LOXXESS invests in AI expertise to ensure even greater efficiency in contract logistics.
- Head of Smart Solutions” as a new strategic position at LOXXESS
- Automation through AI creates more efficiency for customers
- First applications are already being planned
The LOXXESS Group is creating the new strategic position of “Head of Smart Solutions” in order to become even more efficient for customers through digitalization. The logistics company, which specializes in complex logistics and value-added services, is thus investing more heavily in AI and will implement solutions that automate back-office and planning activities, for example.
The new position has been filled by AI expert Marc Schmitt, who will report directly to Ingo Brauckmann, CEO of LOXXESS AG. Marc Schmitt is a member of the Logistikweisen and has already received numerous awards, such as the Start-up Innovation Award, the Code_N Award and the German Design Award several times. He holds an MBA from ESCP Business School Europe and has been involved with products, development and AI for more than 20 years.
“My goal is to establish artificial intelligence in most business processes at LOXXESS. Together, we will significantly increase the efficiency of the entire company. I want to help LOXXESS become known as a pioneer of digitalization and an expert in the use of AI,” says Marc Schmitt. The focus is on customized strategies that help customers achieve their goals.
Moving big things
Marc Schmitt has played a key role in shaping the digital transformation of several logistics companies. As Head of Digital Platforms at global freight forwarding company Fr. Meyer’s Sohn, he developed a leading ecosystem for global supply chains. He has extensive experience in the use of AI technologies and the development of innovative software products. He founded Evertracker and established the solution with global players such as Daimler Trucks before successfully selling the company.
At LOXXESS, his focus will include increasing efficiency in the administrative areas and thereby optimizing both the customer experience and the working environment for employees. Optimization through AI will also come to the fore in the core operational activities of LOXXESS.
About LOXXESS:
LOXXESS AG specializes in complex outsourcing projects in industrial and retail logistics. Tailor-made logistics and fulfillment solutions are developed and implemented for customers in various sectors on the basis of individual concepts. As a logistics specialist, LOXXESS not only optimizes procurement and goods distribution for its customers, but also offers added value in the areas of customer service, product refinement, accounts receivable service and e-business.
After reaching a finalist position at the German Logistics Award 2019, LOXXESS AG won the European Logistics Award of the European Logistics Association (ELA) 2020 for the logistics concept “SMILE”, with which LOXXESS developed a future-proof solution for successfully mastering the logistical challenges of e-commerce.
Since August 2021, the pharmaceutical logistics service provider LOXXESS Pharma has also been wholly owned by LOXXESS AG. The company employs 180 people and handles around 1.2 billion pharmaceutical packages per year at its three locations in Bavaria.
LOXXESS AG has its headquarters in Tegernsee, employs over 3,200 people, has 28 locations in Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland and manages 400,000 square meters of warehouse space.