of this episode Marco Prüglmeier, Daniel discussed the following topics: - How Daniel started his foray into technology by learning how to program a Commodore C64 - Daniel’s view on the coming of age of crypto currencies and blockchain technology - How logistics companies started to experiment with blockchain technology 3 years ago - How many proof-of-concepts have not lead to breakthrough projects back then - Why and how the situation has changed - Why high transaction costs on many blockchains are still a roadblock - Traditional use cases for blockchain in logistics: Track-and-trace, trade and supply chain finance. - The continued automation of logistics operations and the rise of micropayments - The three roles blockchains can play in a logistics and supply chain context - The relevance of blockchain for autonomous vehicles - What parts of logistics operations can easily be done without blockchain technology - The major advantages that blockchains have over conventional databases - Why a decentralized ledger is inherently more secure than a traditional database -Why the slow speed of today’s blockchains can still be an obstacle but why exponential improvements will change the game in the next few years - The energy consumption of blockchains is an issue and how it can be mitigated or solved - The potential of smart contracts in international transport and logistics. What are the main obstacles to adoption? - Why there is still a lot of criticism and scepticism around blockchain technology in the market and why that is an ill-advised approach to deal with an exponential technology - and more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To connect with Daniel, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddiemers/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/

Today's episode of the Logistics Tribe Podcast is all about ocean transportation. Since the beginning of the pandemic, ocean freight rates have skyrocketed, there are major container and equipment shortages, misallocations, heavy port congestion and disruptions of supply chains because of it. This situation did not simply happen over night. In fact, the underlying causes were a long time in the making. That's why we invited to experts onto the show to take a deep dive into all things ocean transportation with a special focus on the freight procurement process and the relationship between shippers, carriers and freight forwarders. Our guests today are Patrik Berglund, Founder and CEO of Xeneta, a freight rate benchmarking platform based in Oslo, Norway and Jonas Krumland, Founder and CEO of Logward, a cloud-based supply chain as a service platform based in Hamburg, Germany. The host of today's show is Boris Felgendreher Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To connect with Patrik Berglund from Xeneta, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrikolstad/ To connect with Jonas Krumland from Logward, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonas-krumland/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/

The Logistics Tribe met Steffen Bersch, the CEO of SSI Schäfer, at the recent International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) Test Days. SSI Schäfer is a big global player in the area of modular warehousing and logistics solutions. The company was founded in Germany in 1937 and today operates across six continents with more than 10,500 employees. Steffen was also recently elected as the new Chairman of the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association, which has more than 240 member companies. Together with our host Marco Prüglmeier, Steffen discusses the current state and future of standards for operating autonomous mobile robots in intralogistics operations, how technology is revolutionizing warehousing and manufacturing operations, what the future holds for the industry and much more. Helpful links: Our supporters GreyOrange: https://www.greyorange.com/ SSI Schäfer: https://www.ssi-schaefer.com/en-at The IFOY Awards: https://ifoy.org/en/ Marco Prüglmeier on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ Boris Felgendreher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/

It's hard to find Shippers that didn't get burnt by skyrocketing freight rates in the last 3 years. And high freight rate volatility is likely here to stay. The US-based startup ZenHedge is working on a fintech-based insurance solution that promises to offer peace of mind by protecting shippers from the financial impact of tender rejection, freight rate volatility, and other supply chain disruptions - risks that were once hard to “hedge" against. Our host Jonah McIntire sat down with Krishnan Kandasamy, CEO and Founder of ZenHedge, to dig deep into the world of risk management for the transportation industry. A lot to learn here. Enjoy! Helpful Links: ZenHedge: https://www.zenhedge.com/ Krishnan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishnankandasamy/ Jonah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahmcintire/

Nespresso is an operating unit of the Nestlé Group, based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Nespresso is the worldwide pioneer and innovator in premium portioned coffee, to be enjoyed in the comfort of our own homes. Davide Costella is responsible for the design and the execution of the last-mile delivery strategy of Nespresso globally. In this episode of The Logistics Tribe Podcast, our host Dana von der Heide talks to Davide about a variety of topics, including: - What the last-mile delivery setup of Nespresso looks like (from distribution centers to final customer) - Scope of carriers (regional and global partners) next-day delivery, same-day delivery - 3 hour delivery pilot (ship from store) in Australia - From retail stores to dark stores during the COVID-pandemic - The volume mix changes (e-commerce vs. stores) during the pandemic - The global delivery service strategy at Nespresso - How Davide and his team are trying out new projects and innovations - Click and collect, track-and-trace, Amazon Key, what3words,.... - Differences in customer behavior and customer expectations in different global markets - Expectations and demands for the carrier community - COVID-specific challenges including positive changes that were brought on by the crisis - How Nespresso is dealing with Brexit - What new technologies are of particular interest for Nespresso in the years to come (e.g. automation, autonomous vehicles) - What brought Davide into the logistics industry and what excites him about the field - What skill sets and candidates Davide is hiring for - and more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To learn more about Nespresso, visit: https://nestle-nespresso.com/ To connect with Davide, guest of today's program, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davide-costella/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/

Modern Supply Chain Management would be impossible without the powerful technologies that enable it. Our guest on today's episode of The Logistics Tribe is John Atherton, Global Lead for Supply Chain & Operations at the Accenture Amazon Web Services Business Group, a joint venture between Accenture and AWS. Together with our host Boris Felgendreher, John talks about the following topics: - John and Boris' joint history at GT Nexus, the first cloud-based global supply chain platform - The evolution of cloud technology as the key enabler for modern supply chain management - Why just about any company with a global supply chain still has major gaps in their supply chain visibility - The IT infrastructures that global organizations rely on to manage their global operations and supply chain management - What advancements that have been made to improve the quality of supply chain data. What role Machine Learning and AI can play - The advent of a new breed of digital freight forwarders and if their technology stacks enjoy an advantage - How the upcoming downturn will effect funding opportunities for logtech startups - Amazon Web Services plans and ambitions in the area of logistics and supply chain management - How Accenture and AWS are partnering up to drive supply chain technology into global organizations - and much more Helpful links: The Accenture AWS Business Group: https://www.accenture.com/us-en/services/cloud/aws-business-group John Atherton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnatherton-accenture/ Boris Felgendreher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ Our supporters GreyOrange: www.greyorange.com

