June 2017

APAC / June 2017 43 Logistics In Germany, some 13,000 freight cars equipped with track-and-trace devices convey more than 600,000 metric tons by rail (operated by Deutsche Bahn) every day. T-Systems offers logistics service providers and freight forwarders SAP Transportation Management. This scalable, cloud-based solution streamlines and automates processes. With just a single application, users gain full control of both commercial activities, such as order processing, and transportation tasks – by means of track-and- track capabilities, for example. Moreover, using sensors that continuously capture data on the condition of individual components, businesses can perform predictive maintenance – and keep their assets up and running. The Future of the Connected Business World g