The Transport Logistic in Munich from May 09-12 was a complete success! Every two years the international trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management takes place.
This year also with Loady!
Thank you to all visitors and listeners for your interest and the exciting conversations! For us, it was great to hear first-hand about the problems companies face with loading requirements in logistics and how this affects collaboration in transport logistics. Once again, it was evident how many costs are incurred as a result and how tedious the following troubleshooting is.
Panel discussion with Loady, DB Schenker, Transporeon and Warsteiner
In the panel discussion around innovations in logistics, our co-founder Elzbieta Wiankowska described the pain points in dealing with loading requirements in the form of long prose descriptions in continuous text. In the round with Erik Wirsing (VP Global Innovation DB Schenker), Stephan Sieber (CEO Transporeon) and Daniel Küster (Supply Chain Director Warsteiner), it became clear once again how important effective and structured data management is and what it takes to communicate it reliably. Shippers, industry and the logistics sector need to work even more closely together in this regard so that work can be done more effectively at the interfaces. Thanks to BVL for inviting us to the panel discussion!
Start Up Pitch at the Campus Plaza
At the Start-Up Pitch at the Campus Plaza, Elzbieta was able to present Loady’s ideas to a large number of interested parties and show the added value Loady brings to transport logistics in subsequent demos.
We are already looking forward to the next event and are excited about more great conversations and discussions!
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White paper: Collaborative master data management in logistics
· According to SAP's official product strategy, SAP ECC will be discontinued by the end of 2027 at the latest; SAP S/4HANA is the strategic successor platform
· As part of this transformation, it makes particular sense to switch to a collaborative master data strategy at the same time
· According to users, the effort required to maintain master data is reduced by up to 40%.
Mannheim, October 28, 2025 —— With the white paper “Loady and SAPS/4HANA in the context of logistical master data and SAP BN4L,” Loady GmbH publishes a detailed analysis of a previously neglected challenge in digital logistics: maintaining logistical loading and unloading requirements. The document shows how companies can use Loady to close a central gap between ERP systems, transport management and operational logistics — and why this is the right time to switch to a collaborative master data strategy as part of the SAP S/4HANA transformation.
Currently, neither ERP nor network platforms offer a structured, validated solution for loading requirements. The majority of information is stored individually, without a mandatory structure, without versioning and without maintenance processes. Loady, on the other hand, as a SaaS solution (Software as a Service) enables data maintenance directly at the source, a standardized, multilingual data model and API-based integration into existing SAP and TMS environments. To this end, shippers, recipients of goods and external warehouse logistics maintain their loading requirements and transport-relevant data in Loady. The platform offers verification options and versions the data. Synchronization in SAP S/4HANA takes place via an API. TMS systems also access loady or synchronized data and the shipper always uses up-to-date and consolidated information.
Companies that integrate Loady into their SAP architecture report up to 40% less effort for master data maintenance and significantly reduced queries in transport processing. “Collaborative platform approaches form the basis for resilient, automated supply chains. Because automating logistics doesn't start with the algorithm — it starts with the quality of master data,” says Stefanie Kraus, CEO of Loady GmbH.
The white paper is available for free download at the following URL:
www.loady.com/whitepaper-s4hana
About Loady GmbH
Loady is the first data hub for sharing loading requirements in supply chain logistics. The Mannheim-based start-up was founded in 2023 from the chemical industry to fix a long-standing breaking point in digital collaboration and ensure smooth first and last miles in industrial transport. With its standardized data model, API interfaces and user-specific views in 16 European languages, Loady enables effective digital communication of current loading and unloading requirements. Shippers, goods recipients, external warehouses, tank farms, freight terminals and industrial park operators who manage their data on Loady and share it with their ecosystem thus accelerate the entire logistics process, reduce expenses, costs and CO2-Emissions. Data from over 9,000 products and 400 locations in Europe, USA and Canada is already available in Loady for transportation.
SRS EcoTherm Thermal Waste Treatment Plant is the first to use digital driver training via QR Code in 13 languages
Mannheim and Salzbergen, Germany, 2025, October 13th
The SRS EcoTherm Thermal Waste Treatment Plant in Salzbergen is breaking new ground in driver communication: It is the first plant of its kind to offer digital instructions in currently 13 languages. The aim is to overcome language barriers that are increasing increasingly due to the Europe-wide shortage of drivers and international driver deployment — and thus significantly increase safety and efficiency at the location.
With QR codes right at the factory gate, drivers receive easy-to-understand step-by-step instructions on a smartphone. The content combines text, images and pictograms and guides you through all relevant applications: from the delivery of garbage, white lime or ammonia water to the collection of residual materials or slag. As well as practical processes, the digital sliders also contain clear safety instructions and emergency protocols.
“For years, we have increasingly seen that many drivers speak little or no German and often no English,” explains Markus Bünker, who is responsible for operating the TAS at SRS EcoTherm. “We had to send drivers away from time to time because instruction was simply not possible. With the new solution, we can now reach all drivers — regardless of their origin or language skills. In this way, we improve communication, reduce accident risks and ensure smoother processes.”
