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Mapping the logistics trendscape to deliver the future

Discover how DHL is leading the way in logistics innovation and building the supply chains of the future by investing in thought leadership, fostering customer engagement, sharing insights and engaging in hands-on innovation. Through research and real-world proof of concepts, we are developing pioneering solutions we can productize and scale for use across the industry. By sharing insights through our acclaimed Trend Research, workshops, and Innovation Insights series, we prepare our customers and the industry to meet potential challenges and opportunities. 

Be Future Ready with the Logistics Trend Radar

By identifying and sharing the trends shaping tomorrow’s logistics landscape, the DHL Logistics Trend Radar provides direction to navigate change in a dynamic business environment. The Logistics Trend Radar is regularly refreshed and assesses logistics trends based on realization opportunity and perceived impact levels to make trend insights actionable. Through interaction with customers, colleagues and partners, we ensure content in the Logistics Trend Radar reflects working realities, implementation examples, and a forward-thinking outlook to drive deeper discussions and more innovative collaboration. Explore the Logistics Trend Radar here.

Interact with the Radar

Explore the latest business, social and technology trends transforming logistics and supply chains.

Explore Gen AI

This dynamic trend can optimize route planning, automate the customer experience and more.

Diversify your Supply Chain

Reconfigure your supply chain for enhanced customer centricity, resilience, sustainability, and agility.

Decarbonize with Sustainable Fuels

Touching every mode of transportation, this trend is critical for greener supply chains. 
DHL Innovation Insights: Your Video Newsletter for Logistics Trends

Everyone, everywhere, is invited to discover the latest and greatest innovation developments happening at DHL and beyond. The Innovation Insights video newsletters feature interviews with experts, topical trend talks, logistics innovation, technology demonstrations, and proof of concept (PoC) examples while taking a look at what’s going on in our global Innovation Centers, from which the episodes are also broadcast live.

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Watch every short episode at your convenience and spark new ideas for your business.

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Explore Logistics Trends in Depth with DHL Trend Reports

DHL continuously monitors the trend landscape to understand, develop and collaboratively deploy emergent solutions. Inside our DHL Trend Reports, we share insights, success stories and actionable innovations that enhance our customers’ logistics and enable industry adoption. Complimentary to the Logistics Trend Radar, these reports dive deeper into highly relevant logistics trends that demonstrate major potential, topicality, and the likelihood of significant return on investment.

Supply Chain Diversification

While not a new concept, supply chain diversification has come into sharp focus in recent years, driven by the need to mitigate risks and enhance resilience in a volatile world. In practice, supply chain diversification comes in many forms, with the level of intensity depending on each company’s markets, strategies, objectives and risk-taking appetite. This Trend Report outlines the four dimensions of the supply chain diversification model, explores the strategic nuances of each dimension of the model across various industry sectors and showcases real-world examples that demonstrate the benefits of implementing diversification strategies.

Discover Supply Chain Diversification

AI-Driven Computer Vision

AI-driven Computer Vision is set to reshape supply chains through intelligent optical recognition and decision-making, creating more efficient processes as well as safe and sustainable operations. This must-read DHL Trend Report delves deep into the interrelationship between computer vision, artificial intelligence and logistics. 

See the Future of AI-Driven Computer Vision
Future of Work in Logistics

DHL examines how the concept of work – the roles, responsibilities, systems, schedules, tools and environments of workers – will change in the sector over the coming decades. From automation and bionic enhancement to AI and remote working, we unearth the changes to ensure the industry is future-ready.

Explore the Future of Work
Digital Twins in Logistics

Digital Twins are virtual models that accurately mirror the real-time conditions and behaviors of the physical objects or processes they represent by leveraging data from sensors, historical data, and various analytical and AI sources. Discover how this technology enhances supply chains and logistics operations. 

Discover Digital Twins
Next Generation Connectivity

The sector is witnessing the development and implementation of game-changing wireless communication technologies and infrastructure. From intelligent retail stores and inventory management to condition monitoring with sensor mesh networks, it has the potential to reimagine logistics by connecting everyone and everything, everywhere.

Connect with Next Gen Connectivity