New trends in logistics

The purpose of this study is to make the point of the situation in the logistics world considering the complex scenarios in which it operates, and based on the trends observed to hypothesize the future scenarios and the impacts they have on the economy, on individuls and on logistics processes. Logistics in fact improve efficiency and therefore reduces costs and improve productivity in many sectors, from manufacturing to retail. The economic growth has always been the result of revolutions or more innovation in productivity, like the steam engin revolutions, mass production model (Ford case) and 1970s the industrail automation. These innovations have boosted the economy because they have improved productivity, more productivity means greater growth in the economy. Logistics is the focus of the new industrial revolutions and it’s a real chance for any business. Proper use of this powerful tools will lead out of recession.