The inventors of the Mobile Robotic Fulfillment System in intralogistics, Mick Mountz (59), Dr. Peter Wurman (59), and Prof. Dr. Raffaello D'Andrea (57), are entering the Logistics Hall of Fame. With their developments for the company Kiva Systems, founded in the USA in 2003, the trio has enabled numerous e-commerce companies to deliver goods efficiently and error-free on the same day. Logistics employees no longer walk along shelves looking for orders; instead, Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) move a shelf with inventory to the picking stations.
HIAB, known for its innovative load transport solutions such as the MOFFETT truck-mounted forklifts, will remain a network partner of the Logistics Hall of Fame in 2024. In doing so, the company continues to set an example for the variety and importance of the logistics sector.
Who will be inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame in 2024 and who will be Logistics Leader of the Year? The Logistics Hall of Fame Council nominated four candidates in Berlin. The final decision will be made by the jury.
In 2024, Garbe Industrial Real Estate will continue to support the Logistics Hall of Fame as a network partner to continue recognizing groundbreaking achievements in the logistics industry and to promote the exchange of knowledge and innovation.
The Stuttgart-based software provider AEB is continuing its commitment to the supporters' circle of the global Hall of Fame and is extending its membership as a Silver Partner for another year.
According to a recent survey by the Logistics Hall of Fame in cooperation with the SCHUNCK GROUP, over half of companies rate the risk of suffering financial losses due to the effects of climate change as medium to high. More than 70 percent of respondents have already invested in the sustainability-related areas of responsibility of climate, compliance and employees.
The Institute Director of Material Flow Systems at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) in Dortmund has been newly named to the committee.
With its commitment, the contract logistics service provider from Heddesheim wants to continue to commemorate the milestones of the logistics sector.
The Logistics Hall of Fame® honours leading figures who have made outstanding efforts to promote the further development of logistics and supply chain management. In addition, ist aims to document outstanding achievements in logistics and to encourage and promote innovations. In this way, it raises public awareness for the performance capability and innovative drive of logistics, helping to underpin the competitiveness and improve the image of the entire logistics sector. Dr. Volker Wissing, Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, is the patron.
