Lazada used to be the “Amazon of Southeast Asia”, but as of summer 2017, has to compete directly with Amazon as they enter the Southeast Asian market. Can Lazada embrace digitalization to compete with Amazon’s “anticipatory shipping” model and two-hour Prime Now delivery service?
logistics
FedEx – the next big Challenge
“You can't ride along with your shipment, so let us do the work for you” [1]. Speed and reliability have been at the core of FedEx customer promise since its inception. However, both standards for speed and reliability are constantly increasing, challenging the shipping industry and keeping technological innovation as a top priority.
IRCTC – Reinventing the “wheel”?
Re-creating one of the worlds oldest and largest railways
Where is my package?
FedEx is one of only three enterprises that together deliver 95 percent of all e-commerce orders in the United States. Having as a center of their proposition facilitate the connection of people regardless of their location, their business model has been transformed during the years to enlarge the portfolio of transportation services to include e-commerce and e-business solutions as well.
Just one more mile to go…
Tired of searching for your purchases on your building's common area? Mercedes-Benz, the German luxury automaker (who could imagine?), is set to disrupt the delivery industry and get those packages where you want them and when you want them.
Rivigo – Can Internet of Things disrupt the traditional trucking industry?
How an Indian startup is using Big Data to go after the global trucking market, which is 20x the size of global cab revenues.
How Augmented Reality improves supply chain management for DHL
The next industry transformation in logistics may have just appeared as a pair of Augmented Reality glasses at DHL. DHL is one of the world’s leading logistics companies, with $59 billion revenue and operations in 220 countries. The company successfully […]
F-35 – Fighter Jet Maintenance in The Age of Data
Jet maintenance and logistics have been a huge challenge for decades. How will maintenance change as a result of new technology?
Fast and Furious – How SF Express creates business opportunities using digital technology
How SF Express, the leading courier express service provider in China, creates business opportunities using digital technology
UPS: United Problem Solvers or United Petroleum Supporters?
Does UPS’ current model of business inherently conflict with its sustainability goals?