August 24, 2019: FreightBro, a digital platform for freight forwarders and Journal of Commerce (JOC.com), a portal on container shipping & logistics have organised the latter's first ‘India Logistics Technology Summit’ in Navi Mumbai on August 22.
Eric Johnson, senior editor, technology, JOC, moderated the panels which deliberated on how software can make key ocean freight processes and capabilities more efficient and less costly, potentially positioning India as the key growth market for world trade in the coming years.
Speaking on the theme ‘Keeping Forwarders in the Game: How technology providers are enabling India’s small freight forwarders,’ Raghavendran Viswanathan, CEO & co-founder, FreightBro said, “Technology has become a de facto not a value-add any more.
The acceptance curve of the freight forwarding industry for digitisation will be gradual and eventually inevitable.
A time will come when the freight forwarder will make decisions looking at dashboards rather than just using it as a price comparison tool.
We are glad to contribute to the logistics industry by co-hosting industry-led events with the presence of a rich mix of professionals who are working towards digitising freight forwarding.”
The freight shipping industry is becoming more complex and broader than ever.
International trade is increasing, and so is the demand to have a robust logistics process.
The door-to-door delivery process consists of the various benefits that make it the customers' number one choice.
The concept of door-to-door delivery is to ensure that the goods reach the final destination straight from the seller's warehouse.
We will explain its advantages that will make you clear whether it is suitable for your needs or not.
Here you can quickly contact and track your shipment as you are aware of the delivery partners.
Technological advances are making revolutionary changes in many sectors across the globe and affecting business structures and processes. That’s why many industries are embracing disruptive technologies that offer great potential - and the logistics sector is not an exception.
Freight forwarders started to implement innovative solutions to make their services more dynamic and efficient. Currently, they are digitizing their internal and external business processes and developing integrated information technology infrastructure.
Moreover, they work as supply chain experts and provide a great number of services. With developed and implemented freight forwarding system, you can automate and speed up the business processes and increase productivity. Not only can it simplify customer-facing and back-end processes that include documentation, invoicing, billing, quoting, tracking and accounting, but also it improves collaboration along with the network.
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Supply chain and logistics technology is trying to break down boundaries and improve the supply chain’s productivity.
This advancement is becoming the basis of international shopping and global market capture.
The supply chain and logistics technology advancement are apparent in the following areas.Shipment tracking systemA couple of years ago, if you wish to know when you will be receiving your product, you need to have a phone call with the executive, who will check the database and give an estimate.
It saves considerable time and cost in delivering the process and minimizes losses due to damage, delay in delivery, lawsuit, and more.Supply chain monitoringRFID might be an old-school technology, but it is still in use in numerous supply chains to monitor and track processes.
Some companies have alarms customized to indicate if the process falls behind the deadline.
The future of logistics can become more accurate, transparent to the customers, and faster with the help of IoT.IoT is not a new technology.
