The Digital Transformation of Logistics: Demystifying Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IEEE Press Series on Technology Management, Innovation, and Leadership)

Logistics technology is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, but it is understood by few and talked about almost never. Sullivan and Kern offered some tangible best practices and insights on many topics, from AI to Blockchain, and gave actionable advice any logistics companies could use today.Framing the context around logistics, but also having multiple lens to analyze and apply these revolutionary changes, this book is a must read for anyone looking to ready themselves against what is already happening. The pace of change and industry-wide disruptions will only increase as time goes on, don’t be left behind!

This book will be informative to a seasoned logistics executive as well as recent entrants into the logistics space. From blockchain to cold chain, the authors walk through the buzz phrases of IoT, Blockchain and transformative digitization in ways that inform the ready in practical examples and illustrations that prove imminently useful. Including the drivers behind the transformation from economic factors, global contributors, currently technology providers and disruptive technologies as well as management techniques and guides to sustainable solutions wets the appetite to dive ever deeper into this complex industry that provides us with literally everything we consume.I highly recommend it to any, those within the industry that are questioning the reality of the changes required to provide a sustainable offering in the industry and those that need to make decisions on what type of company they may wish to employ, partner, or do business with going forward.

After slowly making my way through the book, I learned 3 things:I didn't know anything.I found a direction to research and potentially integrate into my own company (out of the dozens of topics covered in the book).I can now attend these kinds of webinars and online calls, without feeling like I don't even know what certain key words mean (thanks to the massive glossary at the end of the book).Excellent purchase. Will buy additional copies for colleagues and hope they take more from this book than I did.