Data Integration in the Logistics and Transport Industry

The rapid development of e-commerce forces the transport, forwarding and logistics industry to quickly introduce new technologies to internal systems. To create a flexible architecture that will be adapted to continuous expansion and smooth exchange of data, it would be a good idea to integrate IT systems. Integration plays a vital role in communication between partners as part of logistics processes, enabling real-time data exchange, thus increasing the efficiency of business activities.

Read this post to find out:

  • How the data integration process helps improve communication within the organization
  • How data integration systematizes the management of transaction processes
  • Why a data bus is useful in the integration process

Benefits of using data integration

You can say with reasonable confidence that, these days, Supply Chain Management in its broad sense is largely data-driven, relying on the validity and availability of data. Measures such as “backorders”, “on time in full”, and “lead time” are not only numbers in a spreadsheet, but values that are critical for the company, customer relations and the quality offered. That is why it is so important to ensure the highest quality of data originating from various systems that support numerous business processes in the organization. Data should be up-to-date, standardized, and integrated, e.g. through an ESB solution.

The data integration also significantly supports communication within a single organization. Business, production and other support functions share the same playing field, and use standardized data formats. This helps avoid potential misunderstandings. ESB-based data integration also increases speed – up-to-date data is efficiently transferred between various applications that use these operations. This is particularly important, e.g. in the production of goods, where the lead time is 1–2 days.

Furthermore, data integration allows transaction process management to be systematized and consolidated. This is of particular importance for the smooth and efficient work of shared services centers. The integration of applications and systems by means of ESB also allows for new metrics and data to be obtained from various sources. This, in turn, supports the management and quality of monitoring activities.

ESB – a solution ensuring efficient integration both inside and outside the organization

ESB is not only about systematizing processes inside the organization, but also about the effective sharing of data with the outside world, e.g. during cooperation with business partners or customers, which is a fundamental occurrence in logistics. By using a comprehensive integration platform, you can safely share important information and data with suppliers, subcontractors and shipping companies. Quite importantly, this data can be transferred practically in real time, which greatly increases the quality of communication, reduces potential errors and distortions, and ensures immediate response to the changing business environment.

In order to obtain the above significant business benefits, you do not need to replace your existing applications and solutions with one, usually extremely costly, ERP tool, such as SAP. All you need is an integration platform, for example the Anypoint Platform by Mulesoft, which has embedded mechanisms and components, such as the ESB or API Gateway, for achieving new quality of work and competitiveness, using your company’s existing IT architecture.

Our Experts
/ Knowledge Shared

21.03.2023

E-commerce Platform / 11 Essential Features

E-Commerce

As B2B customers are increasingly opting for the speed, ease and convenience of online shopping, a whopping 49% of B2B expenses occur online. What’s more, 68% of B2B buyers expect their reliance on digital sales channels to grow in the future. Given the above, there can be only one conclusion: if your company has not yet embraced digital commerce...

System Integration Consulting Project
14.03.2023

IT Systems Integration Consulting Project / Step-by-Step

Systems Integration

If you’re reading this, you’re probably looking for information on how to improve your organization’s systems integration architecture. Perhaps you need to address declining system performance or get your IT department to respond more quickly to business needs. Whatever your challenges, before embarking on an IT systems integration...

03.03.2023

What’s Better Than WordPress? When The Costs Are Worth It

Digital Experience

As a product, “WordPress” is synonymous with “build a website”. Over 40% of all websites (link becuse we didn‘t count manually 😉 ) are built on the WordPress CMS, which could equate to at least 750 million active websites. And the reason behind its popularity? Because it’s highly effective because we’re all cheap and it’s the easy go-to...

Expert Knowledge
For Your Business

As you can see, we've gained a lot of knowledge over the years - and we love to share! Let's talk about how we can help you.

Contact us

<dialogue.opened>