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What are the Advantages of Using a NVOCC?

MTS Logistics

This was the year I was introduced to commercial documents, bills of lading, insurance, letter of credits, and a variety of other documents. I used to prepare most of the documents except for bills of lading. I used to work with freight forwarders, ocean carriers, and NVOCCs (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers).

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The Freight Forwarder’s Era: The Top Advantages of Working with a Freight Forwarder

MTS Logistics

In this article, we define five advantages that will transform the future of freight forwarding. Expertise of Freight Forwarders Freight forwarders are well-versed in the knowledge of how to handle the customs regulations and documentation for your international shipments. It will be efficient.

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Making ‘self-reliance’ meaningful – preparing the military to operate alone

Logistics in War

This narrow focus of this article is on the materiel aspects of ‘self-reliance’, and provides a starting point for a conversation that the ADF must have. The ability of a military to conduct operations independently of another’s aid is intrinsically linked to the capacity to prepare, move, supply and support that force.

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What an operation twenty years ago can tell us about preparedness now – lessons from INTERFET in 1999

Logistics in War

It is difficult avoid feeling that the successful outcome of the International Forces East Timor (INTERFET) operation was achieved despite of logistics organisation and preparedness, not because of it. We are fortunate in that an Official History of the INTERFET operation is being written.

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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

The ability to operate in emerging domains such as ‘space’ and ‘cyber’, act in the ‘grey zone’, or investments in new technologies from hypersonic weaponry to automation and AI are seen as offsets to potential adversaries. The successful delivery of the ULAC has been greatly beneficial for both the Army and BAE Systems Australia.

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How Freight Forwarders Benefit Businesses and Personal Shippers

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Hence, it is not surprising that early analysis indicates that 8 out of every 10 participants in the survey had never heard of the term “freight forwarding.” This article untangles the benefits of freight forwarding. The freight forwarder deals with the logistical side, including tracking, documentation, and insurance.

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The Role of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Supply Chain Management

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The Role of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Supply Chain Management | Image source: mobisoftinfotech.com Through the use of technologies like Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, robotic process automation (RPA) applications let you do operations for a set amount of time using software solutions or bots stored on servers.