Q+A How to tackle shortage of truck drivers. Why truck driver crisis really matters and how too solve it. Road freight trends. Seminarium: Logistics Supply Chain Keynote Speaker - VIDEO

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Q+A to Patrick Dixon, Keynote Speaker on Logistics and Supply Chain risks - about severe shortages of truck drivers in many nations. Why is this and how to tackle truck driver shortages. Impact on many sectors ranging from manufacturing to retail.

In each nation the reasons for shortages of truck drivers are different.

Like most major trends in logistics and supply chain management, the issue has been obvious for a very long time. For example, in nations like UK, Germany and Chile, the average age of truck drivers has been around 50 years or older. Young people have not been attracted into road freight because of multiple factors which need addressing urgently....

Patrick Dixon - Futurist keynote speaker at Seminarium Chile (Santiago) in 2022.

* "How AI Will Change your life - A Futurist's Guide to a Super-Smart World" - Patrick Dixon's latest book on AI is published in September 2024 by Profile Books.  It contains 38 chapters on the impact of AI across different industries, government and our wider world, including chapters on the future impact of AI on transport, logistics and supply chain management.

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Q+A: Future of the Food Industry in Latin America, impacted by huge rise in freight costs? When all container freight costs return to normal? Logistics keynote speaker at Seminarium Santiago - VIDEO

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Q+A following Future of Logistics and Supply Chain keynote.

Freight crisis - inflation in logistics and supply costs for Latin America food exporters. What factors will bring down massive freight costs / shipping costs in 2022 in the food sector, with ten times freight costs compare to what they were two years earlier. How market forces will reduce freight costs but timing is unclear.

Answers by Futurist Patrick Dixon at Seminarium Chile.

* "How AI Will Change your life - A Futurist's Guide to a Super-Smart World" - Patrick Dixon's latest book on AI is published in September 2024 by Profile Books.  It contains 38 chapters on the impact of AI across different industries, government and our wider world, including chapters on the future impact of AI on logistics, using AI to improve supply chain management. And the impact of AI on innovation. Impact of AI on the food industry.

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Impact of COVID on strategies for Manufacturing, Logistics and Supply Chains. Board strategy reviews for manufacturing. Futurist keynote speaker

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What will be the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on manufacturing, logistics and supply chains? As a physician by first training and Futurist advisor / keynote speaker on manufacturing trends and logistics strategy to over 400 of the world's largest 2000 companies, across every industry and region, with a proven track record of longer term forecasting over the last 25+ years, here are some guiding principles to the future of manufacturing, logistics and supply chains as a result of Coronavirus / COVID-19.

I predicted many times future global threats from new pandemics

I have warned for over two decades about significant threats to manufacturing, logistics and supply chains from new mutant viruses which appear roughly once a year, usually emerging in Southern China (for reasons unclear), just one of many potential Wild Cards that could strike down successful global manufacturing business.  For example, when the SARS outbreak began to threaten our world in 2003, my media warnings about the threats from new mutant viruses reached an audience of over 300 million.

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Future of Industry 5.0, Manufacturing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, managing risks, saving costs, seizing new markets - Futurist keynote video for NMMEP manufacturing conference

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Keynote on Future of Manufacturing and Industry 5.0 - for New Mexico MEP. Topics covered include the 4th Industrial Revolution, managing uncertainty Future of Manufacturing 4.0; Digital Enterprises 4.0. Future of robotics. Future of 3D printing. Impact of online and mobile e-commerce on retail supply chains and customer expectations. Impact of global scale on manufacturing. Future of niche manufacturing, self-diagnosing and self-healing factory assembly lines. Why supply chains are becoming more regionalised.  Why radical changes are coming to manufacturing in China. Impact of digital tracking on manufacturing, and supply chain management.  Why Little Data is even more important than Big Data.  Truth about cyber-risks. Future of green tech innovation and green tech impact on every aspect of manufacturing.  Simple ways to cut more than 50% of road haulage energy use.

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Future Manufacturing 4.0: personal guided tour of Toyota factory assembly line by Futurist Patrick Dixon - innovation, robotics, AI, Big Data, just-in-time, ultra lean efficiency - manufacturing / Industry 4.0 keynote speaker - VIDEO

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Manufacturing innovation trends - how manufacturing is changing. Lessons from Toyota assembly lines for fork lift trucks. How to optimise factory production with just-in-time and hundreds of small enhancements with huge total impact, using predictive analytics and Big Data. How to harness human genius in the workforce to make things faster and more reliably. Key manufacturing trends presented by Futurist keynote speaker Patrick Dixon - tour of Toyota factory site in Mjölby, Sweden.