Today we will take a look at what Google, in particular Google Cloud, is up to when it comes to Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Google Cloud has been active in this space for a couple of years now and it’s starting to become clear now why it may actually be a great match. Our guest today is Hans Thalbauer who has a rich history in Supply Chain tech, and is now the Managing Director of Google Cloud’s Supply Chain and Manufacturing capabilities. Together with our host Marco Prüglmeier, Hans covers the following topics: - Hans’ path from Austria to Silicon Valley - What prompted Google to enter the field of Supply Chain? - Google's Supply Chain Twin - The different data segments that can be leveraged for Supply Chain Management: Private segment (e.g. ERP data), community Segment (e.g. orders, tracking data), public data segment (e.g. weather, traffic, health data) - Google's Supply Chain Pulse - How Artificial Intelligence can be applied to SC data - Why Google is not creating applications, but is partnering with SCM solution providers instead - How to make it easier for companies to connect and exchange data: EDI, API, Google’s Data Warehouse (BigQuery), even GMail. - Google’s flexible Data Model - Last-Mile Solutions - Google Cloud Fleet Routing - An example of how weather and climate data can be combined with agricultural satellite data to predict impacts harvests - Dynamic ETAs for truck transports leveraging real-time Google Maps data - Sustainability KPIs and Scope 3 data - How to measure the impacts of your sustainability efforts. - On a 10-year time frame: What does the future of supply chain and logistics operations look like? - Hans’ prediction of the “post outsourcing” world - and much more

What are the downstream consequences of the lockdowns in China for global logistics and supply chain management? That's what we discuss in this episode of The Logistics Tribe with Bjorn Vang Jensen. Bjorn is a well-known industry figure and a veteran of the global logistics business. He has seen the world of supply chains from many different angles. From the ocean carrier perspective, from the 3PL perspective, from the perspective of a manufacturing brand with a global footprint and now as an advisor at the consulting firm Sea Intelligence. In this episode Bjorn talks to our host Boris Felgendreher about the perfect storm of transportation and supply chain disruption that is brewing on the horizon as a result of the Lockdowns in China. Bjorn offers some very keen observations and assessments about how that crisis situation there will inevitably spill over and cause all kinds of first, second and third order effects across global logistics and supply chains. Helpful links: Bjorn Vang Jensen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjornvangjensen/ Sea Intelligence: https://www.sea-intelligence.com/ Boris Felgendreher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ Our supporters GreyOrange: www.greyorange.com

Today's guest is Dr. Yossi Sheffi. Yossi is professor of Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he serves as Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL). He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis and supply chain management, which are the subjects he researches and teaches at MIT, both at the MIT School of Engineering and at the Sloan School of Management. He is also a very prolific author of several books including: The Power of Resilience: How the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected Balancing Green: When to Embrace Sustainability in Business (and When Not to) The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19 His latest book, "A Shot in the Arm: How Science, Engineering, and Supply Chains Converged to Vaccinate the World" was just published a couple of weeks ago. This episode of The Logistics Tribe is hosted by Marco Prüglmeier and covers a wide spectrum of topics: the Semiconductor shortage, supply chain disruptions during COVID, climate change, globalization and the role technology can play to tackle all of those issues. Happy listening! Important links: To learn more about Yossi Sheffi: https://sheffi.mit.edu/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier: Marco Prüglmeier on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ ​ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, founder of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ The Logistics Tribe Podcast is supported by GreyOrange, a global leader in the areas of AI-enabled warehouse robotics and fulfillment automation. Boris recently recorded a podcast episode with Akash Gupta, the young co-founder and CTO of GreyOrange. That episode is now live on the BVL Digital Podcast, the official podcast of the German Logistics Association (BVL): https://bvl-digital.de/podcast/87-ai-enabled-smart-robots-in-fulfillment-and-warehouse-automation

Today's guest on The Logistics Tribe is Ajesh Kapoor. Ajesh is the founder and CEO of SemiCab. Semicab is a US-based logtech startup that is bringing multi-enterprise collaboration to the world of truck transportation. Semicab offers tech-enabled services and connects shippers and carriers on a collaborative transportation platform. Ajesh took our host Boris Felgendreher on a deep dive tour on how the idea for SemiCab emerged, how he started the company, why SemiCab is so unique in its approach, what value the platform creates for shippers and carriers what the company’s growth plans look like and much more. Helpful Links: SemiCab: https://www.semicab.com/ Ajesh Kapoor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajesh-kapoor-a6555b/ Boris Felgendreher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ Our supporters, GreyOrange: https://www.greyorange.com/ The LOGTECHIES Job Board - The Coolest Jobs in Logtech, curated by Boris Felgendreher: http://www.logtechies.com/

The demand for logistics robots is exploding and so are the choices of different types of robots from different vendors. In this episode of The Logistics Tribe we discuss how to choose the right robots for your specific needs and how to get them up in running in your logistics operations quickly. Our guest today is Victor Splittgerber, the founder and CEO of WAKU Robotics. Victor and his team have set up a platform called Lots of Bots that makes that helps companies to select and implement the right logistics robots. Whether you need robots for transport, picking, commissioning, even cleaning, Lots of Bots offers robots from over 150 different vendors. This episode is hosted by Marco Prüglmeier. Helpful links: WAKU Robotics: https://www.waku-robotics.com/en Victor Splittgerber on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-splittgerber-93547290/ Marco Prüglmeier on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ Our supporters GreyOrange: https://www.greyorange.com/

