--- title: Process platforms as a driver of digitalisation description: Insights into the digital transformation of the logistics industry and the role of centralised data platforms for efficient IT management. image: https://compacer.com/hubfs/Kundenprojekt-Logistikkonzern.jpg --- - Products - Services - Use Cases - [ References ](https://compacer.com/en/references) - Know-how - Company - Careers [ Back to news ](https://compacer.com/en/news) # Process platforms as a driver of digitalisation IT Management publishes technical article on the role of centralised data and process platforms in the transformation of logistics companies Heike Aster · 1 min Reading time · 06 February, 2025 ![Kundenprojekt-Logistikkonzern](https://compacer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kundenprojekt-Logistikkonzern.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&name=Kundenprojekt-Logistikkonzern.jpg) The ability to collect, process and analyse data is increasingly critical to the success or failure of a business. Especially in an industry like logistics, where maximum flexibility is required, the availability of up-to-date data plays a central role. In the final article of IT-Management-Magazin's three-part logistics series, Volker Hettich, Chief Strategy Officer at compacer, explains why centralised data and process platforms are so important for the functioning of agile logistics processes. 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