Asil Transport Co. General Manager Armağan Şahin, who says that the logistics sector will further develop with artificial intelligence, software, and IT applications, stated, “Our primary task is to transport the products of the brands we serve to the right market at the right time in the safest way possible. Technology is indispensable in logistics, which encompasses many independent sectors. Logistics companies that complete their technological infrastructure will succeed. I foresee that logistics companies that do not invest in technology will not be able to survive.”
In the global competitive environment, having products in the right market at the right time gives companies an edge. Companies that entrust their products to logistics companies want to monitor the process from the moment the product is loaded until it is delivered and obtain the most accurate information about the product. It is precisely at this point that information technologies (IT) and artificial intelligence come to the aid of logistics companies.
Armağan Şahin, General Manager of Asil Transport Co., who emphasizes that logistics processes are crucial for brands to excel in competition, said, “Logistics processes constitute the prerequisite for brands to outperform in competition. No matter how high-quality your product is, if your logistics network does not have sufficient efficiency, you are doomed to lag behind your competitors.” Şahin mentioned that at a logistics conference in Canada, participants were asked, “What is the most important success factor in logistics?” and customer expectations came in first place with 50%, followed by technology with 33%, human resources with 16%, and transportation management with 4%. Stressing that relationships based on ‘customer loyalty’ with old customers are as important as acquiring new customers in logistics, Asil Transport Co. General Manager Armağan Şahin emphasized that technological processes have a positive effect on customer loyalty.
INVESTMENT IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY ASIL TRANSPORT CO.
Stating that Asil Transport Co., which has been providing uninterrupted service since 1995 with the motto ‘Everyone carries, we deliver,’ has invested in technology in recent years, Şahin said, “Our era is called the age of the internet and information technologies. You cannot provide services to brands in the ruthless competitive environment with the old transportation system. As the second-generation executives of Asil Transport Co., we invest in artificial intelligence, as well as IT and IT systems. We aim to be exemplary in terms of software as a company. We provide uninterrupted service to our customers with the software we use. We take the burden off our customers in our operations and manage all stationery-document works on their behalf in a digital environment. We enable our customers to move the fastest and save time without getting stuck at customs. With our documents, we ensure that our customers are in the market at the time they anticipate.”
NO CHANCE FOR LOGISTICS COMPANIES THAT DO NOT INVEST IN TECHNOLOGY!
Şahin, who emphasizes that the logistics sector is integrated with many different sectors and that top executives of logistics firms should closely monitor developments in all these sectors, said, “New digital solutions are shaping the future of the sector. Vehicle tracking and monitoring systems, mobile terminals, and automation applications are becoming increasingly widespread. Mobile solutions that increase information flow both speed up the process and provide efficiency. Logistics, which brings together various sectors, ensures that shipments are carried out quickly and reliably with new technologies. In this context, transportation technologies are improving every day.” Şahin underlined that the integration of software and artificial intelligence applications into the logistics sector is imperative, adding that logistics companies that cannot use technology are facing extinction.
