Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and the University of St. Gallen's
Chair of Logistics Management conducted this study in order to identify
and assess switchpoints that will shape the future of the logistics
industry. Rather than making projections focused on a fixed point in
time, the authors instead aimed to identify the most unpredictable
developments that could impact logistics. Consequently, the topics for
discussion range from fairly specific near-future developments to more
exploratory blue-sky topics. Throughout their highly interesting
discussions with respondents and experts, the authors encountered a wide
range of uncommon and unexpected, but not at all unlikely projections
for the future.