Press note. Summer brings not only better time and longer days, but also a set of opportunities and challenges for key sectors such as logistics and transportation. Holidays, displacements and distribution of seasonal products generate a peak of activity that translates into a greater demand for logistics services and operational pressure: more congested routes, increased volume of data and customers that expect deliveries to always be punctual, even in the middle of the holidays. Thus, in the middle of high season, data streaming is consolidated as a fundamental pillar to face all these challenges.
In this context, according to the last Data Streaming Report (DSR) of Confluent, Data Streaming (DSPS) platforms are emerging as one of the Key tools in the logistics and transport sector strategy To improve operational efficiency, accelerate innovation and reinforce digital adaptation capacity, even in times of higher demand for activity and services.
One of the main challenges of the summer season in logistics is the lack of immediate visibility in the supply chain. According to the report, 31% of the leaders of the sector globally believe that data platforms are fundamental to achieve continuous and updated visibilitywhile another 53% consider these platforms one of the most important tools for this purpose, even when operations are decentralized or personnel broken by vacations.
In this way, with this real -time visibility, the logistics and transport sector can make agile decisions, such as Adjust routes, manage inventory in key locations or anticipate interruptions in the chainin seconds, just when it is most needed.
“Data streaming allows logistics companies to adapt rapidsays Matías Cascallares, Customer Success Engineering Emea de Confluent.
A strategic bet for the future
In addition, the report also reveals that the use of data streaming not only improves daily efficiency, but also has a direct impact on business objectives, such as innovation, where 52% of organizations have seen benefits in the innovation of products and services and 45% have seen their income grow thanks to the use of this technology.
Facing the future, 42% of logistics leaders already prioritizes data streaming as one of its strategic bets for 2025. In an industry that does not stop, or in summer, anticipating what comes in real time is much more than a competitive advantage, it is a determining and necessary factor.
