Disrupt Logistics Hackathon to take place at 3PL Summit and CSCO Forum, Chicago

eft announces that Disrupt Logistics - its first hackathon style event - will be taking place June 20th in conjunction with the annual 3PL Summit and CSCO Forum in Chicago.

Recent eft research has showed how deeply entangled logistics providers are in a competition trap. That is, most LSPs are gaining most of their new business from undercutting each other. One of the most effective ways for LSPs to escape this trap is through innovation. The aim of ‘Disrupt Logistics’ is to explore the innovation process in the logistics industry while giving young supply chain professionals (under-30) the opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the most important influencers in their industry.

‘The logistics industry has suffered from an innovation glut over the past several years.’ Said Haley Garner, Head of Research and Content at eft. ‘We think that Disrupt Logistics will be a brand new way for the industry to embrace innovation, tackle the competition trap and explore the potential of new technologies and ideas flooding the market.’

Disrupt Logistics is open to any and all supply chain professionals under age 30 who consider themselves or are considered by their peers to be innovative and would like the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded individuals and pitch their ideas to some of the most important figures in supply chain.

Disrupt Logistics will aim to tackle the challenge: ‘how are logistics businesses going to innovate to drive business in 2016’. We will be providing a specific challenge within this theme at a closer date.

Participants for the hackathon will be chosen from applicants by eft and formed into teams on the day. They will have 5 hours to develop their solution and accompanying business plan and present it to our panel of esteemed judges. 

Judges include:

  • CCO - CH Robinson

  • CEO - Transfix

  • CEO - Nulogy

  • CEO - Locus Robotics

  • CEO - eft

About the 3PL Summit

The 3PL Summit is North America’s biggest gathering of Logistics CEOs, Presidents and Chairman with their Heads of Supply Chain counterparts. The event tackles the trends, challenges, opportunities and innovation affecting the logistics industry.

For more information on Disrupt Logistics  reach out directly to Haley Garner at hgarner@eft.com.

Applications for Disrupt Logistics are open here

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