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The logistics
industry is experiencing rapid change. Block-chain-based logistics networks
such as TradeLens, GSBN started springing up, and the Japanese government
initiated the CyberPort network. With the appearance of various types of
logistics networks, the logistics industry landscape is changing drastically.
Instead of the
ship investments, the shipping liners have initiated the investment in
technology to provide integrated services for logistics data. Hence, the
proportion of technology investment increases gradually.
Mega shipping
liners have initiated a new type of data service based on the latest
technology, and shipping liners like MSC and CMA-CGM are making a profit by
data service offerings. With the increase in complexity of technology and the difficulty
of customers’ requirements, the viable solution to respond flexibly to the
change in the logistics industry is growing in importance.
In compliance
with the logistics industry change, adopting a data integration system or
service is inevitable. The SmartLink platform is the rightful solution to
achieve the role.
SmartLink is a
cloud-based logistics data integration platform that connects all systems and
applications simultaneously.
Please refer to how SmartLink offers below to improve
limit points and achieve new value.
SmartLink provides low-cost, high-efficiency system by
SaaS service, increasing management efficiency.
First of all, it has a significant advantage in the
cost-effective side. The cost of the capital-related data center, servers, and
software, which includes initial installation costs, could be reduced, and
cloud service that costs as much as customer use could also reduce the cost. Cost-effective
but offers a more powerful function compared to the existing on-promise
products. It provides an intuitive and easy-to-use UI and offers seamless
service by multi-zone composition.
Additionally, the
management efficiency increases as per the reduction in maintenance area. SmartLink
would minimize managerial work, including unnecessary upgrades and patches, and
the related infra-operation resources would be minimized. Previously existing
solutions were mainly installation-type solutions, so they required direct
management for both software and hardware by the customers. Yet, SmartLink
manages both itself. It does not require maintenance of software and hardware
as well as initial installation costs. Hence, it gives enhanced management
efficiency and relatively outstanding quality and technology compared to the
previously existing solutions. Being able to respond flexibly to change in the
market would be one of the significant advantages of SaaS service.
SmartLink provides the upgraded
function and improves user convenience by offering an intuitive and easy-to-use
setup User Interface. It supports various communication protocols and adapters compared
to the solutions offering basic communication protocols. It provides multiple communication
protocols, such as AS2 and MQ which are used for transmitting data, and various
adapters that can be utilized for data extraction and integration from the
system. SmartLink offers a communication protocol and DB Adapter which can
extract and integrate the data in ERP and Application systems, and Document
Adapter which can extract the data from PDF files. By these functions stated above,
customers could benefit from sharing data with many logistics partners and the
customer’s legacy system integration. Besides that, SmartLink offers multiple
tools for cooperation/development and business process automation technology.