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Siemens Digital Logistics is adding an important new element to its portfolio of end-to-end software and consulting solutions. The company’s AX4 logistics platform now integrates ocean freight tracking data. With that, the cloud-based solution goes beyond the end-to-end tracking of containers to close a gap in the monitoring of multimodal transports. Previously, only the data from ocean freight carriers was available. Now, seamless real-time cargo tracking is possible on the open seas as well. The software calculates not only scheduled times but anticipated times, giving you the option to respond proactively to any deviations and make new arrangements.

AX4 achieves this using a standard interface to access the data of an ocean freight tracking provider compiled from various sources. The current transport status and the departure and arrival times of the transporting vessel can be queried using the booking reference or bill of lading number. AX4 even displays the ship’s position on a map. “This opens the door to the real-time tracking of ocean containers and cargo in AX4 for the first time,” says Kadir Dindar, CEO of Siemens Digital Logistics.

Multi-leg ocean freight transports and multimodal transports in particular benefit from this enhancement. Users receive proactive alerts whenever there is an imminent deviation from the transport schedule. If there is a risk of missing the ship to the destination port due to delays at sea at the transshipment port, for example, it’s possible to make new arrangements before it’s too late. Reliable information on the actual arrival time of the ship makes it possible to avoid unnecessary expenses for idle containers and port dues and get goods to their destination as quickly as possible.

Improved planning capacity also reduces the need for buffer and warehouse inventory in production, freeing up previously tied-up capital. Better-quality information also makes it possible for logistics service providers and transport companies to offer better customer service. Customers with multimodal supply chains in particular benefit from this added transparency, since it lets them plan transshipments better and avoid empty runs and further transport delays, even when things run behind schedule.

“Enhancing AX4 to include ocean freight tracking data offers many benefits to better control and optimize global transport chains,” Dindar explains. “So we feel certain that all our customers will profit from this integration and see it as a real win for their value chains.”

”Welcome to the Future of intelligent Logistics”: That’s the theme of the Supply Chain Forum 2020, presented by Siemens Digital Logistics in the Hilton Airport Hotel Frankfurt (The Squaire) on May 7. The digital revolution is producing more than just innovative supply chain solutions and business models: A torrent of themes, memes, and competing systems is also creating uncertainty. Siemens Digital Logistics, a leading IT service provider in global supply chain management, showcases actual customer projects and forward-looking ideas to help separate the wheat from the chaff.

“There is a rapidly growing need for consulting when it comes to implementing digital technology,” affirms Siemens Digital Logistics CEO Kadir Dindar. This stems from the dizzying array of new terminology associated with this technology, he adds, but also from the competing apps, systems, and platforms for managing logistical processes. “Predictive analytics, internet of things, artificial intelligence: Among the many options available for digitizing logistical processes, many companies can’t see the forest for the trees,” Dindar laments.

Which methods and tools will be important for your own business? How can they be deployed to improve your bottom line? And how can the various IT options be combined into a harmonious ensemble?

That’s why the Supply Chain Forum 2020, presented by Siemens Digital Logistics, is the ideal venue to show logistics professionals the way out of the labyrinth of possible digital solutions. The industry meetup brings together prominent supply chain experts from the worlds of IT and logistics to illustrate which solutions are used in which scenario and how they can be integrated effectively with other IT solutions. Insights into the world of digital logistics are available in presentations and discussions with representatives of companies including Atos, AGCO International, Mercedes Benz, and Villeroy & Boch.

“The ability to combine diverse digital logistics applications into a harmonious ensemble will become more crucial than ever going forward,” says Dindar. Siemens Digital Logistics is ready to help customers with its portfolio of end-to-end software and consulting solutions in global supply chain management.

To learn more and register for the Supply Chain Forum 2020, please visit https://www.siemens-digital-logistics.com/supply-chain-forum-2020-en.html.

The latest white paper published by IT service provider Siemens Digital Logistics examines the impact of digital technology on people and their working environments in the logistics industry. The provider of software and consulting solutions for the digital supply chain argues that new models for integrating people, machines, and processes will raise the bar on the quality and performance of supply chain networks – and that this digital transformation of logistics will lead to a sea change in supply chain management.

The paper, entitled “Supply CHANCE Management,” zeroes in on some key issues in logistics: What role will humans play in the era of digital transformation? How can the opportunities of digital technology be explored and leveraged profitably? Which tools will be the main drivers of tomorrow’s supply chain?

“The digital revolution needs leaders,” notes Kadir Dindar, CEO of Siemens Digital Logistics. “We hope our new publication will help get the ball rolling.” The white paper looks at the hurdles and challenges to overcome – but also at the opportunities, not only for early movers, that arise from the smart digital integration of the supply chain.

To request a free copy of the current “Supply CHANCE Management” white paper from Siemens Digital Logistics, please visit https://www.siemens-digital-logistics.com/white-paper-supply-chance-management.html.