The logistics and supply chain innovation handbook : disruptive technologies and new business models

The fourth industrial revolution and the anatomy of innovation -- Breaking the paradigm : the rise of the disruptors -- Lessons from the past : what present day disruptors can learn from the containerization of the shipping industry -- Sector case study : disruption in the express parcels market -- The internet of things, "big data" and artificial intelligence -- Control towers and supply chain visibility -- 3D printing : a review of its implications for the supply chain and logistics industry -- The disruptive potential of robots and automation -- Blockchain in supply chains -- Digital logistics marketplaces -- On-demand delivery and crowd-shipping -- Autonomous vehicles and delivery robots -- A guide to alternative propulsion systems -- The digitization of international freight forwarding -- Disrupting trade finance : blockchain, banks and freight forwarders -- The disruptive power of e-retailing -- The ultimate disruptors: Amazon and Alibaba -- Bibliography -- Index.