Global chemical giant BASF operates production plants in several countries and is committed to creating additional value for its customers and increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of its processes. For its logistics, the company relies on a network of hundreds of carriers. One of BASF’s objectives was to manage logistics processes and enable teams to collaborate smoothly along the transport chain. The goal was for each shipment from BASF to automatically move through a standard workflow, from the production site to the recipient.
With the installation of the Siemens AX4 cloud-based logistics platform, BASF could optimize the management of their logistics network, automate communications to the carriers, transfer accompanying shipment documents from AX4 to the carrier system, and get status reports from the carrier.
This new digital technology set the foundation for successful collaboration between BASF and its logistics network for all transport data. Siemens AX4 allowed for the integration of partners into the BASF network, and better control of transportation-related costs through the standardization of logistics processes.
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