Résumés
Abstract
A container cannot speak, but thanks to digitization and automation, it can now complain. The COVID pandemic and the pressures leveraged by its consequences on the global economy have brought sudden attention to the supply chain and the transport industry which powers it. While shortages and delays drew attention, industry players accelerated the digitization and automation of the industry. From the staging grounds of rail yards to warehouse floors, from the decks of massive container ships to the cubicles of office buildings, a concerted push for the automation of work is underway. Drawing on industry experience and interlocutors from a wide breadth of the logistics industry, we discuss the pressures and motivating factors that underpin this effort.
Keywords:
- automation,
- supply chain,
- shipping,
- transport,
- digitization
Résumé
Un conteneur ne peut pas parler, mais il peut désormais se plaindre grâce à la numérisation et à l’automatisation. La pandémie de COVID et les pressions exercées par ses conséquences sur l’économie mondiale ont soudainement attiré l’attention sur la chaîne d’approvisionnement et l’industrie du transport qui l’alimente. Alors que les pénuries et les retards attiraient l’attention, les acteurs du secteur ont accéléré la numérisation et l’automatisation de l’industrie. Des gares de triage aux entrepôts, des ponts des énormes navires porte-conteneurs aux bureaux des immeubles de bureaux ; une poussée concertée pour l’automatisation du travail est en cours. à partir de l’expérience de l’industrie et des interlocuteurs issus d’un large éventail de l’industrie logistique, nous discutons des pressions et des facteurs de motivation qui sous-tendent cet effort.
Mots-clés :
- automatisation,
- chaîne d’approvisionnement,
- transport maritime,
- transport,
- numérisation
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