ShipLilly

AUGUST 3, 2021

While you don’t want to forget any of those documents (no matter how numerous or tedious they may be), there’s one you definitely want to become familiar with: the bill of lading. A bill of lading is one of the most common – and important – documents in the shipping and logistics industry. Why are Bills of Lading important?

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MTS Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2021

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. Packing list is used by freight forwarders in order for a shipment to clear U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

RPA technology simulates human operations in digital systems, such as data entry, file processing, and information transmission, achieving full automation of key processes from booking to order. Booking Processing : RPA can automatically scan and digitize booking documents in various formats and then automatically enter the data.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Prior to starting AscendTMS, Tim co-founded and ran a national 3PL, where he invited Palm Beach Capital LLC to become minority equity shareholder in July, 2009 in order to speed both internal growth and outside acquisitions. It has a user-friendly interface and a comprehensive documentation library.

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TransAudit

JANUARY 13, 2025

Businesses must ensure that their shipping practices conform to the specific requirements of each country they deal with, in order to avoid financial penalties and ensure smooth, uninterrupted operations. Compliance management software can help businesses track global trade regulations and ensure that all required documentation is in order.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2022

Documentation. A cold chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain for perishable food products, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals in order to maintain their quality and increase their shelf-life. FSMA in a nutshell. Written food safety plan. Identify potential hazards / risks. Implement preventative control to mitigate risks.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

Inventory management isn’t just about classification; it’s about getting your reorder points, minimum order quantities, and pack sizes perfectly aligned with your business reality. Customer and Product Profitability Finally, start dig into your cost-to-serve analysis at a granular level – per order, item, customer, region.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

With the strong interest in Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) in an era of ever growing complexities in order fulfillment, companies – especially for executives outside the supply chain – often ask what the differences are between a WMS and IMS – an Inventory Management System. Warehouse Management.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Now let’s get a little more granular in this study of supply chain KPIs, and look at some examples like the perfect order rate, as well as other KPIs you can use to measure supply chain performance. Unlike most of the KPIs we recommend, perfect order is a composite of several elementary metrics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2025

Outcomes: Faster sourcing cycle times and shorter RFQ-to-order workflows More consistent application of vendor selection criteria Improved risk mitigation through continuous supplier monitoring These AI-driven tools are most effective when embedded into ERP systems and e-sourcing platforms.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Once that requisition is approved, it becomes a purchase order. If the invoice matches the purchase order, it is posted in SAP, and the payment is made automatically without any paper or human touch. In the past, you opened the two documents on your desktop and had to swivel your head back and forth. It’s just brilliant.”

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Curtis documents and shares challenges, progress, and goals in a collaborative and community driven way. Curtis is on a career-long mission to advance LTL via technology, process and relationships while simplifying and demolishing the silos that have existed for decades. He is a huge believer of working in public.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 30, 2022

A report on current consumer perception and trust for high importance or time critical deliveries, such as medical devices and travel documents indicates there many opportunities to improve.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

For those unsure of what EDI is, it stands for electronic data interchange, is the concept of businesses electronically communicating information that was traditionally communicated on paper, such as purchase orders, advance ship notices, and invoices. How does EDI contribute to faster order processing and responsiveness in supply chains?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

For example, a buyer might say, “You only shipped me 800 of the 1000 products I ordered.” The most common trading partner collaborative processes covered in SCCN suites are purchase order/procurement collaboration, demand forecast collaboration, and the transportation shipper tender/carrier accept process.

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Trinity Logistics

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Even if you already have a TMS, you might still be doing more work than necessary if your software doesn’t have integration capabilities for order entry. You might be stuck typing each order into your enterprise resource planning system (ERP), as well as your TMS. MANUAL PROCESS: DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT. TMS SOLUTION . TMS SOLUTION.

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Food Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2024

DAT Freight & Analytics announces a strategic partnership with Orderful, an advanced Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) vendor specializing in end-to-end document management for enterprise-level shippers.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2025

You know how we often take for granted that we can order something from across the world and it’ll show up at our doorstep? From a supply chain perspective, the documentation side can be arduos. Well, ocean freight makes that possible. It’s essential to global trade, moving about 90% of everything we use in our daily lives.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 12, 2025

Procurement & Supplier Agreements Traditionally, businesses negotiate procurement contracts manually, issuing purchase orders, invoices, and letters of credit that require human validation. Cross-Border Trade & Customs Compliance International trade involves lengthy customs clearance, regulatory approvals, and documentation.