Countless attempts have been made in the last decade to leverage cutting edge technology to give companies the transportation and supply chain visibility that they need to anticipate disruptions, proactively manage risks and boost supply chain resilience. Literally hundreds of millions of funding has been poured into tech stacks that promised to finally deliver the visibility and control that every globally operating company is craving for. Yet, the end result of all these efforts has been quite sobering, to say the least. So our host Boris Felgendreher invited a representative from one of the key players in the real-time-transportation visibility space onto the show to discuss what’s going on. The guest is Anand Medepalli, the Chief Product Officer of Shippeo. Shippeo is based in Paris, France and is considered a global leader in real-time multimodal transportation visibility, helping major shippers and logistics service providers to operate more resilient, sustainable, and customer-centric supply chains. The company just launched an ambitious new offering that it calls Transportation Process Automation. It’s already used by Renault, a long-time key customer of Shippeo’s and is supported by an interesting group of launch partners such as Google Cloud, E2Open and 4Flow. Enough reason for us to take a close look under the hood to explore if what Shippeo is building here is indeed the Future of Transportation Visibility. Enjoy! Helpful Links: Shippeo: https://www.shippeo.com/ Anand Medepalli on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amedepalli/ Boris Felgendreher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/

Erik Wirsing is leading Global Innovations at DB Schenker, one of the largest logistics providers in the world, with over 75.000 people and over 17 billion Euros in annual revenue. In that role, it's vitally important to keep a close eye on the trends, technologies and innovations that are changing the industry. And as change is happening faster and faster it's more important than ever to frequently adjust your point of view on the innovations and technologies that really matter So our host Boris Felgendreher sat down with Erik to find out what Eric has actually changed his mind on recently. The result is a wide-ranging conversation about the following topics: - Managing teams, partners and relationships remotely. Connecting with people emotionally via digital tools. Fresh views on home office and remote work during and after the pandemic - Additive manufacturing and 3D printing. Example: 3D-printed face masks. Can logistics providers benefit from a world were items and spare parts can be produced locally as opposed to transported. - New business models for logistics providers. - Cargo drones and Volocopter, a company DB Schenker invested in - The tolerance and appetite for trying new, unproven things that may not work inside a large "conservative" organization - Examples of great ideas on paper that failed to work in practice and what lessons were learned - Autonomous driving: A topic the Schenker organization changed its mind on in just the last few weeks. Why and how? - The prospects of Hyperloop technology - The speed of electrification of heavy-load truck transport - The sudden rise and popularity of cargo bikes for inner-city transport - Space logistics and satellite technology - and more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To learn more about DB Schenker, visit: https://www.dbschenker.com/global To connect with Erik Wirsing, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-wirsing/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, founder of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/

In today's episode of The Logistics Tribe we will take a look at why and how the mainstream media has been covering the global supply chain crisis. The topic is getting a tremendous amount of attention right now. The President of the United States spoke out and intervened in the current transportation and supply chain situation and the headlines in major news outlets and the evening news around the world are full of supply chain stories and attempts to explain what’s going on. So we invited two journalists onto the show today who have been covering the world of transportation, logistics and supply chain for many years. We wanted to get their take on what the mainstream media is getting right, what they may be getting wrong, and what the impacts may be on the situation as a result of how this story is covered. Eric Johnson, is senior editor at the trade publication Journal of Commerce, and Emma Cosgrove is senior reporter for transportation and e-commerce topics at the online publication Business Insider. Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. The Logistics Tribe Podcast is supported by our partner GreyOrange, a globale leader in AI cloud software and robotic automation that keeps inventory in motion. To learn more about GreyOrange, visit: https://www.greyorange.com/ To see GreyOrange robots and software in action, visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLcH2hQiILnteafeYh_qOA To connect with Eric Johnson on LinkedIn, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ejohnson3242/ To connect with Eric Johnson on Twitter, visit: https://twitter.com/LogTechEric To subscribe to Eric Johnson's awesome free LogTech newsletter, visit: https://ericjohnson.substack.com/ To connect with Emma Cosgrove on LinkedIn, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmacosgrove/ To connect with Emma Cosgrove on Twitter, visit: https://twitter.com/emmacos To connect with Boris Felgendreher, founder of The Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/

Boris Felgendreher, Dana von der Heide and Marco Prüglmeier welcome you to episode zero of The Logistics Tribe. Find out who we are and what we are up to with this new weekly podcast for people around the globe who are interested in the exciting world of logistics and supply chain management. Come on and join the tribe. Subscribe to the podcast and connect with us on LinkedIn. Boris Felgendreher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ Dana von der Heide: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ Marco Prüglmeier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/

Paris-based Supply Chain Visibility Platform Shippeo just announced another funding round of $32 million. Perfect timing to have Lucien Besse, the Co-Founder and COO of Shippeo, on episode number one of The Logistics Tribe. Together with today's host, Boris Felgendreher, Lucien talks about the following topics: - The founding story of Shippeo - What Supply Chain Visibility actually looked like for companies in 2014 and what was missing from the picture - The first minimal viable product (MVP) of Shippeo and why that quickly eveloved into something else - The first customer wins - The tremendous growth of the company in the last couple of years - What the platform is capable of today - How the product and the platform will evolve in the years to come - and more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. For more information about Shippeo: www.shippeo.com To connect with the Logistics Tribe Podcast hosts: Boris Felgendreher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ Dana von der Heide: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ Marco Prüglmeier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/

Radu Palamariu from Alcott Global and Knut Alicke from McKinsey are two influential thinkers on the topic of supply chain leadership. In this episode of The Logistics Tribe, Radu, Knut and our host Boris Felgendreher explore how the last few years in particular have elevated the function of supply chain inside many organizations around the world. But how can supply chain leaders actually capitalize on this development and permanently secure supply chain management's seat in the boardroom as well as paving their own potential career path into the CEO role? This episode of The Logistics Tribe is a "must-listen-to" for any ambitious supply chain leader. Radu and Knut also recently published a book on the topic called "From Source To Sold". It features stories of leadership in supply chain and is a highly recommended read. Helpful links: From Source To Sold: https://sourcetosold.com/ Radu Palamariu on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/radupalamariu/ Knut Alicke on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/knut-alicke/ Boris Felgendreher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/

