Digitalising the Rail Supply Chain

The term “Automation” was coined in 1946, when Ford engineer Del Harder named the department that would replace the company’s research and experimentation assembly-line workers with machines. He took the noun “Automation” meaning self-operating mechanism, and turned it into a verb “to automate”. Today, there is a growing awareness that automation can greatly improve productivity and increase supply chain transparency across all industries, including rail. However, the technology selected for inventory management determines the level of visibility you have across a facility. Here Chris Billinge, business development director of supply chain specialist TFC, explains the capabilities of digital inventory management technology in the rail industry.