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While 75% companies are adopting AI, only 35% of workers have received AI-related training: Report

· Source: hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com

In short

DHL's Logistics Trend Radar 8.0 report shows AI adoption in logistics has gone mainstream, with 88 percent of organizations using AI in 2025 versus 55 percent in 2023, yet only 35 percent of workers have received AI-related training. While 54 percent of logistics organizations automate non-value-added tasks to tackle labor shortages, the report stresses that AI investment must be paired with reskilling, role redesign and governance. It also flags AI-driven commerce, agentic systems and reverse logistics, citing up to €25.4 trillion in annual value lost through linear material use and a US$62.5 billion returns opportunity.

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Tags: logistics, ai adoption, reskilling, automation, reverse logistics, workforce

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