Lunch & Learn: Integration as the Missing Link Behind Digital Logistics

Across the logistics sector, many processes still rely on fragmented systems, manual handovers, and point-to-point integrations between parties. This complexity limits scalability, slows down operations, and increases both operational and security risks.

In this Lunch & Learn, we use Secure Container Release (SCR) as a concrete, living example of what integration can achieve. SCR replaces fragmented, PIN-based container pick-up processes with a secure, identity-based digital workflow connecting ocean carriers, freight forwarders, consignees, transporters, and terminals. It's a powerful illustration of how well-designed integration turns a complex, multi-party process into a streamlined digital flow.

We explore this from three angles:

• The operational reality of a logistics company implementing SCR,
• The platform layer that enables trusted collaboration across the ecosystem, and
• The integration layer that makes it all work in practice, connecting existing systems, automating handovers, and embedding the innovation into daily operations.

The key takeaway: integration is not a technical afterthought, but a strategic enabler that allows logistics organizations to scale, adapt, and collaborate in an increasingly interconnected supply chain.

🥪 Lunch is provided. Seats are limited.

PROGRAM

12:00 Welcome & lunch

12:15 Introduction — Setting the scene: why integration matters in logistics

12:30 Molenbergnatie (Joris Verbert) — Operational experience: implementing SCR and embedding it into daily logistics processes

12:55 T-Mining (Nico Wauters) — The platform layer: enabling standardized, trusted collaboration across a multi-party logistics ecosystem

13:20 Integration.team (Bart Scheurweghs) — The integration layer: how connecting TMS to SCR turned innovation into operational reality

13:45 Q&A & open discussion

14:00 Close

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