Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for monitoring, managing and improving a global logistics network for multimodal transportation and warehousing by enabling users to manage global, regional and local logistics shipments, manage air, sea, rail and road requirements for deliveries on a local, national, regional or global scale, improve the efficiency of warehouse management and inventory management processes, actively manage customs and trade compliance and stay informed of changing trade regulations around the world, manage the logistics network with end-to-end visibility across the most critical supply chain execution processes, and improve external collaboration and integration with critical trading partners