Our guest today on The Logistics Tribe is Karsten Keil. Karsten is member of the Management Board at Schnellecke Logistics and heads up the the groups IT and Digitization efforts. Together with our host Marco Prüglmeier, Karsten talks about how Schnellecke, a traditional, family-owned, globally-operating logistics provider with more than 75 years of experience is managing innovations and their digital transformation efforts. Together Karsten and Marco touch on the following topics: - How digital innovation and transformation is managed at Schnellecke globally and how it fits into to IT organization - What the main innovations are that Karsten's team is currently working on - What trends in innovations are the most relevant for Schnellecke? The importance of IoT, Data Analytics, real-time SC visibility, robotics - What the advantages are of AGVs vs. AMRs. The transition from AGVs to AMRs. Why AMRs are the future? - Visibility and tracking - Is blockchain already a topic? What's the potential? Resilience advantages of decentralized systems - Drones for inventory management in combination with RFID tags - Does augmented and virtual reality play a role yet? How is it being used at Schnellecke for onboarding. What results have been accomplished. - AR used during the picking process. What worked, what didn't? - The potential and challenges of autonomous trucks - Sustainability at Schnellecke - Could autonomous truck OEMs become a threat to thee traditional logistics business? How Schnellecke sees this as an opportunity. The emergence of platforms to coordinate shop floor equipment and autonomous trucks - The emergence of digital freight forwarders - How Schnellecke works with startups. What are the biggest challenges? - How a traditional, family-owned business with more than 75 years of experience had to change its culture to stay innovative Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To connect with Karsten, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karsten-keil-6090761a6/ To learn more about Schnellecke, visit: https://www.schnellecke.com/en To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, founder of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/

The ongoing semiconductor shortage has been sending ripples across our supply chains for many months now, with no end in sight. But the story of what exactly is going on and what products and industries are affected keeps evolving. So we invited Richard Barnett, CMO at Supplyframe to give our audience of logistics and supply chain professionals on The Logistics Tribe Podcast a crash course on the situation. Richard is a bonafide expert on the value chains of global manufacturing companies. Together with our host Boris Felgendreher, he discussed the following topics: - Richard’s background in global supply chain management - How Supplyframe fits into the Siemens family of companies - The semiconductor situation prior to the pandemic. What were the important trends? - The challenges of matching semiconductor supply and demand and the difficulties of ramping up production - How the pandemic triggered a chain reaction and ripple effects across the supply chain. - How changed consumer behaviors influenced demand and how that affected different industries differently - How miscalculations and misjudgments of the situation contributed to the crisis and why the automotive sector was hit particularly hard - Why the automotive supply chain had missing or misaligned incentives that made the situation worse - What characteristics of the automotive supply chain made it particularly susceptible to disruptions of this kind - Did pure-play EV companies fare better during the crisis? - The regional concentration of semiconductor production and the geopolitical questions that the current situation raises - What is the European perspective vs. the US perspective? - What other disruptions might be lurking on the horizon? - How supply chains will evolve as a result of the current semiconductor shortage. - Predictions for how the situation will unfold over the next 12 months and a broader outlook for this decade - And much more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. The Logistics Tribe Podcast is supported by our partner GreyOrange, a globale leader in AI cloud software and robotic automation that keeps inventory in motion. To learn more about GreyOrange, visit: https://www.greyorange.com/ To learn more about Supplyframe, visit: https://supplyframe.com/ To connect with Richard Barnett, CMO of Supplyframe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardbarnett/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, founder of The Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/

This episode of The Logistics Tribe was recorded at the IFOY Award Test Days 2021. Our host Marco Prüglmeier talked to Gordon Riske, CEO of Kion Group and Chairman of the Executive Board of the Association for Materials Handling and Intralogistics (VDMA) and to Wolfgang Hillinger, CEO of DS Automotion. Together they discuss the following topics: Segment with Gordon Riske: - The most important technology trends shaping mechanical and electrical engineering in the area of intralogistics - How will suppliers of machinery and solutions will benefit from the emerging technologies - The role of standardization? Examples like the VDA5050 as enabler for Industry 4.0 - What's the potential of the VDA5050 to become a globally accepted standard for automation - The increasing importance of sustainability at the VDMA and across the industry - The importance of showcasing and testing new technologies at the IFOY Test Days - How close are we to the warehouse without lights on - The future plans for innovations at the Kion Group Segment with Wolfgang Hillinger: - The AGV meshup at the IFOY Test Days: The first test application of different AGVs managed under one fleet manager - The benefits of different AGV manufacturers joining forces to develop applications and standards - How Wolfgang rates the potential of the VDA5050 to become a globally accepted standard for automation - How far away are we from being able to integrate and activate mobile robots via plug-and-play. What are the obstacles? - The market dynamics for AMRs and AGVs. The competitive landscape for DS Automotion - What makes Austria a hotbed of successful intralogistics companies - New technologies for logistics in the future. The role of the cloud, vision systems, 5G, autonomous navigation, sensor technology, AI - and more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. More information about the Kion Group: https://www.kiongroup.com/en/ More information about DS Automotion: https://www.ds-automotion.com/en/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/

We invited two prominent journalists back onto the show who cover the exciting fields of logistics, supply chain, logtech and e-commerce. Emma Cosgrove writes about logistics with a focus on e-commerce for Business Insider and Eric Johnson is Senior Editor for Technology at The Journal of Commerce where he leads coverage and analysis of technology's impact on global logistics and trade. Our host Boris Felgendreher wanted to know what stories from the recent weeks and months Emma and Eric thought were the most interesting and deserved to be discussed in more detail. So the three ended up diving into the impact that the economic downturn is having on the logtech startup ecosystem, the appointment of Amazon Executive Dave Clark to the role of CEO at Flexport and they also talked quite a bit about how journalist like Emma and Eric go about their jobs covering the industry and what you the audience can do to show up on their radar and get a chance of getting coverage. So there is some real actionable advice here as well that we hope you will find useful. Helpful links: Journal of Commerce: https://www.joc.com/technology/logistics-technology-providers/money-still-flowing-complex-logistics-tech-market_20220708.html Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-insiders-say-dave-clarks-an-awkward-fit-for-flexport-2022-6 Eric Johnson's Substack: https://ericjohnson.substack.com/ The LogTechies Job Board (The coolest Jobs in Logistics Technology - Personally curated for You): www.logtechies.com Boris Felgendreher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ Eric Johnson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ejohnson3242/ Emma Cosgrove on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmacosgrove/