Markus Bünker - Responsible for operating the TAS (Photo: Loady GmbH)
As an industrial plant in the CRITIS infrastructure, SRS EcoTherm takes its responsibilities and legal obligations very seriously. By making things easier to understand, they want to ensure that the driver is handling things correctly when delivering and collecting equipment and that his personal safety and that of the system's technology is not endangered. It is also about meeting the obligation to provide evidence of instructions. A direct connection to the system at the scale or at the reception is therefore planned: In future, drivers should be recorded and only be given mandatory training if they are new to the site, have not worked there for a long time or relevant processes have changed.
“For us, digital instruction is more than a practical solution in everyday life — it is an important component of our digital strategy,” emphasizes Erwin Junker, operations manager at SRS EcoTherm. “We want to use innovation where it really makes a difference: for safety, efficiency and the people who work with us every day. The project is a good example of how we combine responsibility with modern technologies.”
Local employees are also increasingly hoping for relief: “We've known many of our drivers for years, communication is no problem and they know their way around here very well. But with the new ones, we are often hands-on and often have to accompany them in order to personally instruct them at the loading or unloading point. It always takes 20-30 minutes and is impossible without a common language — today, a quick scan is enough,” says Ralf Dehmel, employee at the weighing bridge. “Initial experience shows that Spanish drivers in particular are particularly open — they immediately pull out their smartphones, scan the code and follow the instructions.”
Ralf Dehmel - Employee at the weighing bridge (Photo: Loady GmbH)
For the introduction of QR code-based, multilingual instructions, SRS EcoTherm has chosen a solution from Loady and shows how digitization can be used in a practical way: to increase safety, to relieve employees and as a clear answer to the challenges of the international driver market — while at the same time meeting the CRITIS requirements.
About SRS EcoTherm
SRS EcoTherm GmbH, based in Salzbergen, operates a modern thermal waste treatment plant with an annual incineration capacity of 120,000 t. At nominal plant load, it generates around 50 tons of steam per hour, which are converted into electricity at the customer's industrial power plant. The extracted heat is used to supply the customer's production plants located at the site with climate-friendly process steam. As a reliable partner for the customer, it stands for sustainable energy and disposal solutions and relies on modern digitization concepts and resource conservation.
Loady is a start-up founded in Mannheim in 2023 from the chemical industry. With its central hub for standardized loading requirements, Loady is removing a decades-old breaking point in logistics. By creating a uniform understanding and facilitating multi-language communication, the platform enables seamless, digital collaboration between all parties involved. For shippers, recipients of goods and logistics service providers, this means more efficient and cost-effective processes and a clear contribution to achieving their sustainability goals. Loady offers interfaces for common logistics applications and also online views for dispatchers and drivers — available in 13 languages — and is optimally tailored for international logistics.
Loady and OCCON start cooperation to optimize freight tenders
Loady and OCCON today announced the start of a strategic partnership aimed at making freight tendering processes significantly more efficient, transparent, and error-free for companies.
By integrating Loady into OCCON’s tender processes, customers can drastically reduce the effort required to prepare tender requirements. Uniform and transparently provided loading requirements for all bidders minimize the risk of calculation errors. The result: fewer misunderstandings, fewer mistakes in transport execution, and sustainable process optimization even after the tender has been awarded.
In turn, Loady customers benefit from the exceptional flexibility and service quality for which OCCON has long been recognized in the market. “Our cooperation with Loady offers our customers a double benefit: efficient, transparent processes on the one hand, and customized, flexible services on theother,” explains Sabrina Bähr, Managing Director of OCCON GmbH.
Stefanie Kraus, CEO of Loady GmbH, also emphasizes the importance of thepartnership: “We are truly proud that OCCON, as a local provider of an internationally successful procurement solution, is directly integrating Loady. The added value for their customers was immediately clear to OCCON’s management: the resource-intensive and costly task of preparing data now comes to an end.”
Loady customers from large corporate environments are already using the platform in connection with major procurement and sourcing solutions. Freight forwarders invited to participate in tenders receive structured and traceable logistical requirements, which not only increases efficiency and quality in the bidding process but also reduces data preparation efforts by up to 80%.
Initial joint discussions with industrial customers are already underway. With this partnership, both companies reaffirm their commitment to driving innovation in logistics practice and securing long-term competitive advantages for their customers.
Screenshot of u-tender and integration with Loady data
About Loady
Loady is a startup founded in Mannheim in 2023, originating from the chemical industry. With its central hub for standardized loading requirements, Loady enables shippers, consignees, and logistics service providers to collaborate seamlessly, digitally, and without media disruptions. For industrial logistics, this translates into more efficient and cost-effective processes, as well as a tangible contribution to achieving sustainability goals. Loady provides interfaces to common logistics applications, including SAP S/4HANA, as well as online views for dispatchers and drivers – available in 13 languages. Over 4,000 transport lanes in Europe and the US already benefit from reliable information.
OCCON GmbH is an independent, owner-managed consulting and software company with offices in Ludwigshafen, Mannheim, and Riga. It supports manufacturing and trading companies worldwide across various industries in the fields of procurement and logistics. The company stands for high service quality, customized concepts, and innovative solutions. Through its in-house developed platform u-tender, OCCON manages an annual procurement volume of USD 9 billion.