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How to Communicate Bad News to Customers. Crisis management - example from logistics and supply chains disruptions. TRUST REALLY MATTERS. Act FAST, be transparent, keep clients updated, work together to find solutions. Logistics keynote speaker

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If your business is hit by a crisis, ALWAYS let your customers know what is happening and do it FAST.

The worst thing in the world is for an important client to learn about an event from the media or someone else other than you.

This principle of open, clear, concise, accurate, instant information is absolutely key to maintaining trust when things start to go wrong.

Let your clients know what is happening, why, what you are doing about it immediately and when the next update will be.

This applies in logistics and supply chain management but also in every other sector, whether manufacturing, oil and gas, retail, construction, aviation, hospitality, banking, insurance and so on.

Within seconds a bad story can become a destructive hurricane unless you are seen to respond rapidly, responsibility, with empathy and humility.

Patrick Dixon is a keynote speaker on logistics and supply chain management, as well as delivering keynotes for every other industry, including issues relating to brand protection and reputational risks. Questions and answers at Seminarium Chile.

* "How AI Will Change your life - A Futurist's Guide to a Super-Smart World" - Patrick Dixon's latest book on AI is published in September 2024 by Profile Books.  It contains 38 chapters on the impact of AI across different industries, government and our wider world, including chapters on the future impact of AI on logistics, using AI to improve supply chain management. And the impact of AI on innovation. 

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Future of Manufacturing 4.0 + Industry 4.0. Automation, robotics, AI, Big Data and Internet of Things. Impact on manufacturing, logistics and supply chain. Factory visit to Serge Ferrari (make roofing membranes) before Futurist keynote by Patrick Dixon

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Comment on visit to Serge Ferrari factory.

They make a stunning range of membranes for things like canopies over concert halls or football stadiums. It's easy to get swept along by a story about high-tech, digital controls. automation and robotics but the future of manufacturing is also about inspiring people to achieve new levels of excellence and performance, reliability and cost control. Yes we need all these digital tools, but you still need people to design, install, monitor and manage, and that means motivating high performance teams every day to make the difference.

"I always enjoy factory visits - the physicality of it all is exciting, with perfection the constant goal, every time, without interruption in a continuous process which is always astonishing to watch".

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Future Industry 4.0 - manufacturing trends in 2030. Robotics, automation, AI in 2030, future of manufacturing technology, future of manufacturing engineering, logistics, supply chains - manufacturing keynote by Futurist speaker - VIDEO

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Future of Industry 4.0, future manufacturing trends, logistics and supply chain - latest technologies and future of manufacturing in 2030. Comment at BEMAS innovation / maintenance / asset management awards.

Celebrating improvements in reliability and efficiency, future of manufacturing engineering, manufacturing technology innovation, maintenance. Predictive maintenance schedules.

How to use artificial intelligence to predict factory failures. Industry examples in energy, book printing, telcos. Infosys predictive analytics - using microphones and analysing sound patterns to predict imminent catastrophe and risks on oil rigs.

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10 Truths about Brexit - cut through the media nonsense and political posturing. Why longer term impact will be less than many think. How border issues between UK and Ireland will be resolved - in event of a No Deal Brexit. ARTICLE

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Many of my previous predictions have turned out to be correct as of September 2018: for example no immediate economic meltdown, fall in currency leads to rise in exports and so on.  

Here is a common sense view of what is likely to happen in the event that the EU and UK fail to achieve an agreement before the UK leaves the EU.  

1. The pound will fall further against the Euro

This will make all exports of goods and services even more affordable for other nations to buy, and will make imports even more expensive.  If the pound falls a further 10% post Brexit, then the total fall since the vote to leave will be 25%.

2. EU import taxes will be almost irrelevant to UK exports

Let us take an average tax of 5% on any UK goods imported into the EU from the UK, and the other way round.  How much impact would that actually have when you take the new exchange rate into account?

British goods will be net 20% cheaper for French or German people to buy than before.  That's huge by any measure.

French and German goods will be net 30% more expensive for British people to buy.  Even more significant.

Net impact: far greater on companies exporting to the UK.  In any case, the rest of the world takes more UK goods than the EU, and the EU is rapidly falling as an export destination.

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7 keys to success in logistics and supply chain business. Summary of "Future of Logistics and Supply Chains" Keynote by Patrick Dixon, Futurist Keynote Speaker for Seminarium, Chile - VIDEO

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HERE ARE 7 KEYS TO FUTURE GROWTH OF YOUR LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN BUSINESS 1. AGILE LEADERSHIP 2. EXPECT MORE ECONOMIC CHAOS - NEXT 2 YEARS 3. SOME TRENDS WILL BE VERY RAPID - PREPARE NOW 4. EMERGING MARKETS WILL DRIVE GLOBAL GROWTH 5. FUTURE WILL BE PARTNERSHIP, COLLABORATION 6. FOCUS ON LOCAL RELATIONSHIPS IN SAME REGION 7. DRIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS Patrick Dixon, Futurist keynote speaker at Seminarium Chile

* "How AI Will Change your life - A Futurist's Guide to a Super-Smart World" - Patrick Dixon's latest book on AI is published in September 2024 by Profile Books.  It contains 38 chapters on the impact of AI across different industries, government and our wider world, including chapters on the future impact of AI on logistics, using AI to improve supply chain management. And the impact of AI on innovation.