The current crisis in global ocean freight has impacted supply chains, businesses and consumers around the world. It is one of the most important business topics of the year. And a lot has been written about it already, even in the mainstream press. But this episode of The Logistics Tribe Podcast offers one of the most clear and comprehensive analyses of the situation, yet. Our guest Jochen Gutschmidt has spent over three decades on all sides of the ocean freight equation. 20 years in leading roles at Maersk and 10 years at Nestlé and his most recent role at maritime intelligence and analytics firm Sea-Intelligence give Jochen a very unique perspective and a comprehensive understanding of the crazy dynamics that are in play during these unprecedented times in ocean transportation. Host of today's show is Jonah McIntire, serial entrepreneur in the logistics tech space with many years of experience in global freight, logistics and tech. Together, Jonah and Jochen are talking about the following topics and themes: - Jochen's three decades in the world of ocean freight - A snapshot of the ocean freight chaos in the last 18 months - What are the root causes of the crisis? Is COVID the only cause at play? - How is this crisis similar or different to previous situations ovre the last decade? - The most frequent question Jochen gets from his clients at Sea-Intelligence - The big picture: What keeps supply chain leaders up at night in the current situation? - Rate impacts on major lanes: Asia-Europe, Asia-NA - Rate impacts in spot market vs. long service contracts - Have the costs for carriers and forwarders actually gone up in line with the rate increases? - How will the sudden carrier windfalls be used? - An analysis of the COVID-induced shipping crisis - The role of the sudden change in consumer behavior in the US during the pandemic and how it differed from consumer behavior in Europe - How temporary or permanent is the crisis? - Are we dealing with a "fork in the road" situation for the entire industry? - What will post-pandemic common rates look like? - Predictions for the carrier's business strategies post-COVID. Will they go back to rock-bottom rates and price wars? - What lessons can be learned for supply chain leaders? - and more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To learn more about Sea-Intelligence, visit: https://www.sea-intelligence.com/ To connect with Jochen Gutschmidt, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gutschmidt/ To connect with Jonah McIntire, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahmcintire/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, founder of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/

Radu Palamariu is a leading headhunter for global logistics and supply chain management talent at Alcott Global in Singapore. In this episode of The Logistics Tribe Podcast, our host Boris Felgendreher talks to Radu about the following topics: - Global hiring and executive search in logistics and supply chain during a global pandemic - Alcott Global’s foray into digital events, conferences and content for the global supply chain and logistics ecosystem - Radu’s “Leaders in Logistics and Supply Chain Management” podcast is quite popular among logistic and supply chain execs. What’s the strategy? How do people get on to the show? - Why people in logistics and supply chain management are mostly operating "behind the scenes" instead of communicating with the world about the contribution they are making, especially during these times of crisis - How to encourage more people to step up and engage in more "story telling" about what's going on behind the scenes in global supply chains - The importance of building your personal brand to benefit your organization and to advance your own career as a newbie and as a seasoned C-level executive - The example of a young female talent in the logistics space who excels at the "valuable content contribution" game - Tips, tricks and hacks to master the LinkedIn game - and much more Link to Alcott Global's upcoming digital conference on the topic of Covid-19 vaccine logistics and distribution: https://coldchain.makersmovers.com/ Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To connect with Radu Palamariu visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/radupalamariu/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/

Today we have Joachim Schaut from DB Schenker on the program to talk about how the logistics provider is helping to digitally transform the supply chains of its customers. Joachim leads the company’s Intercontinental Supply Chain Solutions. That’s an area where DB Schenker is making some big technology plays and where they have built partnerships with some state-of-the-art technology vendors to transform the way global logistics and supply chains are managed. Together with our host Boris Felgendreher, Joachim discusses the key technologies that enable the digital transformation of global supply chains, the role of cloud platforms, end-to-end visibility, data quality and much more. Helpful links: DB Schenker's Intercontinental Supply Chain Solutions: https://www.dbschenker.com/de-en/products/ocean-freight/intercontinental-supply-chain-solutions Joachim Schaut on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joachim-schaut-a8a00a171/ Boris Felgendreher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ Our supporters GreyOrange: https://www.greyorange.com/

Today's guest on The Logistics Tribe is Roman Žák. Roman is one of the founders of Aimtec. Aimtec helps companies on their digital transformation journeys. They combine a very deep consulting expertise in manufacturing and logistics with a unique approach to implementing software solutions. And what’s fascinating about Aimtec is that they have been around since 1996. A time when digital transformation was even a thing yet. And today, the company is very highly regarded, particularly in the automotive industry. They are based in Pilsen, in the Czech Republic, but are operating globally. Roman and our host Boris Felgendreher talked about the various issues and challenges that his customers in the automotive sector are facing these days and how digital strategies and tools can help them. Quite an interesting discussion, that you don’t want to miss. Helpful Links: Roman Žák on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzak/ Aimtec: https://www.aimtecglobal.com/en/ The Trends in Automotive Logistics (TAL) Conference 2023. May 16th in Pilsen, CZ: https://www.talconference.com/en/ Boris Felgendreher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/

Today's guest on the show is Knut Alicke. Knut is partner at McKinsey. He’s based in McKinsey’s Stuttgart office where he is leader of the firm’s work in manufacturing and supply chain. He advises clients on a variety of topics including supply chain management, digital supply chains and advanced analytics, and supply chain transformations. Knut is also the author of a highly regarded book on supply chain management, and a professor at University of Karlsruhe, teaching supply chain management. We asked Knut to give us his Supply Chain Predictions for 2022 and the conversation turned into a discussion on a variety of topics like the increased visibility of supply chain as a function, labour shortages and mismatches and the role that automation plays, container shipping rates, logtech startups and so much more. This show is hosted by Boris Felgendreher. The Logistics Tribe Podcast is supported by GreyOrange, a global leader in the areas of AI-enabled warehouse robotics and fulfillment automation. GreyOrange: https://www.greyorange.com/ Helpful links: To connect with Knut Alicke on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/knut-alicke/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, founder and host of the Logistics Tribe, on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ How COVID-19 is reshaping supply chains: https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/how-covid-19-is-reshaping-supply-chains Demand Planning in a Crisis: https://www.scmr.com/article/demand_planning_in_a_crisis How great supply-chain organizations work: https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/how-great-supply-chain-organizations-work Risk, resilience, and rebalancing in global value chains: https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/risk-resilience-and-rebalancing-in-global-value-chains

