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Document Automation Best Practices for Freight Forwarders

RPA Labs

Managing modern shipping processes, especially shipping documentation , can be a challenge for freight forwarders in the best of times. Thankfully AI document automation can improve those vital functions across all areas of the supply chain network. How Document Automation Works for Freight Forwarders.

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Freight Document Management: Using RPA with BOLs, Pre-Alert, Arrival, & Invoice Documents

RPA Labs

Everything from freight document management to shipment tracking to payment tracking can benefit from automation and robotic processes. Robotic process automation (RPA) can improve operations with BOLs, delivery alerts, freight document recording, real-time monitoring, drop-off confirmation, and payment verifications. .

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Freight Document Management: Using RPA with BOLs, Pre-Alert, Arrival, & Invoice Documents

RPA Labs

Everything from freight document management to shipment tracking to payment tracking can benefit from automation and robotic processes. Robotic process automation (RPA) can improve operations with BOLs, delivery alerts, freight document recording, real-time monitoring, drop-off confirmation, and payment verifications. .

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£500,000 of funding available to retrain in international trade

Logistics Business Magazine

The Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT) is making £500,000 of funding available to help workers who have been furloughed, made redundant or become unemployed. In recognition of the end of the furlough scheme, the IOE&IT has developed a new Step into International Trade training programme.

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The Growing Skills Gap & How Vocational Training Can Help to Shrink It

GlobalTranz

More manufacturers are turning toward vocational training and apprenticeship programs to help close the skills gap. However, some manufacturers will continue to avoid vocational programs in the interim, but they should consider the following ways vocational training will be a major player in addressing the growing skills gap. .

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Why OCR-Only Supply Chain Automation Fails

RPA Labs

Optical character recognition (OCR) is automation software designed to convert digital document images into editable text. In practice, this process involves scanning a document, such as a paper bill of lading, into a computer. OCR then turns the image into auto-populated editable text available for email or data entry.

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How To Keep Your Automated Trucks Running Smoothly

Logistics Business Magazine

In addition, the centralised STILL spare parts supply ensures a high level of parts availability in the automation sector. “With this in mind, maximising the availability of our products in customer applications is a high priority, for example through fast and flexible service.