Industries
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Incoterms: What Are They and What Are They Used For?
International trade can look deceptively simple from the outside. A seller ships merchandise to a buyer, the buyer receives it, and payment changes hands. Yet between those two events lies a dense web of responsibilities involving transportation, insurance, customs, documentation, loading, unloading, and risk. Who pays for the main carriage? Who arranges export clearance? At what point does the risk of loss transfer from seller to buyer? Who is responsible if goods are damaged during transit? These questions become especially important when a transaction crosses national borders. This is where incoterms enter the picture. Incoterms provide standardized commercial rules that help buyers and sellers understand who is responsible for specific…
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How to improve your logistics management
When we talk about logistics, images of trucks, packages, warehouses, trailers, delivery notes, orders, indicators, decisions immediately come to mind… A great hodgepodge of things that need to be put in order. And that is where logistics management comes into play, which is what will make the difference in the results that your supply chain achieves. What is logistics management If logistics is the execution of your supply chain processes, logistics management is the act of stopping, raising your head, and coming up with a plan to make your supply chain really work and be efficient. Realizing why we do what we do and what steps we are going to…
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9 ways in which a logistics operator can help your business grow
Business competition has no end. Every day, companies around the world fight for customer approval in a battle that will start all over again the next morning. And, in order to win, the relationship with your logistics operator is often essential. It is not enough for firms to improve what they did yesterday, but they are forced to reinvent themselves and go further. To open up to new markets and offer new services. That is why we have compiled nine of the aspects in which a logistics operator can help your company to take the step to the next level. How a logistics operator drives companies 1.- It helps you…
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Logistics 4.0 for Industry 4.0
What is Logistics 4.0? In a world in which the number of acronyms and new terms does not stop growing, there are few that finally remain in time due to their usefulness. If we go by its importance, Logistics 4.0 has many chances to be long-lived, since it will be essential in the latest revolution in the business world: Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 is the name by which the fourth industrial revolution is known. The first, which began in the 18th century, arose with the application of steam to manufacturing processes. The second, in the 19th century, has electricity and chain production as protagonists; while the third, in the last…
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Groupage: flexibility and cost optimization
Not all shipments have the same size or the same needs. For this reason, being able to choose the appropriate modality for each delivery is essential if we want to optimize our logistics and our costs. Groupage is one of the most common types of shipping and, of course, there are reasons for it. Both the cost savings and the alternatives offered for deliveries are two of the reasons for this. What is groupage We can place groupage between full load, on one end, and express parcels and pallets, on the other. While the full load (Full Truck Load; or FTL in its acronym in English) refers to the trips…
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Route to Market and logistics: the path to the customer
Be customer oriented. Being with the client. Think of the customer. Put the customer at the center of our business. We have all heard phrases like these countless times. However, how do we reach the customer? What strategies do we follow to put our product in front of the customer and make sure that this place is the right one? The Route to market is in charge of answering this last question; that is, the set of decisions and strategies that we follow to bring our business and our products to the client: distribution channels, geographical areas, forms of commercialization, etc. And, if it is about reaching the customer, it…
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Five moments of truth with your logistics company
In our relationship with companies there are moments that make a difference. Situations in which we value the response that is offered to us and, as it has been, we proceed to form an opinion about that company. The moments, in short, that will mark what we will say to someone who asks us if we recommend that company. What are these moments when we work with a logistics company? What are the thermometers with which we are going to assess if we are in the best hands? 5 moments in which your logistics company should shine Due to the growing importance that logistics is having in companies, its role…
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Convenience points, a transport service to discover
The difficulty in deliveries to individuals is one of the big problems for both companies and consumers. Convenience points are among the measures that are giving the best results, a transport service that is already well received in other countries but that in Spain has only begun to take off. The problem of home deliveries We have all experienced firsthand the problem of receiving packages in our homes. Working hours or any other circumstance that makes us leave home end up with failed deliveries -along with the inconvenience of having to reschedule the delivery- or with the obligation to stay longer than desired at home if we want to receive…
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The 14 most common errors in freight transport
Lots of companies ship merchandise. Whether it is finished products, shipments to the final customer or materials that still need to be further worked on, the volume of freight transport worldwide is immense. But, despite being such a daily action, on many occasions basic mistakes continue to be made that hinder companies. These 14 mistakes make your costs higher than they should be every day, make your customers angry, worsen the service they receive, and create inefficiencies throughout your entire supply chain. 14 mistakes to avoid when transporting goods 1.- Not having a good packaging Poorly packaged merchandise has a large number of ballots to arrive in poor condition. Despite…
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logistics functions
Logistics is a multidisciplinary science. It encompasses many activities, very varied departments, different professionals and usually involves several companies throughout its journey. But its diversity does not end here. If we talk about the functions of logistics, what it tries to achieve with its activity, the range continues to expand more and more. To help understand this range of logistics functions we have divided them into activities, tasks and objectives (which we will see in the next article). What are the functions of Logistics Activities Transportation: transportation is the part in which the merchandise, already loaded on the vehicles, transits from its origin to its destination. Although summarized like this…
