Digitising Landside Logistics: Barriers & Breakthroughs

Landside logistics is one of the most complex and fragmented parts of the supply chain — filled with manual handoffs, multiple players, and limited visibility. How can technology unlock efficiency, safety, and resilience in this space?

In this episode of Beyond The Box, experts Sal Arora, Global Co-leader of the Travel, Logistics & Infrastructure Practice at McKinsey & Company and Ali Kamil, Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, share insights on the innovations shaping the future of landside logistics.

Together, they discuss:
📦 The rise of telematics, route optimization, and warehouse automation
📦 Why “blind handoffs” remain a barrier to end-to-end visibility
📦 How AI, digital twins, and agentic AI are changing operations
📦 The importance of physical and digital infrastructure
📦 Why the human element is essential to scaling innovation

This episode offers practical insights into how people and technology together will transform the next decade of landside logistics.