Log Entries

A logbook (a ship's logs or simply log) is a record of important events in the management, operation, and navigation of a ship. It is essential to traditional navigation. We won't fill in Beam's log daily, but expect us to keep track of key findings, studies, startups and events in logistics.

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What Bees Can Teach Us About Logistics

Reducing internal transport is challenging, but not so for bees. Bees operate their honeycombs highly efficient and adapting their concept can save transport costs.

The Self-Driving Truck Race Is Heating Up.

With more self-driving truck companies emerging, more sophisticated technologies being tested, new laws being considered and funding levels rising, the date when we will see automated trucks on the roads is getting closer.

Die Urbane Letzte Meile – ein Orchester ohne Dirigent

Auf der letzten Meile in den deutschen Innenstädten knirscht und knarzt es – von einem gelungenen Konzert der einzelnen Akteure kann keine Rede sein.

Will Parcel Home Deliveries Become a Premium Product?

With increasing parcel volumes and an overburdened delivery infrastructure, last-mile service providers are considering to deliver to parcel shops by default and charge extra for home deliveries.

Is this the Smartphone Moment for Industrial AR?

A few weeks ago, Microsoft launched the HoloLens 2, an AR headset that is solely designed for workers in industrial manufacturing environments. We take a more detailed look at the HoloLens 2 and discuss its larger implications.

Beam is an approved HubSpot partner

HubSpot offers a suite of products for customer relationship management (CRM), content management (CMS), marketing, sales, and customer service: powerful alone, and even better when used together.

Logistics 101: Tantlinger’s Twist Lock

A simple device invented in the mid-1950’s paved the way for containerization and global trade as we know it today. In this article, we are taking a look at Tantlinger's twist-lock and its groundbreaking implications on global trade.

Spanning the reality gap between AI and Industry 4.0

A summary of industry-ready state of the art computer vision techniques (by Philip Montsho)

Our Guide to the Universal Postal Union (UPU)

This time, we take a look at the Universal Postal Union (UPU). Explore its history and learn why an increasing number of countries are threatening to leave the agency.

The State of Inner-City Retail

In the face of continued rapid growth of e-commerce sales, traditional retail has been declining for years. We take a look at the current status of inner-city retail in Germany (& beyond) and its prospects for the near future.