Cracking “Build Vs. Buy Logistics Software” Code
If you are still reading this blog and have understood more than 50% of what is written in the disclaimer, then thank you for making our job a lot easier. We said it was easier because you are well aware of the problems existing in the logistics industry, and we don’t have to explain that […]
Are you losing sales with only ex-works / ex-factory dispatch?
Does it feel risk-free & cost-effective to sell your products on an ex-work/ex-factory basis? Think again! First, answer these questions for yourself: If your answer to the above questions is a YES, this article is for you. We all know what ex-works/ex-factory means – But what does it mean for your customer? In ex-works/ex-factory, transportation […]
How did India’s Leading Cement Manufacturer Reduce Freight Cost by 3-4%?
India’s cement industry is promising, with a 19.4% increase in cement production in June 2022 compared to June 2021. Cement manufacturers in India experience numerous challenges in managing their supply chain systems. Some of these are higher freight expenses, lack of visibility and under-developed logistics infrastructure compared to other developed countries. Additionally, lesser investments in […]
TOP 5 TRENDS IN THE TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS INDUSTRY TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2021
It is like deja-vu: labor shortage, disruption of supply, unpredictable customer demand, stuck shipments, the risk of front-line workers in the logistics industry catching the COVID-19 virus, the spread of the disease, abrupt spot freight market rates, and the list goes on! With the 2nd wave of COVID-19 sweeping our nation, these nightmares for the […]
Top KPIs for Supply Chain and Logistics Heads to Improve Performance
Businesses that are focusing on logistics often struggle to identify the most impactful operational KPIs. They often have difficulty linking key transportation metrics to operational impact resulting in operational failures and delayed customer deliveries, which in turn lead to customer dissatisfaction. No real-time data and poor transactional visibility also result in poor decision-making and delays […]
Benefits of Transport Management System (TMS)
Digitization is transforming business operations and creating new winners. It all started 30-40 years back with the digitization of accounting activity. People shifted from manual records to software for accounting (SAP, Oracle, Tally, and Quickbooks). It was followed by sales & marketing (salesforce) and human resources. But evolution in logistics continued to be low due […]
4 Tips for Effective Logistics Management
Effective management is the key to the success of any business plan. The same holds for the logistics plan of any company. More steps in a logistics plan demand greater efficiency in the entire process. Read on to learn more about the various factors involved in effective logistics management, one of them being automation and […]
Top Benefits of Logistics Workflow Automation
The global supply chain is continuously booming, and technological advances are helping to streamline operations in the long run. Logistics automation is one measure that will help companies make their workflows more efficient. Logistics workflow automation can be defined as the decrease in manual entry of processing freight shipments and the automatic retrieval of options […]
Building efficiency in logistics management through workflows
The kind of technology and connectivity we have at our disposal; rules out the option of lengthy time-taking processes. Tech today not only optimizes processes but even the management of processes. The processes today are interlaced to form a sequence of work and are often automated. The operations generally involve workflow management and repetitive work […]