“ Since I came into this industry , the only constant has been change . It ’ s part of our life in supply chain and logistics ”
BEAT SIMON GLOBAL CCO , LOGISTICS DP WORLD the cloud so you can centralise a lot more of the different systems and link everything in one place .
“ We are linking everything to a base platform , from our ports , to our marine service , to our freight forwarding . It gives you that visibility , which , as we saw during COVID , is key .”
Visibility meets exception management Supply chain visibility is a topic whose importance Beat can barely emphasise enough .
He believes it will have a huge part to play in the industry ’ s evolution over the coming years , but not necessarily for the reasons many may think .
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