MUNICH, Germany, Mar 25, 2026 – IFS has launched IFS.ai Logistics, a platform for managing logistics across multi-carrier and multi-region transport networks. The system extends IFS Industrial AI into the movement of materials and goods, linking operational decisions with financial outcomes across the supply chain. IFS manages $2.4 trillion in critical assets for its customers, and the new platform adds a logistics layer to connect transport planning, execution, freight audit, cost management, and network optimization.
IFS.ai Logistics runs within IFS Cloud alongside enterprise asset management, field service management, enterprise resource planning, and supply chain management systems. The platform integrates with third-party systems, supporting enterprises that operate across multiple carriers, regions, and technology stacks.
Overcoming Costly Logistics Blind Spots
Logistics accounts for 5-10% of enterprise revenue, yet many organizations still struggle to control costs. Data remains fragmented across carriers, regions, and legacy systems, limiting visibility and decision-making. As a result, logistics teams often operate in reactive mode with limited ability to analyze performance. For large manufacturers and logistics providers, even a 1% inefficiency in freight spend can lead to significant annual losses. The global logistics market exceeds $9 trillion and is projected to approach $20 trillion within the decade, increasing pressure to address structural inefficiencies.
IFS.ai Logistics addresses this across four capability areas:
- AI-based transport planning and carrier selection support automated decision-making across modes, legs, and trade lanes.
- Automated execution supports shipment visibility and reduces booking errors through real-time tracking and exception handling.
- A freight audit engine processes invoices at the line-item level, applies automated GL coding, identifies discrepancies, and manages dispute workflows to recover leakage.
- A network analysis and simulation layer supports scenario modeling for carrier strategy, cost forecasting, emissions planning, and procurement consolidation.
A data model consolidates transport data from multiple systems and supports reporting, forecasting, and network performance monitoring.
Philip Ashton, president, IFS.ai Logistics, commented: “Logistics is one of the largest, most frequently disrupted and least-governed cost categories in global industry, and the consequences show up directly in EBITDA. Over the last five years we have seen that when AI is applied at scale, directly inside specific industry applications, like enterprise logistics operations, customers can capture value within weeks – they begin to protect margin, improve service reliability, and increase operational agility. With IFS.ai Logistics, this is exactly what we are delivering: an AI-driven platform that closes the loop between every operational logistics decision and its financial consequence. This is Industrial AI applied where it matters most.”
IFS is extending its supply chain portfolio with IFS.ai Logistics, expanding coverage of logistics operations. Alongside IFS Softeon for warehouse management and fulfillment, the platform connects transport planning, execution, freight audit, and network optimization within one workflow. The system links warehouse operations with delivery processes and supports decisions across inventory, fulfillment, carrier selection, transport execution, and freight cost management.
Keith Kirkpatrick, VP & research director, The Futurum Group, commented: “Futurum’s research shows that nearly half of enterprise decision-makers are planning agentic AI deployments in supply chain management, and the supply chain software segment is accelerating toward double-digit annual growth through 2031. Yet the current vendor landscape remains dominated by legacy planning and execution tools that were never designed for AI-native intelligence. IFS.ai Logistics addresses a genuine market gap – bringing closed-loop AI across transport planning, execution, audit, and optimization into a single platform. For industrial enterprises spending five to ten percent of revenue on freight and transportation, the ability to connect every logistics decision to its financial consequence is transformational.”
Source: IFS
About IFS
IFS AB, founded in 1983 and based in Linköping, Sweden, develops enterprise cloud and industrial AI software used by companies in manufacturing, aerospace and defense, energy and utilities, construction and engineering, telecommunications, and other service-driven sectors. Its core platform, IFS Cloud, provides applications for enterprise resource planning, asset management, supply chain management, and field service management. The AI-powered system helps organizations manage assets, optimize service operations, and use data analytics for better decision-making. IFS, employs more than 7,000 people in 80 countries. The company remains focused on customer-centric innovation, agility, supporting businesses that build, maintain, and protect infrastructure around the world.