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How technology has transformed transportation logistics

December 3, 2015 By Darren Woollard Leave a Comment

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Advancements in technology have improved almost every aspect of business in almost every industry available. However, very few of them have experienced the same levels of development as the logistics and transports industries have.

The Logistics Industry and Technology

In the transportation logistics industry, technology systems have become instrumental in controlling daily operations like tracking goods accurately. Technology makes it easier for businesses to implement inputs like GPS and bar codes that help organisations save both money and time. It enables suppliers to deliver stock on tight deadlines and proper warehouse management solutions will ensure that the stock is efficiently stored once it arrives. Deliveries can be scheduled and vans and tracks can be automatically monitored making it easier for a business to know where they are and if they are on time.

 

With technological advancements showing no signs of ever slowing down, the introduction of new devices, better connections and more efficient software is opening up better opportunities for businesses to save time and money and to become more effective. Such advancements affect everyone within the supply chain including the manufacturer and the customers. With new technologies like GPS mapping software, drivers can now make customer deliveries within narrow time frames helping improve the direct customer service as well as allow drivers to input any delays they experience along the way.

 

Nowadays it is impossible to doubt the fact that companies cannot operate more efficiently without using technology. Improving communication around the world, the rise of the internet, shopping and demands on omni-channel vendors are contributing immensely to the fast growth of the logistics industry and are increasing the need for more temporary and permanent workers. Another area where technology could play great importance to your business, improving its efficiency and staffing. Most logistics companies prefer to work with recruitment agencies to get the staff they need. As such, they often have to deal with high charge rates, staffing inconsistencies, moreover,  invoicing tends to be inaccurate.

Controlling your logistics with improved visibility

By using modern software, logistics companies can offer better control of the process while improving the visibility of every recruitment process. By using independent workforce solutions,  businesses can enjoy standardised rates while improving the centralised storage of essential documentation like compliance documents. Such a move could considerably reduce temporary worker’s turnover and means that there’s no longer the need to worry about changing regulations and rules. The employment of planning software means that the right and qualified temporary workers can be found efficiently and fast.
In conclusion, technology have helped leverage the advancement of the logistics industry. It’s not just development of GPS tracking technology but also software and communication advancement have made it possible for the logistics industry to achieve such accuracy in delivery. Though vehicles are moving faster and more efficiently, it is the software and IT system that runs it that provides the necessary backbone for future development of the logistics industry. There’s no telling what the future holds for the logistics industry, with promise of delivery by drone on the horizon, it could be a new step in logistics that will break new heights.

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