Tangier Logisticsโ Days Highlights Innovation as Key toโ Supply Chain Success
The โค7th edition of Tangier Logistics Days (TLD), heldโ in Casablanca, underscored the critical role of supplyโ chains โin โขnational economic sovereignty andโฃ company โคcompetitiveness. Initiated by theโค Tanger Med group under the theme “Technological innovation serving the performance โฃof Supplyโข Chains,” the event brought together nearly 300 decision-makers โandโข supply chain expertsโข fromโฃ Morocco and โขinternationally.
Speakers emphasized the evolution of supply โchainsโข fromโข simpleโ deliveryโ systems to strategic,โ vital components – even with political implications. Technological innovation was identified โคas a decisive factor inโข addressing key challenges related โคto economic, competitive,โฃ and environmental performance.
Idriss โAarabi, Directorโ General of Tanger Med Port Authority (TMPA), highlighted the port’s commitment to continuous innovation, including full digitalization via a “Port Community System,” the deployment ofโค AI and data analytics for traffic โoptimization, and a commitment to 100% green electricity by january 2025, โขdriving towards carbon โคneutrality.
Expert Wolfgang Lehmacher stressed the โimportanceโข of โa holistic approach to digitalization, emphasizing that successโ lies not justโ in adopting technology, but in how it’s integrated and โutilized.He advocated for a thoughtful, continuousโฃ innovation process, balancing technicalโข progress โคwith the humanโ element,โค and recognizing that modern supply chains depend โฃon both technological efficiency and โstrong organizational โcapabilities.
Discussions focused on the potential of technologies like smart contracts and blockchain to โขenhance efficiency and reduceโข uncertainty,as well as the โtransformative power of artificial โintelligence. โขThe โคevent also addressed the โevolvingโฃ skills needed forโฃ logistics โprofessions in the face of these advancements.
Aโ startup showcased a groundbreakingโ presentation ofโ bright synthetic populations – simulating operators, customers, drivers, and authorities -โ allowing companies, policymakers, and researchers to test future scenarios, anticipate behavior, and improve decision-making.
TLD continues โฃto serveโ as aโ vitalโค platform for reflection, dialog, and the sharing โof โฃbest practicesโข in navigating the current and future challenges of supply chains.
