Digital + GiG = Big changes for logistics and distribution
Great piece in the Economist on how global logistics are being transformed thanks to digital, and, for the last mile, the 'GiG economy'.
Great piece in the Economist on how global logistics are being transformed thanks to digital, and, for the last mile, the 'GiG economy'.
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