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Today’s guest on The Logistics Tribe Podcast is Prof. Roland Siegwart. Roland is director of the Autonomous Systems Lab in Switzerland, director of the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems at ETH Zurich and a world-renown robotics expert. He is one of the pioneers in the field of autonomous mobile robots, which are quickly spreading throughout warehouses and logistics operations around the world. Our host Marco Prüglmeier talked to Roland about the following topics: - Roland's work with AMRs dating back 30 years - His first book on the topic - How he got into the topic of AMRs - His early foray into mail delivery robots, 30 years ago - The history and evolution of AMRs - The main differences between AMRs and AGVs - The challenges of AMRs in logistics operations - Why AMRs will replace AGVs over time - The current state of robot technology, laser technology, camera technology, SLAM and what Roland and his teams are working on - Good and bad use cases of drones - The roles of robots on last mile delivery - Roland’s vision for the logistics of the future and the prospects of autonomous driving - Will robots eliminate logistics jobs - and more Helpful links: Prof. Roland Siegwart on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roland-siegwart-85466912/ Marco Prüglmeier on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ Our supporters GreyOrange: https://www.greyorange.com/

Hermann Ude is the former CEO of DHL Freight and DHL Global Forwarding, a former corporate board member of Deutsche Post and now sits on a number of supervisory boards, including his role as chairman of the supervisory board at Transporeon. Hermann has a strong interested in the impact the logistics industry has on the environment and on climate change in particular. He holds many key insights into how the industry has to evolve and what role technology can play to drive down the environmental impact of the logistics sector. This episode is hosted by Jonah McIntire. Helpful links: Hermann Ude on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hermann-ude/ Prof. Alan McKinnon, a resource Hermann recommends on the topic: https://www.alanmckinnon.co.uk/ Jonah McIntire on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahmcintire/ Tracks, a digital platform mentioned on the podcast: https://www.tracks.eco/ Transporeon: https://www.transporeon.com/en Our supporters GreyOrange: www.greyorange.com

Today we have a very special episode for you. It’s different because we typically bring you conversations between a host and one, sometimes two guests that are 45 minutes or so in length. Today’s episode is a deep dive into one very specific topic with two people who have very deep domain expertise in this field. And this episode is 2 hours and 45 minutes long. The idea here is to really take the time to tackle one very specific topic and go super deep on it. The two experts are Jonah McIntire, who has been a regular contributor to The Logistics Tribe, both as a host and a guest. And Märten Veskimäe, who’s currently a product strategist at Transporeon. Both are super deep thinkers on this topic. They look at examples of businesses that are platforms vs. businesses that aren’t, what the defining attributes of platforms are, what areas of logistics and supply chain platforms are suitable for, what successful platforms do differently, how they compete against other platforms and much more. Here is a LinkedIn post that Jonah has prepared that will accompany this podcast episode: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jonahmcintire_hey-linkedin-network-today-i-released-activity-6980135736381480960-grEl? Please visit the post and contribute to the discussion. You can also let us know there, how you like the content of this episode. We really appreciate your feedback on this. Today's topic breakdown: - Examples of businesses that are platforms vs. businesses that look like platforms but aren't really platforms. - Platforms in the real world and platforms in the digital space - The defining attributes of platforms and what makes platforms different - In which areas of logistics and supply chain management are platforms suitable and useful - Are forwarders platforms? Are Uber or Uber Freight actually a platform? - Are there differences between companies with network effects and platforms? - The role of platforms in standardization, particularly in logistics - How do you measure and assess platform businesses vs non-platform businesses? - The cold start problem and how platforms can get off the ground in logistics - What successful platforms do differently. What are the critical success factors to succeed in attracting and keeping users? - Success factors for logistics platforms to compete against other logistics platforms - Notable platforms in logistics by segment - Future outlook on platforms in logistics and supply chain - Takeaways Please visit Jonah's LinkedIn post on this episode: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jonahmcintire_hey-linkedin-network-today-i-released-activity-6980135736381480960-grEl?