There are two kinds of disruption : positive and negative . An example of the latter would be when mile-long traffic queues disrupt travel and , inevitably , make you late for work . The status quo is disturbed ; however , no one benefits .
Then there is the former : positive disruption . This is the kind we are talking about with Gopal R , Frost & Sullivan ’ s Global Leader for Supply Chain and Logistics Advisory Practice ; the kind that causes radical change within an existing industry or market , often arising as a result of technological innovation .
For Gopal , disruptive logistics is particularly thought-provoking , and the benefits are manifold . “ We noticed a lot of disruption in the supply chain and logistics space before the pandemic ,” he begins . “ Yet , as we enter a new world in the wake of Covid-19 , there is now more disruption than ever .” But what exactly is disruptive logistics ?
“ There is quite a lot of confusion around the term ,” admits Gopal . “ But it can be broadly defined as a focus on understanding inefficiencies and identifying areas of improvement within the logistics space . In doing so , and by providing creative solutions to persistent problems , one is disrupting the sector .”
Boiled down , it ’ s about finding an inefficiency , identifying an area of improvement , and then developing a creative solution . By shifting the current paradigm , organizations are rewriting the status quo , thus creating a better and more connected world .
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