Steve Viscelli is a political sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania where he studies freight transportation and autonomous trucks. He's also the author of the book "The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream" in which he explains how long-haul trucking went from being one of the best blue-collar jobs in the US to one of the toughest. His current book project "Driverless? Autonomous Trucks and the Future of the American Trucker" explores self-driving trucks and their potential impacts on labor and the environment. Steve has appeared on CBS News 60 Minutes and most recently on an episode of the Lex Fridman podcast. In this episode of The Logistics Tribe, Steve talks to our host Jonah McIntire about the following topics: - Steve's views on the common narrative that the truck transportation industry in the US is about 80.000 drivers short and that the shortage is only getting worse because many drivers are nearing retirement age - The problem of getting people into the profession vs. keeping people inside the profession - What the reasons are that a lot of drivers are leaving the trucking profession and what they are leaving the profession for - What Steve thinks about various initiatives from the current US administration, for example the "under 21 program" - What the wage and working conditions are really like in different segments of the truck driving business - How real is the infamous 80.000 driver shortage number? - How driver training programs work and how they need to be improved - Potential solutions to the various structural problems in the industry - What role existing and new technology can play - Why drivers are still paid by the mile and what problems arise from that approach - Why the driver shortage is a very "convenient narrative" - What influence can transportation procurement professionals play in improving driver conditions - and more Helpful Links: Steve Viscelli's website: https://www.steveviscelli.com/ Steve Viscelli's podcast episode with Lex Fridman: https://youtu.be/a3Wpy6gE4So Jonah McIntire (Hoste) on LinkedIn: https://nl.linkedin.com/in/jonahmcintire Boris Felgendreher (Founder of The Logistics Tribe) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ Our great supporters GreyOrange: https://www.greyorange.com/ BVL Webinar “How flexible automation helped Jysk cope with the unexpected peaks during the pandemic and support their ecommerce growth” on Feb 24, 2022: https://bvl-digital.de/webinare/sendeplan/how-flexible-automation-helped-jysk-cope-with-the-unexpected-peaks-during-the-pandemic-and-support-their-ecommerce-growth/

Jonah McIntire is the founder of TNX Logistics, an AI-based road transportation procurement platform that Jonah just sold to Transporeon. He is also author of the book "Supply Chain Visibility: From Theory to Practice". Jonah holds many contrarian views around logistics and supply chain tech in particular. So this conversation turned into a wide-ranging thought-provoking discussion with our host Boris Felgendreher on the following topics: - Why startups are much less about a grand vision and more about trial-and-error and opportunism - What the first version of TNX Logistics looked liked like and why that didn’t work - What actually did work and how - What the “whiteboard rationale” was for launching TNX in New Zealand in “stealth mode” and what the reality ended up looking like - The acquisition of TNX by Transporeon - Jonah’s views on the success of Sennder in the European road transportation market. What he admires the company for and what he perceives as “tech-washing” on behalf of Sennder, Uber Freight, Convoy and others - An analysis of the economic models of Uber Freight, Convoy, Flexport - The valuation premium of digital freight forwarders vs. traditional freight forwarders - Why Jonah is bearish on drones in logistics but very bullish on autonomous vehicles and why that technology deserves more attention - Why the vision of humans and AI working together in unison and AI only replacing the boring and mindless tasks that humans don’t like to do may be wrong - Is AI in logistics and supply chain actually making jobs better or not? - How to think about breakthrough technologies that will suddenly change an entire industry. Analogies to the Manhattan project - And much more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To connect with Jonah McIntire, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahmcintire/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, founder of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/

Today's episode of The Logistics Tribe Podcast offers a deep dive into 5G technology and how it will be able to revolutionize logistics and supply chain operations and processes. Our guest today is Stefan Wimmer, Managing Partner at BayFu. BayFu is a German company that offers independent advice and services in the area of ​​industrial 5G radio networks. Together with our host Marco Prüglmeier, Stefan discusses the following topics: - The history and evolution of cellular networks and technology - A comparison of LTE and 5G. What are the biggest differences and advantages? - The value of private campus networks in industrial and logistics settings. Who are the typical buyers of this technology and why? - Where can 5G have the biggest impact and drive the most value in logistics and supply chain management? - Use cases in intralogistics: AGVs, autonomous mobile robots. How will AMRs evolve in the years to come if they can leverage 5G technology? - What are the concrete steps, time frames and costs associated with implementing private 5G networks inside an organization? - What the future holds for next generation cellular technology, beyond LTE and 5G - and more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To find out more about BayFu, visit: https://www.bayfu.de/en To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/

Jeppe Hoier is Partner at Maersk Growth, the Corporate Venture arm of A.P. Moller – Maersk. In this episode of The Logistics Tribe Jeppe talks to our host Dana von der Heide about the following topics: - Jeppe's role at Maersk Growth and the mission of Maersk Growth - The focus areas of Maersk Growth and what Jeppe's is looking for in a startup they want to invest in - The structure of the Maersk Growth team - How the collaboration works between Maersk Growth, their portfolio companies and Maersk, the parent company - Regional vs. international focus of the investments - Which portfolio companies are Jeppe's favorites - Maersk Growth activities in Asia - What Jeppe makes of the "evaluation gap" between US and EU startups - What is Jeppe's recommendation for startup founders about where to set up shop. The importance of having access to talent - Jeppe's criteria for what companies to invest in. The sizes of their investments. Seed, Series A, growth investments.... - How Jeppe finds founders, how founders find Jeppe. What conferences are typically on his schedule - The impact COVID has had on Maersk's investments - How Maersk also partners with startups, beyond financing. What the best way for startups is to engage with Maersk as a partner - Diversity in logistics tech and what Maersk is doing to get more females interested in logistics - What can be done to make the industry more sexy to attract better talent - What are some of the emerging trends Jeppe sees in the logistics industry - Jeppe's view on the buzzword trends automation, crypto, blockchain, robots, self-driving trucks, electrification, etc. Is logistics ready for them? - and more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To learn more about Maersk Growth, visit: https://www.maersk.com/growth To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/

