The role of the lifelong learning in logistics 4.0

Abstract

Technological advances and information technologies, which accelerate quickly, affect the continually changing shape of the modern economy. Changes in the technosphere and infosphere implicate the changes in social sphere. Therefore, logistics will need highly skilled workers. Moreover, exchange of roles in logistic systems is being predicted, which leads to the transfer of part of the executive work to the computer systems. This causes the necessity of lifelong learning and adapting to a new situation. The objective of this paper is to present the analysis of the role of the lifelong learning in the logistics 4.0. The paper presents the results of the analysis of the key competences needed by all groups of employees: blue-collar workers, specialist and managers.