Instilling a culture of innovation on a daily basis

Our innovation approach

A customer-centred approach

The goal of our innovation approach is to optimise the organisation, costs and eco-performance of logistics operations. It covers not only tools and processes but also new services. It is also a powerful management tool that brings teams together.

Our innovation culture

Identify, develop and deploy forward-thinking projects

At ID Logistics, innovation is cultivated first and foremost in situ, where agility and pro-activity make the difference. To achieve this, the Group emphasises the added value that technology can bring, without neglecting the importance of know-how and change management.

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A dedicated structure

Agile organisation to deploy disruptive projects

Our innovation team is supported by experts from our different departments (robotics, mechanisation, IT and operations) in order to develop large-scale projects tailored to the needs of each of our countries and our customers.

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A collaborative approach

A participatory approach to foster the creation and realisation of innovation projects

Our innovation challenges and programmes (Kings of Innovation, Innovation Games, Roboost Programme) foster collective competitiveness within our operational teams on a global level. These competitions generate new ideas based on real issues in situ while ensuring pragmatic and efficient deployment of the most promising innovations.

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Vertical Innovation Challenge

To establish a framework for innovation, tailored to the specific requirements of each vertical market.

Designed by our teams, for our teams, the Vertical Innovation Challenge involves:

  • Building a portfolio of innovations by industry
  • Identifying new, attractive solutions for our customers
  • Strengthening our teams’ industry-specific expertise
  • Scaling up the roll-out of these solutions across our sites

Together, we’re accelerate innovation and turning local ideas into industry standards that serve our customers.

SIX Challenge

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As part of its ongoing commitment to collaborative innovation, ID Logistics has launched the SIX (Supplier Innovation Xperience) competition to encourage creativity among its partners and jointly develop the logistics solutions of the future.

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Innovation is a collective endeavour. Together, partners and teams are shaping the logistics solutions of tomorrow.

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Launched in 2024, this initiative has involved more than 850 suppliers and external partners, and has resulted in the submission of over 300 innovative proposals.

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The SIX competition is fully aligned with the Group’s commitment to promoting new and innovative solutions that address the challenges of the future.

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More than 1,000 managers and engineers from ID Logistics, based across all the countries where the Group operates, took part in the vote to select the best projects.

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The projects have been divided into four categories: Warehousing, Green, Human Centric and Automation.

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Of the 16 national winners, four were selected, one from each category, along with an overall winner.

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Overall winner and winner of the Warehousing category: The digital twin that enables real-time monitoring of site operations.

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Winner in the Green category: Biodegradable paper as a replacement for cling film.

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Winner in the Human-Centric category: A safety system for trailers featuring connected chocks and laser lines.

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Winner in the Automation category: An autonomous pallet unloading trolley.

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Our challenges

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Our innovation competitions and programmes

Discover how our international competitions encourage the design and dissemination of our innovations year after year. An approach backed by our specific programmes focused on promising new technologies in our business sectors.

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ID Logistics’ AI programme

Artificial Intelligence for ID Logistics: Staying one step ahead and tackling the challenges of the future!
20 projects have been launched in the fields of computer vision, machine learning and generative AI to:

  • build a centre of excellence
  • explore the possibilities of AI
  • offer our customers the benefits of AI

Together, let’s rise to the challenge of AI and grow our IDées at the heart of our operations!

Our robotics programme

Roboost is one of our flagship programmes. Its goal is to deploy robotisation wherever it optimises operations or ergonomics.
Led by all of our countries, this programme focuses on the following solutions:

  • ‘Goods-to-Person’ preparation
  • ‘Robots-to-Goods’ preparation
  • Service robots (cleaning, stock management)
  • Storage and conveying
  • Robotic arms
  • Packing
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Our idea-generating competition

A competition involving all of our countries so as to catalyse the emergence of new projects. The most relevant projects are selected by our operations managers for large-scale roll-out.
Key figures:

  • 19 countries involved
  • 5 project categories: Gen AI & Machine Learning, AI Vision, Human Centric, Warehousing Tools, and Automation
  • 48 projects developed and tested in real-world conditions, 20 of which reached the international final
  • 1,000 operational managers took part in the final vote

Supplier Innovation Xperience

Designed for our partners, the SIX Challenge is all about:

  • Challenging future-focused projects
  • Strengthening the Group’s partnership with our suppliers
  • Demonstrating our ability to embed innovation among our managers and customers

Take up the innovation challenge with ID Logistics and let’s put our IDeas into practice!

Our replication competition

Complementary to the Innovation Kings, this competition aims to capitalise on the approved innovative projects by replicating them wherever they can be of benefit to operations.
Key figures:

  • around 700 innovations replicated on a global level
  • 3 projects rolled out per site on average
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Our intrapreneurial serious game

The Factory competition is based on one of the company’s core values: entrepreneurship. It allows our employees to develop a start-up within ID Logistics through a serious game. 18 multi-disciplinary teams from our different countries take part in the competition to create new services and tools.

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