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Freight Tip: Should You Accept Damaged Freight?

GlobalTranz

But, if you accept damaged freight without documented each and every damaged item, you could be stuck with the bill in the end. Some carriers may have longer claim times, and newer technologies, such as RFIDs , may be used to prevent missing freight from being an issue. Don’t Carriers Automatically File Damaged Freight Claims?

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Four Ways Shippers Can Optimize Their Cold Storage Operations

Blue Grace Logistics

Four essential tips to help improve cold storage and transportation in the supply chain. Ensuring rigorous traceability of goods: RFID technology is becoming more and more prevalent in cold logistics due to the advantages it presents for the automatic identification of goods.

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Connected Logistics is the Future of Global Trade

Blue Grace Logistics

Digitalization, RFID tags, and GPS trackers have immensely improved shipment visibility. Now, with the new technology like the RFID tags and ERP systems warehousing operations have become much easier, less time consuming and more efficient. Now, documents pertaining to a shipment or sale can be stored in digital format on the system.

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Concealed Freight Damage: NMFTA Changes Reporting Window Effective April 18, 2015

GlobalTranz

Although the technology, such as RFID chips , has reduced missing merchandise from the manufacturer, it still could be incorrect if the Radio Frequency Detectors on the chip were incorrectly assigned to the item(s). For consumers unable to provide such documentation, the claim will be considered invalid.

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RF Scanners: The Ultimate Guide

Conger

Warehouses can use RF scanning alone or in concert with other technologies, like RFID scanning and voice-picking. RF vs. RFID: What’s the Difference? The terms “RF” and “RFID” are often used interchangeably. Education: Asset, attendance, and document tracking; staff communication. from metals and liquids).

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9 tips for running a successful warehouse in 2021

Logistics Business Magazine

As an extension of Meili Robots ’ warehouse robots guide and warehouse automation guide , the company will now share nine tips that managers must keep in mind in order to run a successful warehouse in 2021. Outputs: specify the requirements regarding labelling, the documentation of despatches, KPI capturing, and management reports.

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Protecting Freight From Cargo Theft with Technology

Blue Grace Logistics

This means that a substantial part of cargo theft remains unreported, so these figures may just be the tip of the supply chain crime iceberg. Single-use tracking devices and radio frequency identifiers (RFID) are also widely available now and can be used to track pallets thus making the cargo trackable in case of theft.