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Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation
John Manners-Bell, Ken Lyon
A Practical Guide to Disruptive Technologies and New Business Models
What's it about?
Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation (2021) maps the current pain points and inefficiencies in global supply chains while charting the innovations and new technologies poised to transform the system. It provides an insider's perspective on the practical challenges facing warehouses, ports, and logistics networks, along with realistic ideas for how leaders can leverage emerging tools like Internet of Things sensors and AI to make supply chains sustainable, resilient, and responsive.
About the author
John Manners-Bell is the CEO of Transport Intelligence, a major provider of market solutions for the logistics industry, and a visiting professor at London Metropolitan University's business school. He began his career in logistics operations at a UK freight-forwarding and road-haulage company before working as an analyst at consultancies focused on international trade and transport. Manners-Bell also spent several years as European marketing manager for UPS Supply Chain Solutions, overseeing locations across Europe.
Ken Lyon has over 30 years of experience in the transportation industry. He specializes in the use of advanced information systems to manage logistical operations. He was previously director and vice president of information services at UPS, helping to establish its logistics and supply-chain services group. Lyon was recently appointed chairman of the board for an international logistics software group and also sits on the board of Ti.
