Innovation and Digital Transformation at Schnellecke Logistics (Karsten Keil, Management Board, Group IT & Digitization)

Our guest today on The Logistics Tribe is Karsten Keil. Karsten is
member of the Management Board at Schnellecke Logistics and heads
up the the groups IT and Digitization efforts. Together with our
host Marco Prüglmeier, Karsten talks about how Schnellecke, a
traditional, family-owned, globally-operating logistics provider
with more than 75 years of experience is managing innovations and
their digital transformation efforts. Together Karsten and Marco
touch on the following topics: - How digital innovation and
transformation is managed at Schnellecke globally and how it fits
into to IT organization - What the main innovations are that
Karsten's team is currently working on - What trends in innovations
are the most relevant for Schnellecke? The importance of IoT, Data
Analytics, real-time SC visibility, robotics - What the advantages
are of AGVs vs. AMRs. The transition from AGVs to AMRs. Why AMRs
are the future? - Visibility and tracking - Is blockchain already a
topic? What's the potential? Resilience advantages of decentralized
systems - Drones for inventory management in combination with RFID
tags - Does augmented and virtual reality play a role yet? How is
it being used at Schnellecke for onboarding. What results have been
accomplished. - AR used during the picking process. What worked,
what didn't? - The potential and challenges of autonomous trucks -
Sustainability at Schnellecke - Could autonomous truck OEMs become
a threat to thee traditional logistics business? How Schnellecke
sees this as an opportunity. The emergence of platforms to
coordinate shop floor equipment and autonomous trucks - The
emergence of digital freight forwarders - How Schnellecke works
with startups. What are the biggest challenges? - How a
traditional, family-owned business with more than 75 years of
experience had to change its culture to stay innovative Please
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the future episodes. To connect with Karsten, visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karsten-keil-6090761a6/ To learn more
about Schnellecke, visit: https://www.schnellecke.com/en To connect
with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ To connect with Boris
Felgendreher, founder of the Logistics Tribe, visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/