Thursday, 29 January 2009
10 Common Danger Points To Be Aware Of During Every Shipment
To move a clients shipments from A to B is not that complicated, but there are many dangers. Most logistics companies will have technology to some degree, but managing the physical movement still involves people with an understanding to make sure that pitfalls are avoided.
The danger points are often similar shipment to shipment, and are quite often as follows: -
Initial booking, making sure you understand the clients needs
Vendor communication and collection
Carrier booking
Export customs clearance
Delivery to carrier
Loading by carrier
Transportation by carrier
Unloading by carrier
Import customs clearance
Delivery and/or warehousing.
If each section is managed then potential problems can be preempted and resolved, the client can be updated at each stage and feel comforted that their shipment is in safe hands. I enjoyed viewing a live YRCL shipment audit from pick up Friday to delivery Monday covering all the above. I hope our client was able to have a stress free weekend 'watching' the shipment progress. I believe that is always good to highlight internally why this is such an important part of us managing the international supply chain.
Labels: Minimum Service Standard, Service
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