The impact of digital technology on skills in logistics warehouses

Mathieu Hocquelet (1)

1 CEREQ - Centre d'études et de recherches sur les qualifications

Driven by both technological developments and the boom in e-commerce, the logistics sector is currently undergoing far-reaching changes in its production processes. These dynamics could well lead to radical changes in working and employment conditions in a sector in which the demand for manual labour is very high. This edition of Training & Employment addresses the various challenges – including digitalisation, the sector’s attractiveness to workers and skill and career management – that French warehouses and logistics platforms are currently having to face.

Mots clés: E-commerce; Forward-looking of job management; Manpower management; Manpower need; Logistics; Trend in qualifications; Technological change

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société

Mathieu Hocquelet. The impact of digital technology on skills in logistics warehouses. Training & Employment, 2020, 145, 4 p. ⟨halshs-02975508⟩