Glossar

A control tower is a central platform for monitoring, controlling, and analyzing logistics processes throughout the supply chain. It aggregates data from various systems and makes it available in real time to support transparent decision-making.

A control tower links information from warehouse, transportation, and ERP systems, as well as from sensors and other data sources. Through the continuous analysis of process and master data, deviations can be detected early, bottlenecks identified, and logistics processes specifically optimized. This increases transparency, responsiveness, and process reliability throughout the entire supply chain.

Practical example:

In the control center of a logistics company, a control tower monitors all transport and warehouse movements in real time and automatically reports delays to the scheduling department.

See also: Data exchange, Data integrity, ERP system, Material flow, Master data entry, Supply chain management (SCM), Track & Trace, Transport Management System (TMS)