Today we have a very special episode for you. It’s different because we typically bring you conversations between a host and one, sometimes two guests that are 45 minutes or so in length. Today’s episode is a deep dive into one very specific topic with two people who have very deep domain expertise in this field. And this episode is 2 hours and 45 minutes long. The idea here is to really take the time to tackle one very specific topic and go super deep on it. The two experts are Jonah McIntire, who has been a regular contributor to The Logistics Tribe, both as a host and a guest. And Märten Veskimäe, who’s currently a product strategist at Transporeon. Both are super deep thinkers on this topic. They look at examples of businesses that are platforms vs. businesses that aren’t, what the defining attributes of platforms are, what areas of logistics and supply chain platforms are suitable for, what successful platforms do differently, how they compete against other platforms and much more. Here is a LinkedIn post that Jonah has prepared that will accompany this podcast episode: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jonahmcintire_hey-linkedin-network-today-i-released-activity-6980135736381480960-grEl? Please visit the post and contribute to the discussion. You can also let us know there, how you like the content of this episode. We really appreciate your feedback on this. Today's topic breakdown: - Examples of businesses that are platforms vs. businesses that look like platforms but aren't really platforms. - Platforms in the real world and platforms in the digital space - The defining attributes of platforms and what makes platforms different - In which areas of logistics and supply chain management are platforms suitable and useful - Are forwarders platforms? Are Uber or Uber Freight actually a platform? - Are there differences between companies with network effects and platforms? - The role of platforms in standardization, particularly in logistics - How do you measure and assess platform businesses vs non-platform businesses? - The cold start problem and how platforms can get off the ground in logistics - What successful platforms do differently. What are the critical success factors to succeed in attracting and keeping users? - Success factors for logistics platforms to compete against other logistics platforms - Notable platforms in logistics by segment - Future outlook on platforms in logistics and supply chain - Takeaways Please visit Jonah's LinkedIn post on this episode: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jonahmcintire_hey-linkedin-network-today-i-released-activity-6980135736381480960-grEl?

Eric Johnson is Senior Editor for Technology at the Journal of Commerce. Together with our host Boris Felgendreher Eric talks about the logistics technology and startups that he is particularly interested in or excited about. This turned into a wide-ranging conversation about logtech and startups past, present and future. We talked about robotic process automation (RPA), digital freight forwarders and logtech companies like Slync, BuyCo, Project44, FourKites, Shippeo, Infor Nexus and others. Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To connect with Eric Johnson, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ejohnson3242/ or @LogTechEric on Twitter To subscribe to Eric's awesome logtech newsletter, visit: ericjohnson@substack.com To subscribe to the Journal of Commerce (JOC), visit: https://www.joc.com/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/

Today's guest on The Logistics Tribe is Ken Adamo, Chief of Analytics at DAT. DAT operates the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America. Ken is responsible for DAT iQ, DATs data science team and its pricing database for shippers, 3PLs, trucking operators and freight brokers. Ken is one of the leading experts in data analytics in the logistics industry, so we had to pair him up with our host Jonah McIntire. This turned out to be a wide-ranging conversation about the business of freight data and analytics, and also a view into Ken’s career in the industry. Helpful Links: DAT: https://www.dat.com/ Ken Adamo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-adamo-8481611a/ Jonah McIntire on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahmcintire/ Boris Felgendreher (founder of The Logistics Tribe) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/

Our guest Penelope Register-Shaw is having an impressive career in logistics. She went from being an attorney in private practice to driving innovations in last-mile logistics at FedEx, Amazon and Walmart. Our host Dana von der Heide is a successful founder in the logistics tech space. In this episode of The Logistics Tribe, these two role models talk about the importance of female empowerment in logistics and much more, including: - Penny's path into logistics. From an attorney in private practice to being the chairman of the public transportation authority of Rhode Island, to various roles at FedEx for 20 years, to Amazon's last mile logistics and eventually onto Walmart - The role an early mentor played for Penny's career in logistics - Penny's start and her experiences at FedEx - How Penny got into Amazon and how she helped them reorganize the delivery service partner (provider) network - Things to consider when picking a last-mile provider - Penny's view on innovative last-mile delivery startups and what to learn from them - The importance of viewing your last-mile delivery personnel as your brand ambassadors - The importance of building out your personal network - How to make the field of logistics more attractive to females and how to keep females in the industry - How Penny got into Walmart - What Penny perceives to be the different philosophies of implementing innovations at FedEx vs. Amazon. vs. Walmart. - The last-mile delivery innovations at Walmart. Micro-fulfillment, micro-last-mile. - The criteria for picking a last mile delivery service provider at Walmart - The importance of accurate data for last-mile delivery decisions - A few tips and tricks for females entering the field of logistics - and more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To connect with Penny, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peneloperegistershaw/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/

In this episode of The Logistics Tribe, Boris Felgendreher, founder of The Logistics Tribe, talks to his fellow Tribe podcast host Marco Prüglmeier. First they give an update on how The Logistics Tribe has been received after the first 25 episode. What shows have been performing best, in which markets The Tribe has been trending on the Apple Podcast charts and how the Tribe will evolve over time. Next, they dive into the startup that Marco launched and got VC funding for this year. Noyes Technologies is on a mission to define the space of nano-fulfillment. What that means and how the company is planning to turbo-charge the booming Q-Commerce space, all of that and more is covered in this episode. Then, they dive into the book that Marco published this year on the topic of innovations in logistics. The Logistics Tribe Podcast is supported by GreyOrange, a global leader in the areas of AI-enabled warehouse robotics and fulfillment automation. Boris just recorded a podcast episode with Akash Gupta, the young co-founder and CTO of GreyOrange. That episode will air soon on the BVL Digital Podcast, the official podcast of the German Logistics Association (BVL). Links below. Links: Boris Felgendreher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ Marco Prüglmeier on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ Noyes Technologies: https://www.noyes-tech.com/ Marco's new book: https://www.huss-shop.de/item/Innovations-in-Logistics-engl.html BVL Digital Podcast: https://bvl-digital.de/podcast/ GreyOrange: https://www.greyorange.com/

