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Bosch’s digital logistics platform L.OS for simplifying IT processes in the transportation and logistics sector celebrates a successful market launch. The Bosch offering has already won 50 customers in Europe, India and the USA. 20 logistics companies from Germany and India and ten from the USA are among the first L.OS customers. In addition, the integration of more than 50 service providers into the digital marketplace is already underway. Last year, Bosch announced its strategic collaboration with US cloud provider Amazon Web Services (AWS) to digitalize logistics. The transportation and logistics sector is considered the backbone of the global economy. Bosch sees great market opportunities for its logistics services to increase efficiency. The technology company is targeting global sales of around 500 million euros by 2030 and has set up a separate unit with more than 400 associates for the digital platform business.
Open platform for providers of logistics solutions
Bosch’s digital L.OS platform gives logistics and transportation companies around the world quick and easy access to IT services, enabling them to operate more efficiently and sustainably. The highlight: L.OS is open to all providers of logistics solutions and enables smooth interaction between different services and data. Without the need for their own resource- and cost-intensive IT projects, freight forwarders and freight companies can make much greater use of the opportunities offered by digitalization in accordance with their individual needs or requirements in the respective country. In India, for example, Bosch’s own tracking solution “TrakZeus” for efficient fleet and transport management as well as route and parking planning is available on L.OS right from the start. With “Digital CN”, transport documents such as bills of lading can be digitized quickly and easily and thus transmitted securely via cell phone. In Europe, L.OS is going live with its first service integration, which enables the booking of secure truck parking spaces as an additional feature for existing transport management systems, while in the USA a special transport management system simplifies and manages processes for fleets.
New Bosch business unit supports digital platforms
In July, Bosch established its new, transnational “Mobility Platform and Services” business unit, which focuses on the development of digital platforms. More than 400 associates in Europe, India and the USA are responsible for the further development and support of Bosch’s digital platforms. These currently include the “Mobility Marketplace”, a neutral, digital eCommerce marketplace, as well as “ParkZeus”, an integrated parking management platform and the “Logistics Operating System” L.OS. “The establishment of a separate business unit underlines how important the digitalization of mobility with the help of cloud-based platforms is for Bosch. With our platforms, we want to help companies work together on innovations and solutions for complex challenges. Together, we are driving forward the vision of sustainable and safe mobility via digital platforms,” says Sandeep Nelamangala, Executive Director at Bosch responsible for the digital platforms business.
