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Warehouse Operations: Optimizing the Picking Process

Cyzerg

As a best practice, warehouse managers should conduct an ABC analysis, properly document and review the current process to detect inefficiencies, and improve warehouse processes before introducing any form of warehouse automation and/or warehouse technology.

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10 Supply Chain Improvement Essentials for Your Company

Logistics Bureau

Inventory Management The key starting point is implementing proper ABC analysis, and you need to look at it from multiple angles. It’s not enough to just categorise by product groups; you’ve got to dig deeper into line item analysis. what we found was shocking.

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Eight Essential Documents That Are Key to Shipping

MTS Logistics

On the other hand, you also need to know and understand the rules and regulations of exporting and importing, and crucially, you need the proper shipping documents. However, most documentation is still handled manually in some countries. Certificate of Analysis (Certificate of Inspection). Pro Forma Invoice. Packing List.

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REPOST: Beyond Cost Per Load with Felipe Capella

The Logistics of Logistics

Savvy shippers and carriers will look for 3PL partners who can not only automate the life of the load, but also provide additional value via analysis, business intelligence, and market insights. Documentation and billing. Scheduling for pickup and delivery locations. Carrier identification. Carrier transaction. Tracking and tracing.

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International Logistics: Deep Integration and Practice of RPA Technology

Logistics Viewpoints

Booking Processing : RPA can automatically scan and digitize booking documents in various formats and then automatically enter the data. RPA Efficiently Processes Documents : RPA can automatically identify, classify, and store various document files, avoiding the complexity and cost of manual classification and storage.

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Bill of Lading Types: How to Avoid the Detention and Demurrage Due to Documentation

MTS Logistics

In shipping, documentation, freight insurance, terminal problems, and trucking shortages are just a few of the problems we face today. But the biggest issue to address in the documentation category is the bill of lading (BL). There are two standard types of BLs, an express and original.

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What is a Carnet?

MTS Logistics

A carnet is an international customs document that allows the temporary importation of goods for commercial purposes to and from a country without having to pay duties or value-added taxes on the goods. The carnet allows us to use this single document for clearing the goods through customs.

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