News / As global spend on IT rockets, so will its disruptive impact on logistics, says report

28/11/2018

Disruption to logistics from technology is only beginning – its impact will increase as more investment pours into the industry.

According to a new study produced jointly by American Global Logistics and Logistics Trends & Insights, global spend on logistics IT will rise to $87.8bn by 2022, up 17% from the outlay in 2017.

The study’s authors say at least 3% of logistics IT investment in 2017 was funnelled into disruptive technologies, like artificial intelligence, robotics and blockchain, which translates into $2.23bn spent on this segment.

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