Logistics is the planning, coordination, and execution of the cost-effective flow of goods, services, and related information from the place of origin to the place of consumption. It involves functions such as transportation, warehousing, inventory management, and distribution. Logistics automation refers to technological applications designed to accomplish work with minimal or no human involvement. It utilises robots, artificial intelligence (AI), ...

Now, let me paint a rather enticing picture for a moment: a brilliant afternoon, and you’re sitting waiting for that one package you ordered online the previous day. Out of nowhere, a beautiful driverless vehicle pops up and pulls into your driveway; it opens some compartment-voilà-your package. That, surely, could have formed a scene from those science fiction movies. Well, ...