2017 Commercial transportation trends
2016 was a breakout year for new technologies in the commercial transport industry, even while many companies still resisted them.
Transport and logistics
In the global economy, the transport and logistics sector is strongly influenced by the state of the economy, geopolitical developments and megatrends.
Flexibility and risk management
As a connecting link in the worldwide economy, the transport & logistics sector is strongly influenced by the state of the economy, geopolitical developments and global megatrends such as urbanisation, climate change and technological developments. Consequently, flexibility and risk management in this sector are exceedingly important when it comes to boosting and safeguarding profitability.
Important topics in transport & logistics
- What will be your strategic response to disruptive developments in society?
- What does digitisation mean for your business model?
- Will a merger or takeover result in economies of scale and reduced costs for your organisation?
- What innovation will enable you to accomplish the growth and enhanced performance that will keep you ahead of start-ups?
- Are you satisfying the compliance requirements of customs and are you facilitating your customers optimally with unimpeded trade flows?
- How will you minimise the risks and damage of fraud?
- In what way will you decrease the risks entailed in the international mobility of your staff?
- How will you embed corporate sustainability in your organisation?
- What are your rights and obligations with regard to export controls?
- As a shipping company, are you prepared for the MRV obligations issued by the EU?
Our added value
PwC is happy to advise you so that you make the right strategic choices and achieve your goals. Our assistance is based on years of international experience in the transport & logistics sector with smaller, medium-sized and large organisations. The specialists from Assurance, Tax & HRS and Advisory work in a multi-competence structure based on a well-conceived vision and strategy. Together with you, we furnish solutions.
"PwC advises in making the right strategic choices and achieve your goals. We do this based on our many years of international experience in the transport and logistics sector."
Publications
2017 Commercial Aviation Trends
It is time for airline companies to digitize and judge their competitive position again.
The era of digitized trucking
Due to a combination of new technologies, trucks will start moving down the road guided by a wealth of information from transportation infrastructure and other vehicles, improving utilization through remote maintenance, increasing efficiency, and boosting safety
Shifting patterns
Like most other industries, transportation and logistics (T&L) is currently confronting immense change. This changes brings both risk and opportunity. New technology, new market entrants, new customer expectations and new business models. This paper discusses four key areas of disruption T&L companies need to focus on now and explore some possible futures of the industry.
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