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Small things often have the greatest impact for customers, often cost very little or can even save huge amounts of cost. Logistics and supply chain example - fill empty trucks on return runs (40% of all road freight). Futurist Keynote Speaker VIDEO

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Pay attention to details that competitors miss.

How to make the difference, grow profits and win market share.

Example: how craze to drive empty trucks around Europe on return trips. Simple issue to solve and would make a great business startup. Innovations don't have to cost a lot. The key is customer insight and really understanding how things work. Logistics and Supply Chain keynote for Seminarium Chile.

* "How AI Will Change your life - A Futurist's Guide to a Super-Smart World" - Patrick Dixon's latest book on AI is published in September 2024 by Profile Books.  It contains 38 chapters on the impact of AI across different industries, government and our wider world, including chapters on the future impact of AI on logistics, using AI to improve supply chain management. And the impact of AI on innovation.

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Future of Manufacturing - key trends including logistics / supply chain and sustainable manufacturing - keynote speaker

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Future of manufacturing – articles, videos and presentations on the future of manufacturing by Futurist conference keynote speaker Patrick Dixon, presentations for companies such as Siemens, Gillette, Nokia, Ford, Toshiba, HP, General Electric and Airbus. Issues for manufacturers: controlling risks and quality in outsourcing and offshoring, supply chain management, prices of raw materials – especially energy. Finding next generation efficiencies – perfection in process management. Future of engineering and robotics, 3D modeling, faster prototyping, speed to market and innovation. Sustainability: protecting the environment in a profitable way. Need a world-class manufacturing keynote speaker for your event? Phone or e-mail Patrick Dixon now

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Future of Logistics and Supply Chain Management globally / in Mexico - why supply chains are getting shorter, nearshoring, and impact on manufacturing

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Future of logistics and supply chain management for audience of Mexico corporate executives. Supply chain innovations, future of retail and e-commerce, future of wholesale, manufacturing trends, future of Mexican economy, US economy and future global economy. Innovation in supply chain management.

Why supply chain management is becoming more complex with growing numbers of risks of disruption of longer supply chains - and why near shoring of manufacturing will continue to grow. Regional manufacturing clusters, manufacturing hubs - examples in auto industry and computer manufacturing.Press link below to see slides of Mexican keynote on supply chain management and innovation and also video of a Q and A session. Need a world-class keynote speaker for your event? Phone or e-mail Patrick Dixon now

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90% of global trade will continue to be container shipping. Cities with large container ports will continue to be hubs for manufacturing, logistics and supply chains for the next 100 years. Future of logistics and supply chain keynote speaker VIDEO

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Future patterns of supply chains and trade.

90% of all products / goods are carried by sea - shipping containers. This supply chain trend will continue for the next 50 years and beyond.

Shipping will always be lower cost over medium to long distance than trucking or rail freight, for manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers.

That's because of the laws of physics - large container ships are highly energy efficient per kilometre per ton of freight, compared to rail freight or road freight / trucking.

It's the reason why cities with sea ports are usually larger and wealthier than cities without sea access.

Large cities with efficient container ports will always win a competitive advantage as hubs for manufacturing, distribution, logistics and supply chains.

Patrick Dixon is a Futurist keynote speaker - here at Seminarium in Chile.

* "How AI Will Change your life - A Futurist's Guide to a Super-Smart World" - Patrick Dixon's latest book on AI is published in September 2024 by Profile Books.  It contains 38 chapters on the impact of AI across different industries, government and our wider world, including chapters on the future impact of AI on logistics, using AI to improve supply chain management.

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Turn Green into Gold - Sustainable Business - how innovations in manufacturing and energy production are saving resources, and protecting our future

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More than $40 trillion will be spent over the next 30 years as nations adapt to climate change and other environmental concerns. The future will be driven not by technology or innovation but by emotion – by the choices of ordinary men and women and the passion they feel about these things. They are already influencing companies and governments, who are changing at astonishing speed. Just 3 years ago it was hard to find a national leader who was talking about climate change. No it is hard to find one that does not. That’s today. Expect more tomorrow. So how can CIOs, software and hardware integrators, system analysts and others help turn Green into Gold?

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