The shipment of goods, both domestically and internationally, has grown dramatically with the expansion of the world economy. Companies choose how to manage their exports, and typically prefer to leave it in the hands of knowledgeable freight forwarders. Before making the decision to take on the shipping and forwarding task, a business must balance the […]

Trade is booming, and once linear supply chains have transformed into a web of interrelated partners. Supply chain management software controls the movement of goods and data from their point of origin to their point of consumption. However, it also enhances information flow, automates tedious jobs, and improves supply chain management procedures. As a result, […]

Commodities need to be moved urgently and precisely in the modern, globalised world. Huge quantities of food, consumer products, medications, and specialised equipment are transported daily between different locations, often on tight deadlines. As new technologies and consumer behaviours emerge, it is nearly certain that the problems associated with ensuring prompt and correct delivery of […]

You’re considering a job in freight and forwarding, which is fantastic! Because international trade is a hugely valuable industry, a career in freight and forwarding can be quite rewarding. Do not misunderstand us; a career in freight forwarding is not all rainbows and peaches. In order for the cargo to arrive at its owner on […]

Businesses of all sizes are now able to benefit from the advantages of international trade and supply chain management in India much more quickly thanks to the online souk and advances in technology. You can provide your company access to a vast array of prospects by taking the next step and enrolling in export-import courses […]

Managers of export/import operations frequently find themselves managing a growing number of tasks on a daily basis, including planning and coordinating shipments, overseeing delivery, managing customers and staff, and making sure that shipments adhere to both domestic and international export, trade, and financial laws. Here, we outline nine skills that export/import managers must possess or […]

The three pillars (or fundamentals) of effective supply chain management knowledge are strategy, service, and cost. A structure shouldn’t be built on top of crooked pillars, as any architect will tell you. In this article, we’ll concentrate on how to align the three supply chain pillars and the benefits of doing so. The Benefits of […]

Warehouse management is an important component of your supply chain management if your company stores the products you sell in a warehouse. Proper warehouse management is necessary to keep track of the goods your company keeps on hand and to make sure you retain enough of them in stock to rapidly fill customer orders. You […]

Shipping containers are simply standardized metal boxes used for transporting freight. But figuring out which type of shipping container is best to transport your cargo can have you quickly feeling overwhelmed. When shipping, you can either buy your own containers or lease them from your carrier or another container owner. The price of these shipping […]

In the conceptualization of the logistics management model in public networks, the starting point is their natural convergence, including the high level of complexity of both systems, the need for advanced instruments to coordinate the integration of these activities with other functional areas. Depending on the identified flows between the actors of such a network, […]

Robots, as we know, are basically concerned with the interaction with humans in a shared workspace. Cobots have been designed to operate autonomously or with limited guidance and differs strikingly from prevailing robots. These robots are highly flexible machines that give an edge in the warehouse. With companies offering a fast-paced delivery to its end-users, […]

With the expanding dedicated freight corridors (DFC), the Indian Railways is expecting to produce a healthy profit while capturing more and more of the freight market, according to data released by the government. The freight loading in the financial year 2018-2019 was 1,221.39 million tonnes, while the earnings were INR 1.27 lakh crore. In the […]

Inventory visibility simply means the tracking of the products at different warehouses and different locations. Inventory visibility is a great tool to be coupled to manage the warehouse properly. In the supply chain, inventory is stored in many places like warehouses, shipment trucks, the store shelves etc. For a successful operation, inventory visibility at each […]

The most prominent changes in freight forwarding are related to cross-border e-commerce, Blockchain and Big Data. Such developments are resulting in technology-enabled supply chain solutions and fulfilment, but without the necessary know-how about logistics and the infrastructure required for moving shipments internationally, the technology is wasted. Consumer demands are skyrocketing with their addiction towards cost-effectiveness […]

A self-regulatory scheme that encourages consignees, consignors and road transport operators to implement a management system (a set of standards) that complies with the Road Traffic Regulations and contributes towards preserving the road infrastructure, improving road safety and increasing productivity. RTMS is thus a system that voluntarily regulates the heavy vehicle industry and has achieved […]

Logistics time management based on the supply chain is the time compression strategy, to find various means to compress and reduce the non-value added time of the supply chain business to increase the time value of the supply chain. The strategic framework of logistics time management based on supply chain includes two levels of supply […]

The warehouse is not just a big free are under the roof in most of the cases it is separated according to the tasks. For good storage conditions, accessibility and safety warehouses are commonly equipped with various shelves and aisles. As with most of the warehousing equipment decision of shelves to be used is based […]

Procurement can be a lengthy process and, because it involves the transfer of money, including fund availability and potentially currency exchange issues, it needs to be planned carefully and often well in advance of the actual activities. A procurement plan is the same as a supply plan, but it includes more information. The supply plan […]

Shipping, like other modes of transport, is also part of the e-commerce supply chain. However, the extent to which container shipping can benefit from e-commerce trade flows and capture some of the associated gains remains unknown concerning the cross-border e-commerce and theparticipation of alternative modes of transport. The speed of air transport favourably positions aviation […]

As a logistics, the system can be considered as an industrial enterprise, territorial-production complex, and commercial enterprise. The purpose of the logistics system – delivery of goods and products in a given place, in the right quantity and variety, as much as possible prepared for production or personal consumption for a given level of costs. […]

Over the last few years, logistics and supply chain management have undergone a transformation: It evolved from the classic “transport, handling, warehousing” business with a strict functional orientation into a global, network-integrating tasks field. Currently, logistics is regarded as an essential part of the scope of services offered by a company. At the same time, […]

Through the ensuing four decades, the container has become a vital part of the transportation industry the world over and containerization / intermodalism is indispensable to world commerce. Containerization which is also commonly called intermodality or multimodality had caused a tremendous impact on the organization. Operations and structure of the transport industry and international trade. […]

The shipping industry is a service industry that serves the global economy. The global economy is undergoing a period of transformative change. Many of the dynamics that are working to move the tectonic plates of global demand are still in their infancy, but it seems clear that they are recalibrating the relationship between global economic […]

The Indian logistics industry is expected to grow to $215 billion by the year 2020 with investments in the sector estimated to reach $500 billion by 2025. Currently, the industry is fragmented and is facing several challenges due to the lack of streamlining in operations. The logistics industry involves coordination between various functions like booking, […]

Materials management serves various functions—materials planning, purchasing, receiving, stores, material handling, inventory control, scrap and surplus disposal, etc. These functions isolation yield optimal results, e.g. purchasing helps in availing quantity discounts and buying maximum material on one batch. On the other hand, stores will be interested in keeping stocks to the minimum. The three vital […]

Cargoes vary in nature as much as the vessels carrying them. The nature of cargoes has, in some ways, changed little over the past hundred years or so, although various commodities and products have changed significantly over the passage of time, along with the need to package and carry them correctly, speedily and efficiently. The […]

City Logistics can be referred to as the method of optimising the logistics and transport activities by the private companies with the support of advanced information systems in cities considering the traffic environment, congestion, safety and energy savings within the framework of a market economy. Most of the business activities take place in the cities […]

Cross-docking is a supply chain tactic that can perform significant reductions in total costs. In this plan, cross-dock facilities act as transfer points where inbound product flow is synchronized with outbound product flow to virtually eliminate storage of inventory. Cross-docking is an extremely important strategy, as it leads to considerable savings at many times by […]