Episode 65 - The Evolution of Transportation Management: Increased Efficiency by Smart Automation

About this episode

Elmer Spruijt discusses the evolution of transportation management and the impact of smart automation on logistics efficiency.

Answering YES to the question today is Elmer Spruijt , VP Transportation Management EMEA at Descartes. In this episode, we talk about: Real-time visibility and data collection AI agents handling tasks at scale And how smart automation will enable 1 person to handle 100 thousand shipments per month Please enjoy my conversation with Elmer Spruijt. This episode was powered by Descartes. Customers worldwide trust Descartes to get inventory, information, assets, and people where they're needed, when they're needed. Descartes is a global leader, delivering advanced and proven technology that improves logistics and supply chain productivity, performance, security, and sustainability. For more information, visit descartes.com . Thank you for listening to Does Logistics Matter. For more on trends and innovation in supply chain and logistics, visit our blog at www.logisticsmatter.com If you want to be a guest on this podcast, please send an email to podcast@logisticsmatter.com   This podcast was produced by Dimitry Vleugel The music is based on a sample by Ragaman and produced by Michael Spengler Follow the podcast in your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes. Hosted…

People in this episode

Host: Martijn Graat

Guest: Elmer Spruijt

Topics covered

• Transportation Management
• Smart Automation
• Logistics Efficiency
• Real-time Visibility
• AI in Logistics

Keywords

• transportation management
• smart automation
• logistics
• real-time visibility
• AI agents
• supply chain

Sponsors

Descartes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LogisticsMatter, Acast

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