Everything currently involves technology, in everyday logistics it would be no different, whether in the COMEX in different countries or in the demands within Brazil. Today, various IT tools are used, be they satellites, GPS, location chips, tracking software and numerous logistical systems and concepts capable of precision and statistical data that leave the logistics of the beginning of the last century as Jurassic times. All these tools and technological developments prove the human capacity to grow and be objective in its results in the current modern world and also support the discoveries for solutions that improve people's daily lives around the globe.
Even with these current paradigm breaks, we cannot help but remember where we came from and our capacity for mutations ... Have you ever thought how almost everything is cyclical, it is systemic, as if the very daily life on earth trying to teach you lessons every day , giving you learnings ...
Good! Raising this reasoning, I invite you to think, reflect or create life where life comes from ... Yes, this reflection is about one of the oldest historical facts that may have the title of the first multimodal logistics case in the world.
Luke 9: 10-17 New International Bible Version (NIV)
“The First Multiplication of Bread”
“... Upon returning, the apostles reported to Jesus what they had done. So he took them with him, and they retired to a city called Bethsaida; 11 but the crowds heard about it and followed him. He welcomed them, and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing. 12 At the end of the afternoon, the Twelve approached Him and said: "Send the crowd away so that they can go to the neighboring fields and villages, and find food and lodging, because here we are in a deserted place".
13 He replied, "Give them something to eat."
They said, "We only have five loaves and two fish - unless we buy food for this entire crowd." 14 (And there were about five thousand men there. “
But He said to his disciples, "Make us sit in groups of fifty." 15 The disciples did so, and they all sat down.16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking at the sky, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he handed them over to the disciples to serve them to the people.17 All ate and were satisfied, and the disciples collected twelve baskets full of leftover pieces. "
_ Yes, the most interesting thing besides the great miracle of multiplication is that there was a surplus of 12 (twelve) baskets containing bread and fish, that is, perishable food, which would certainly give some destiny and would not be spoiled, remembering that they were in “one desert place ”. So, considering this objective to be accomplished, the disciples probably organized part of their work group for the delivery of these leftover foods in some destination and would have to travel some distance considered for that delivery, there is a translated version that also mentions the boat stage , further increasing complexity. Most likely they have fulfilled their objective satisfactorily, after all the client / boss who determined this mission is very important. In this scenario, we can imagine that there was a road trip, maritime stretch and later delivery in some city, characterized as a multimodal logistics.
Considering that there were no combustion vehicles at the time, there was no telephony or computer technology, much less satellite tracking, we can understand that this service required a lot of skill in planning, creativity, precision and determination or resilience of this team to fulfill its mission. final goal, certainly with many paradigm breaks.
In conclusion, this team even centuries ago needed the same prerequisites that we logistics professionals need to have today to overcome our challenges, thus achieving all the objectives that meet the needs of our customers, whether in our country or anywhere the globe.
(Iágo Guedes)
