One step ahead of the future

“We want to be one step ahead of what lies ahead of us, which is why we are employing our knowledge and experience and taking the opportunities we have to improve our competences and services. Our laboratories will be a kind of school and source of knowledge for the sector. We are currently testing out a wide spectrum of innovative systems: from storage equipment to smart metering tools, including temperature sensors and intelligent lighting. The laboratory should ensure that we obtain a thorough understanding of the entire sector,” emphasises Robbert Heekelaar, the vice-president of architecture and emerging technologies at Prologis. At present such experimentation across the warehouse sector is mainly related to IoT and robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning. “The aim of our research is to optimise the work of warehouses, and the supply chain, to streamline the work and promote data analysis. We expect that in the future the sector will also be more