Navisphere® Vision Revolutionizes Global Supply Chain Management

C.H. Robinson unveils next generation of global visibility and
automation in one platform

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#IoT–Today, C.H. Robinson, a leading third party logistics provider (3PL),
introduces a bold new innovation with the launch of Navisphere®
Vision, a supply chain technology that provides real-time global
visibility across all modes and regions in one platform. Through the
rich integration of experienced supply chain professionals, world class
technology and customer insights, C.H. Robinson is reinventing global
supply chains by making them more prescriptive, automated and efficient.

Navisphere Vision continues to advance the powerful and proven
capabilities of C.H. Robinson’s proprietary Navisphere technology
platform. Microsoft, an innovator in fulfillment and logistics
capabilities and a customer of C.H. Robinson’s TMC division, has been
using Navisphere Vision since its alpha release in 2016.

“Navisphere Vision helps us understand the things that we couldn’t
before. It provides visualization that connects data and the real-time
events that are happening within our supply chain,” said Alaina Hawkins,
senior manager of global logistics at Microsoft. “Navisphere Vision
helps us make decisions on a more precise, real-time level so we can
address any challenges that might occur, react in a less randomized
fashion, create predictability throughout our supply chain, and increase
collaboration so we can deliver our products to customers on time. It’s
tremendously powerful.”

In addition to providing real-time visibility down to a SKU level,
Navisphere Vision delivers insights and impacts of potential disruptions
from weather, traffic or current events, as well as predictive analytics
to help shippers make better, faster decisions. This next generation of
real-time supply chain visibility enables shippers to improve customer
service and cost controls through management of inventory in motion,
proactive status updates, limiting disruptions and risk mitigation.
Shippers can gain a single view of all global inventory to support
working capital needs and cash to cash cycle management. Access to
real-time global visibility, combined with new supply chain insights,
empowers shippers with new agility, accuracy and real-time
decision-making to stay a step ahead of the competition.

“The industry has seen supply chain visibility tools before, but
Navisphere Vision represents the next generation,” said Jordan Kass,
president of TMC. “Not only is it global, but Navisphere Vision goes far
beyond visibility and helps our customers predict supply chain
disruptions before they even occur.”

“This solution provides unique benefits for our customers. Its ability
to serve all global regions across any transportation mode, as well as
layering in potential disruptions, provides our customers with powerful
data, insights and opportunities to make changes quickly,” said Chad
Lindbloom, chief information officer at C.H. Robinson. “Navisphere
Vision utilizes API technology to aggregate all other supply chain and
information sources into one single location, giving our customers the
most streamlined, real-time solution available. And it brings a new
level of machine-learning and data science the supply chain industry
hasn’t seen to date.”

More information about Navisphere Vision is available at www.chrobinson.com/NavisphereVision.

About C.H. Robinson

At C.H. Robinson, we believe in accelerating global trade to seamlessly
deliver the products and goods that drive the world’s economy. Using the
strengths of our knowledgeable people, proven processes and global
technology, we help our customers work smarter, not harder. As one of
the world’s largest third party logistics providers (3PL), we provide a
broad portfolio of logistics services, fresh produce sourcing and
managed services for more than 130,000 customers and 71,000 contract
carriers through our integrated network of 280 offices and more than
14,000 employees. In addition, the company, our Foundation and our
employees contribute millions of dollars annually to a variety of
organizations. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minn., C.H. Robinson
(CHRW) has been publicly traded on the NASDAQ since 1997. For more
information, visit http://www.chrobinson.com
or view our company
video.

About TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson

Global supply chains are growing increasingly complex. Businesses need
the latest technology and industry expertise to advance and stay ahead
of the competition. At TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson, we understand
what makes supply chains faster, stronger and more efficient. As a
leader in global logistics management, we combine industry expertise
with our global technology platform, Navisphere®, to support
the world’s most complex supply chains. Our logistics experts are
located in six Control Tower® locations around the world:
Amsterdam, Chicago, Mumbai, São Paulo, Shanghai and Wrocław. This
Control Tower network, supported by our technology platform, connects
our customers to their suppliers and supply chain partners. Our
customers leverage these capabilities to manage their logistics in over
170 countries across all modes of transportation. For more information,
visit www.mytmc.com.

Contacts

C.H. Robinson
Kylie Crull, 952-683-3508(o)
Communications
Specialist
952-232-8027(m)
[email protected]