The logistics industry is one of Europe's biggest, generating in excess of €900 bn each year and employing more than 7 million workers. It also features the most labour-intensive processes that have traditionally focused heavily on legacy paper-based systems, meaning that it's an industry that's open to disruption by options that offer improved efficiency.

Something else to keep your eye on as we move into 2021 is the increased adoption of robotics in the supply chain. Route planning, live vehicle tracking and intelligent transportation are just some of the benefits being offered and enjoyed by logistics professionals, but this is just the tip of the iceberg of what we might be seeing soon.

Digital transformation is something that companies that wish to survive in the event of working restrictions being necessary for the long term, need to tackle at some point in the near future.

In the world of logistics and goods delivery, there is an increasing awareness of the need to embrace emerging supply chain technologies in order to remain competitive in the marketplace. There are a wealth of digital advancements that are making logistics operations work smarter and more efficient and it really is time to think about adopting it for your supply chain.