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Document Automation Best Practices for Freight Forwarders

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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 Processing: Dos and Don’ts

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When asked about this for the 2021 MHI Annual Industry Report , 53% of the supply chain professionals surveyed said they are investing in robotics and automation technologies, while 54% are investing in cloud computing and storage. Do Enable Real-Time Document Sharing Capabilities. Do Enable Real-Time Document Sharing Capabilities.

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How to Choose an Automated Document Processing Platform

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One such technology taking the industry further than before is intelligent document automation. Although automated document processing platforms often advertise cookie-cutter packages, it’s important for freight companies to first examine their own needs before trying to fit in the offerings of a platform.

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Document Management System for Shipping: Using Robotic Process Automation and Chatbots

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Logistics managers and experts should budget for automation so that they can improve their current document management system for shipping. Disorganization in document management can cause many issues, so automating this information is the best avenue. Traditional Document Management Uses Too Many Manual Hours and Increases Error.

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August Bot of the Month: Document Indexing Bot

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In the logistics industry the amount of paperwork can be seemingly endless – BOLs, PODs, freight and commercial invoices, packing lists, customs documents – the list goes on. Employees are left with a stack of documents to be manually filed – indexed – into their corresponding folders.

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How Freight Forwarders Can Process Shipments 85% Faster

RPA Labs

According to customer data shared by RPA Labs , Freight Forwarders spend 113 minutes on average processing shipments, and that’s not even including time spent drafting emails to clients, waiting for responses, or digging up documents that have been misfiled or lost. Document Automation. Document Collection .

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Customer Experience in Logistics: 5 More Tips for Freight Forwarders

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Here are five more service-driven best practices that can help improve the customer experience within the logistics industry. Throughout the carrier and shipper process, freight forwarders must remain consistent in quoting, booking, and the execution of shipments by managing the flow of goods and services to customers.