About the Kuehne + Nagel
Kuehne + Nagel is an international transport and logistic company founded in 1890. KN occupied the first place as a sea freight and the second place as an air freight forwarder in the world. In Europe KN is the third largest road transport provider.
Technologies and Tools
Project Description
User-friendly business platforms and applications that help automate the process of work are becoming crucial for the industries. Kuehne + Nagel is going with the times and has digitalized successfully all the provided services.
For example, FreightNet is an online solution that gives a possibility to get quotes and book less-than-containerload (LCL) shipments worldwide in a quick and simple way. This tool is beneficial for both existing and potential clients of the KN.
TradeLOG is a tool for road transport operators and procurement managers, that allows to validate the cost calculations for road hauling by subcontractors. Among the benefits of the project are improvement of the price negotiation practice with its forwarders and costs savings up to 2.5%.
Digital monitoring, control and visibility of the cargo temperature in different types of transport are the key features of the Physical Monitoring tool. The system is integrated with cloud of sensors and allows setting up different temperature patterns and alarm scenarios for each parcel.