Hermann Ude is the former CEO of DHL Freight and DHL Global Forwarding, a former corporate board member of Deutsche Post and now sits on a number of supervisory boards, including his role as chairman of the supervisory board at Transporeon. Hermann has a strong interested in the impact the logistics industry has on the environment and on climate change in particular. He holds many key insights into how the industry has to evolve and what role technology can play to drive down the environmental impact of the logistics sector. This episode is hosted by Jonah McIntire. Helpful links: Hermann Ude on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hermann-ude/ Prof. Alan McKinnon, a resource Hermann recommends on the topic: https://www.alanmckinnon.co.uk/ Jonah McIntire on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahmcintire/ Tracks, a digital platform mentioned on the podcast: https://www.tracks.eco/ Transporeon: https://www.transporeon.com/en Our supporters GreyOrange: www.greyorange.com

In today's episode we will take a deep dive into the topic of Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). SLAM is a method used for autonomous vehicles such as AMRs in logistics for example that lets you build a map and localize your vehicles in that map at the same time. SLAM algorithms allow vehicles to map out unknown environments. It’s one of those things we should all know about in more detail in order to understand how autonomous vehicles in logistics are able to do what they do. Today's guest is a leading expert in the field of SLAM. Cyrill Stachniss is a full professor at the University of Bonn and heads the Photogrammetry and Robotics Lab. In his research, he focuses on probabilistic techniques for mobile robotics, perception, and navigation. The main application areas of his research are autonomous service robots, agricultural robotics, and self-driving cars. He has co-authored over 250 publications, has won several best paper awards, and has coordinated multiple large research projects on the national and European level. This podcast is hosted by Marco Prüglmeier. Together Marco and Cyrill cover the following topics: - A definition and explanation of SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) - Where is SLAM being used - How the SLAM algorithm actually evolved over time and what Carl Friedrich Gauss has to do with it - The different categories of SLAM systems, how they work and what use cases they are best suited for - How SLAM systems are deployed in the world of logistics - Advantages of SLAM for robots in logistics - What problems and issues to look out for when implementing SLAM in logistics and warehouse situations with highly repetitive or highly dynamic environments - What the latest fields of research to advance SLAM technology are Helpful links: Webinar with JYSK and GreyOrange: https://bvl-digital.de/webinare/sendeplan/how-flexible-automation-helped-jysk-cope-with-the-unexpected-peaks-during-the-pandemic-and-support-their-ecommerce-growth/ YouTube Video on SLAM with Cyrill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87S82fh4rI4 Another YouTube Video on SLAM with Cyrill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuRCJ2fegcc To connect with Cyrill on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrill-stachniss-736233173/

Today we are talking about supply chain challenges in the automotive industry. Our guest is Robert Cameron who heads up the production, logistics and aftermarket department at the VDA, the German Automotive Industry Association. Our host, Marco Prüglmeier, sat down with Robert at the recent Trends in Automotive Logistics (TAL) Conference in Pilsen, Czech Republic and talked about the following topics: - Biggest challenges that are facing the automotive industry and automotive supply chains - Why electrification of vehicles will dramatically increase the need for semiconductors - Why large node size semiconductors are critical for electric vehicles - The relevance of the Fit for 55 EU-legislation - The European Chips Act - The development of Autonomous Driving - Interoperability of AMRs and AGVs and the VDA 5050 as an open-source standard - The vision and development of VDA 6000 - The importance of moving from relations management with direct suppliers only to holistically managing the entire supply chain end-to-end - Geopolitical factors and the transitions to e-mobility. Selective global sourcing and selective local sourcing. - Demographic and workforce developments and the impact on automotive manufacturing and supply chains - AI and the impact on the future of automotive manufacturing and supply chains Helpful Links: The VDA: https://www.vda.de/en Robert Cameron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugh-robert-cameron-61a37430/ Marco Prüglmeier on LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/en

Today we will take a deep dive into the world of route planning and route optimization. Our guest Florian Merget is co-founder of Greenplan, a startup that was recently spun out of DHL. Greenplan’s algorithm promises to do a better job at planning and optimizing routes for last mile, road freight and even field service management. Together with our host Boris Felgendreher, Florian talked about the following topics: - The origins and founding story of Greenplan. The recent Management Buyout and new setup for Greenplan outside of DHL - How route planning/optimization has evolved over the years - What factors are driving the need and demand for route planning/optimization - The difference between algorithms and AI in route planning and the pros and cons of each - How Greenplan is different from other route planning solutions - The data quality problem - How route planning solutions fit into existing IT infrastructure and can be integrated with TMSs and ERPs - The changing role of dispatchers - Greenplan's plans for the future - and much more Helpful links: Our supporters GreyOrange: https://www.greyorange.com/ Greenplan: https://greenplan.de/en-us Florian Merget on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greenplan-florian-merget/ Boris Felgendreher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/

Today’s guest on The Logistics Tribe Podcast is Prof. Roland Siegwart. Roland is director of the Autonomous Systems Lab in Switzerland, director of the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems at ETH Zurich and a world-renown robotics expert. He is one of the pioneers in the field of autonomous mobile robots, which are quickly spreading throughout warehouses and logistics operations around the world. Our host Marco Prüglmeier talked to Roland about the following topics: - Roland's work with AMRs dating back 30 years - His first book on the topic - How he got into the topic of AMRs - His early foray into mail delivery robots, 30 years ago - The history and evolution of AMRs - The main differences between AMRs and AGVs - The challenges of AMRs in logistics operations - Why AMRs will replace AGVs over time - The current state of robot technology, laser technology, camera technology, SLAM and what Roland and his teams are working on - Good and bad use cases of drones - The roles of robots on last mile delivery - Roland’s vision for the logistics of the future and the prospects of autonomous driving - Will robots eliminate logistics jobs - and more Helpful links: Prof. Roland Siegwart on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roland-siegwart-85466912/ Marco Prüglmeier on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ Our supporters GreyOrange: https://www.greyorange.com/