AHLERS
EUROPE shippers are centralising the management of their networks into so-called control towers ( 4PLs ). Despite this trend , it is a well-known fact that the average efficiency of logistics in Europe still reaches barely 43 percent .
“ The bundling of freight flows across multiple shippers has proven to be a powerful remedy for this problem , and this is exactly what our solution was built to do . Our collaborative control tower can deliver simultaneous improvements in logistics cost , service level and sustainability , which is in a way the “ holy grail ” that the industry has been searching for during so many years .
“ The Collaborative Control Tower or Cargo Pool™ is a technology platform that enables profitable , real-time synchronisations and combinations of international freight movements across multiple shippers .
Over the past few years , as a supply chain innovator we have developed , tested and successfully validated this platform as a tool to enable horizontal collaboration in limited scale pilot projects . We felt the time was ripe to hand over this technology to a larger player in the market , and Ahlers turned out to be the right partner at the right time . They have the necessary commercial depth and width to bring this solution to the next level .”
Given the mandatory neutrality that a logistics matchmaker and advisor must retain in order to be given access to the freight flow data of a large number of shippers , the partnership between
“ By joining forces with TRI-VIZOR and Tigro , we can lift up our service portfolio to an entirely new strategic level , making Ahlers more appealing to our customers and to the industry as a whole . This is for me the key benefit of these partnerships . We are already being recognised in a more positive light by big market players during tendering ”
– Bert Goethals , Sales Manager at Ahlers
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