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.
The new member of the Logistics Hall of Fame is Gudrun Winner-Athens. The managing partner of Spedition Winner and long-standing Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kombiverkehr, was elected to the Hall of Fame as pioneer of combined transport road-rail from 22 candidates from six nations.
The TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year Award 2020 goes to Olaf Schabirosky, the CEO of Hermes Germany.
The PTV Group will be supporting the Logistics Hall of Fame for another year.
The logistics service provider has confirmed its support for the Logistics Hall of Fame for a further year.
The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) has extended its membership in the circle of supporters of the Logistics Hall of Fame for another year.
Panattoni remains a supporter of the Logistics Hall of Fame as a SILVER partner.
Christian Labrot, former General Manager of the BWVL and former IRU President, has accepted the role of selection commissioner at the Logistics Hall of Fame.
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.
