Logistics 4.0

Logistics 4.0

The Logistics 4.0 is the branch of the Logistics that uses the digital media of the so-called "Fourth Industrial Revolution" to carry out its activities.

What is the Logistics 4.0?

It is an emerging concept that HE refers to the use of innovative technology in supply chains, which directly impacts the freight transportation sector.

The application of these technologies HE based primarily on automated processes in the different phases of product mobilization, from storage to distribution.

What is Industry 4.0?

That term HE refers to the industrial moment that HE It lives since the emergence of new technological trends, basically related to the 21st century.

To reach this last industrial revolution, previously HE They had presented:

1. First Industrial Revolution: the most irruptive in a practically artisanal world, which occurred in 1712, when HE He invented the steam engine and with it various machinery to facilitate work.
2. Second Industrial Revolution: at the end of the 19th century, internal combustion engines replaced steam engines, in addition to using electricity as an energy source.
3. Third Industrial Revolution: the telecommunications networks of the 20th century gave impetus to an era dominated by electronics and ICT (Information and Communication Technologies).

Thus, the Fourth Industrial Revolution It is an evolution of the Third, in which digital media predominate and incorporate principles of robotics.

The 4.0 era in Logistics

These industrial mechanisms, transferred to the logistics sector, then imply the incorporation of new automation instruments and procedures to assist the supply, storage and order shipping stages.

Goals 

The main aim is to standardize operations, in addition to:

• Develop a Smart Logistics to make processes more efficient.
• Integrate available technologies to benefit operation.
• Anticipate customer needs (thanks to Big Data).
• Create strategies for a more effective service.
• Generate routes distribution more precise.

Benefits of Logistics 4.0

With the implementation of strategies logistics 4.0 and as the established goals can be met, gradually HE They will be able to unify the ways of working of companies in the sector, which in turn will result in them seeking to address new challenges. Meanwhile, companies are already beginning to see the advantages of its application, so HE implemented at an increasing rate.

Between the benefits of Logistics 4.0 HE find:

• Optimization of the traceability of transport vehicles.
• Reduction in delivery times.
• Controlled environments in warehouses.
• Automated platforms.
• Intelligent inventory management systems.