GE Transportation (NYSE: GE), a global provider of innovative rail
products and services, today announced that Inbound Logistics
magazine has selected it as one of the 2014 Top 100 Logistics Technology
Companies for the ninth consecutive year.
“GE Transportation has consistently been named a top logistics
technology provider for offering customizable and connected enterprise
solutions to satisfy our readers’ needs. Their innovative software
solutions deliver customer value and productivity by improving asset,
operations and network performance,” explained Felecia Stratton, editor
of Inbound Logistics.
GE Transportation provides software and solutions that drive automation,
reduce operating costs, and optimize networks and operations. Software
as a Service and licensed offerings provide solutions across the entire
transportation network for railroads, shippers, intermodal terminals,
and repair shops.
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Railroad transportation management, revenue management, and car hire
accounting
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Rail network optimization and yard planning
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Intermodal terminal operations
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Wayside asset management, tests, inspections, and compliance reporting
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Railcar maintenance management and repair
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Rail supply chain visibility, execution, and planning
“It is an honor to be recognized as a top logistics technology
provider,” said Peter Thomas, RailConnect™ 360 Commercial Leader. “GE
has made a $1 billion investment on software development to produce
technology for the Industrial Internet. This allows us to deliver new,
enhanced offerings to the industrial rail transportation industry,
RailConnect™ 360. RailConnect™ 360 gives our customers technologies that
utilize big data analytics to give real-time access to critical
information so freight moves faster and more intelligently.”
Annually, Inbound Logistics recognizes top logistics technology
companies that support and help deliver logistics excellence by
providing best-in-class software offerings.
GE Transportation
At GE Transportation, we’re in the business of realizing potential.
We’re a global technology leader and supplier to the rail, mining,
marine, stationary power and drilling industries. Our innovations help
customers deliver goods and services with greater speed and greater
savings using our advanced manufacturing techniques and connected
machines. Established more than a century ago, GE Transportation is a
division of the General Electric Company that began as a pioneer in
passenger and freight locomotives. That innovative spirit still drives
GE Transportation today. It’s the engine of change that puts us at the
forefront of innovation and technology, where we continue to realize new
potential and keep our connected world moving forward. GE Transportation
is headquartered in Chicago, IL, and employs approximately 12,000
employees worldwide.
For more information visit the company's website at www.getransportation.com/rail/software
About Inbound Logistics
Inbound Logistics is the leading trade magazine targeted toward business
logistics and supply chain managers. The magazine's editorial mission is
to help companies of all sizes better manage corporate resources by
speeding and reducing inventory and supporting infrastructure and better
matching demand signals to supply lines. More information is available
at www.inboundlogistics.com.
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