DB Schenker has integrated what3words location technology in their eSchenker portal, improving operational efficiencies by allowing deliveries to be made to any location in a precise three by three meter square. What3words has divided the entire globe into 3mX3m squares, each with a unique address made from three dictionary words – a 3 word address. ///smiling.always.seating for example refers to the exact three meter square of the front door to the DB Schenker Head Office in Essen.
DB Schenkers over 110,000 clients, who make over 500,000 bookings a month, can now use what3words to specifying pick-up and drop-off points.
Logistics companies around the world face a global challenge: imprecise addressing. Large sites such as factories, warehouses or events spaces often have several access points, making specific drop-off locations or delivery entrances extremely hard to identify and navigate to. The DB eSchenker portal is paving the way in the logistics industry. By adopting new technologies such as what3words, shipments get to their destination securely and on time, maintaining the highest standard of customer service possible.
Deutsche Bahn invested in what3words in 2016, with the two companies working together on the future of logistics and transportation.