AW-Curriculum: Logistics and digitalization as drivers of global trade

The Federal Ministry of Labor and Economy, the Competence Center Research Focus International Economics and the Federal Academy of Administration invite to the seminar

W1 (2023): Logistics and digitalization as drivers of global trade

Lecturer: Andreas Breinbauer (University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna)
Date: 27. April 2023
Link to the recording: https://my.demio.com/recording/ggRs9I7T

Topics:

1. Logistics as a central aspect of foreign trade
• The invention of container shipping as a prerequisite for the upswing in world trade
• Logistics strategies
− Just in time and just in case
− International and national supply chains
• Logistics in Austria
− Relevant means of transport
− Infrastructure
− Cost of the main routes
2. Influence of digitization
• Influence of fully automated warehousing, tracking chips, etc. on the sector
• Industry 4.0 and 3D printing: shifting production to the consumer
3. Political aspects
• Chinas Belt and Road Initiative
− Influence on the world and Europe
− Effect of sanctioning the transit country Russia
• Ecological transformation
− Ecological cost truth
− Mobility turnaround and its impact on the transport mix