Build the Logistics Digital Thread: Data Architecture for Decisions

Logistics organizations have invested heavily in visibility and still spend too much time asking which number is right. That is a clue. The problem is often not the absence of data; it is the absence of a data architecture that preserves meaning as information crosses systems and companies.
The problem is often described as a visibility problem. Underneath it is usually a data-architecture problem. A logistics digital thread provides a useful way to think about the solution. A logistics control