C.H. Robinson and Microsoft Corp. have announced they are joining forces to digitally transform supply chains of the future.
The idea to change these supply chains in the future will come about by combining C.H. Robinson’s Navisphere, Microsoft Azure and Azure and Azure IoT to meet the changing demands of evolving global supply chains. Through the alliance, the companies are hoping to enable real-time visibility for C.H. Robinson customers.
“The partnership is welcoming news for C.H. Robinson’s customers as we set out to foster stronger global supply chains through infrastructure and technology,” said John Chen, Vice President Asia at C.H. Robinson. “Given the complexity of supply chains connecting Asia and the world, shippers are increasingly looking for greater efficiency and real time visibility while digitally transforming their logistics networks. We want to accelerate the pace of transformation across the sector, tapping into the benefits of advanced cloud technologies and our Navisphere platform.”
“The pace of change we’re seeing in the supply-chain industry today is unparalleled. Being able to quickly scale and adapt our technology is what helps give our customers a competitive advantage,” said Chris O’Brien, Chief Commercial Officer at C.H. Robinson. “As we continue to invest and enhance our technology built by and for supply-chain experts, we look to partner with other best-in-class companies that bring the most value to our customers. Through Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, we gain more scalability, premier data security and increased application speed, which benefit our customers and carriers around the world.”
