Over the next decade, virtually every industry in the world will be digitalized as part of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) – that catch-all phrase for the accelerating trend of automation, cyberphysical systems, the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI).
While the advancements of the early adopters in IT, media, financial services, and even advanced manufacturing have captured the headlines and our imaginations, many other industries have been quietly making their own inroads.
In recent times, it has been the turn of the container logistics supply chain to push for the adoption of digital solutions, spurred on by the market consolidation amongst global players and the need to address productivity inefficiencies that have long plagued the industry…