Comment: The Current Challenges and Future of Logistics

Abstract

Logistics has been evolving by facing challenges and adopting innovation. This comment paper provides a better understanding about what will be logistical challenges in the future and how the future logistics industry will be reshaped by these challenges. The future logistics market is expected to offer great benefits for the society, for industry, for each logistics service provider, for all stakeholders, and ultimately for shippers. In the future, the logistics industry needs to design for additional parameters such as carbon emission reduction, reduced fuel consumption, lower traffic congestion, higher visibility on the cargo and information, enhanced collaboration, shared physical distribution, identifying sourcing issues, and increased logistics innovation.