Digital Logistics in focus at Realize LIVE Europe 2025

As digital transformation gains momentum across Europe, supply chain and logistics are moving to the forefront of the conversation. That shift is reflected in the agenda for Realize LIVE Europe 2025, hosted by Siemens Digital Industries Software and taking place in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from June 30 to July 2, 2025.

Traditionally focused on engineering, manufacturing, PLM, and IT innovation, Realize LIVE Europe is expanding its scope to include professionals working in logistics planning, supply chain design, and digital execution. This year’s agenda features three high-impact sessions that demonstrate how Digital Logistics solutions are enabling organizations to build more agile, efficient, and sustainable operations.

Here’s a look at the sessions logistics and supply chain professionals won’t want to miss:

As supply chains come under increasing scrutiny for their environmental impact, businesses are being challenged to adopt circular economy principles – not just in production, but across the entire product lifecycle. In this session, Volker Albrecht explores how Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and digital logistics can work together to achieve sustainability goals from the very beginning of the design process.

Attendees will learn how PLM helps integrate recycled materials and optimize sourcing strategies, while digital logistics enables efficient execution, reverse logistics, and end-of-life product recovery. With circular economy transactions expected to exceed $700 billion by 2026, this session highlights the strategic importance of embedding sustainability into supply chain operations.

Why attend:

• Discover how circular thinking can be operationalized across the product lifecycle
• Understand the role of logistics in reducing emissions and closing the loop
• See how digital tools can turn sustainability goals into measurable results

This forward-looking session by Radeberger Gruppe explores how Digital Twin technology is being used to manage supply chains more holistically. Fabienne Zachwieja will illustrate how a virtual replica of the supply chain can support better analysis, simulate interdependencies, and guide strategic decision-making across all process stages – from sourcing to fulfillment.

Rather than optimizing isolated parameters, the approach focuses on understanding the entire value chain to identify a realistic and balanced operational optimum. This enables supply chain leaders to shift from reactive to predictive planning – an increasingly critical capability in today’s volatile markets.

What you’ll learn:

• How digital twins provide a dynamic, integrated view of the entire supply chain
• The value of calculating realistic, end-to-end performance targets
• Why digital supply chain modeling enables smarter, data-driven planning

In this session, BSH Home Appliances shares how it transformed its logistics and supply chain planning with the Supply Chain Suite. Facing complex market demands and ongoing network adjustments, BSH implemented digital twin technology to reduce the time and cost associated with logistics network studies – cutting modeling time in half while improving visibility and control.

The presentation from Bart Meers will showcase how BSH achieved operational agility, standardized strategic planning processes, and created reusable models for continuous improvement and regional growth – especially in fast-evolving markets like North America.

Key takeaways:

• How digital twin models enhance scenario planning and reduce external consultancy dependence
• Ways to optimize inventory, storage, and product flow for cost control
• Insights into scaling logistics capabilities efficiently as global demand evolves

A growing role for Digital Logistics in Europe

While logistics content has been part of Realize LIVE for several years, its presence in the European edition is becoming more strategically aligned with evolving industry priorities. These three sessions showcase how Siemens’ logistics solutions are addressing real-world business needs – from reducing emissions and cutting operational complexity to enhancing global scalability.

Whether you’re a supply chain analyst, a logistics manager or a transformation leader, Realize LIVE Europe 2025 presents a valuable opportunity to explore how digital logistics can drive operational and environmental performance in equal measure.