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 20, 2025

Businesses relying on these cross-border trades would see many delays and a lack of fulfilling customer orders to even infrastructure and new project delays.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

when telesales would have captured many of the daily orders from customers. This process would continue until the order cutoff time at around 4 p.m. when we knew it was safe to start planning without too many new orders coming in to disrupt the task. Thats when the orders reached the maximum weight a vehicle could legally carry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Tracy is an expert in track-and-trace, monitoring and documenting the movement and status of orders and shipments throughout their journeys, from origin to final destination. Sam is an expert in supplier collaboration, automating documentation, updating records, identifying anomalies, and managing supplier communication.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2025

Imagine your inventory system automatically placing orders when stock runs low, your warehouse robots picking and packing orders 24/7, and your delivery routes optimizing themselves based on real-time traffic conditions. These smart robots talk to the WMS to optimise picking routes and cut order fulfillment time in half.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 25, 2025

It tracks operations from order release, to manufacturing, to finished goods. Unlike MES which focuses solely on the execution of manufacturing processes, MOM provides a broader, integrated perspective of various dimensions of production management in order to achieve operational efficiency and excellence across the manufacturing lifecycle.

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Freightera

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Unlike FTL, where one shipper books an entire truck for their load, LTL requires additional care to be put into accurate labeling, documentation, and packaging to ensure that goods are not lost or damaged. Planning ahead and making sure that all of your paperwork is in order can help you avoid any potential upsets. Ready to ship?

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Ship Monk

JUNE 30, 2022

While the packing slip may mean very little to some consumers, and perhaps is often thrown away without being looked at, it plays a pivotal role in terms of shipping logistics, inventory management, and eCommerce order fulfillment. The packing slip provides necessary information related to the item(s) in your order.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

APRIL 16, 2019

It’s an expression that frequently comes to mind when I’m responding to RPFs for eFulfillment services, because even though these documents were created by diverse companies with different needs, you wouldn’t know it based on the remarkably similar questions they ask.

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3PL Links

OCTOBER 15, 2024

By automating these processes, you eliminate guesswork, minimize stockouts, and avoid over-ordering. Communication Breakdowns Across the Supply Chain The Issue: Poor communication between suppliers, logistics teams, and customers can result in misaligned expectations, missed shipments, or order errors.

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GoShip Blog

APRIL 27, 2021

The Bill of lading (BOL) is a very important document in the shipping industry that acts as a contract between the shipper, the carrier, and consignees. A bill of lading as a contract between the carriers and shippers, stating evidence of carriage between all involved parties in order to transport the freight. Receipt of the goods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2021

The point of the virtual summit was to discuss how streamlining the order-to-fulfillment process achieves perfect delivery, improves customer loyalty, and reduces costs. The perfect delivery includes four elements: order completeness, timeliness, condition, and documentation. Second is the ability to capture orders easily.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 7, 2019

A cold chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain for perishable food products, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals in order to maintain their quality and increase their shelf-life. WMS, TMS, documentation. Identify potential hazards / risks – Document every potential risk to food safety. Documentation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

If I give you a fully documented recommendation, going to the lowest level of detail of logic, and I capture your reaction to that decision,” Mr. Laluyaux said, then you have a foundation to build automated decision-making on top of. That allows the system to learn.” “If Don’t recalculate the forecast.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 1, 2025

Industry-specific content is available for processes like Source to Settle, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, and more. IDP converts paper-based documents into automated digital processes. Examples of automatable processes include Invoice Processing, Sales Order Entry, and Customer Account Creation.

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 11, 2024

Paperwork Troubles Freight most often gets detained at the border for incomplete documentation. Shippers are required to fill out many, often repetitive documents. Choosing the right crossing point can greatly affect the transit time vastly, and there are 48 points to consider! This can add extra days or costs to your shipment.

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MTS Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Real-time delivery status updates are crucial for keeping customers informed about their orders, ensuring they are present to receive them, and confirming that the contents meet their expectations. Once onboard, our progressive human resource policies and programs ensure that employees are motivated to achieve at their highest levels.

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WorkWave

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

With WorkWave Forms, your field staff is able to access key forms and checklists anywhere at any time, ensuring that the proper documents are always filled out and that employees always have access to the relevant information. Create a Work Order. Create Professional Proposals. Schedule & Deliver Service.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 13, 2025

Manage supply chain An automated and integrated ERP system will enable more accurate and timely procurement, inventory management, logistics and order fulfilment. Integration with supplier data means greater visibility throughout the supply chain that can help to identify bottlenecks that may impact production work and customer orders.

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