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How the Asia Ecommerce Boom is Changing the Logistics Business

CH Robinson Transportfolio

In Asia, government-mandated lockdowns and closed shopping malls during the ongoing pandemic drove individuals to purchase everything from groceries, to gym equipment and digital accessories online. dollars with Asia Pacific generating approximately 2.45 The boom in ecommerce poses novel challenges to the logistics industry.

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Digitizing Proof Of Delivery: Overcoming POD Challenges & Benefits of Document Management

Turvo

Traditional options for managing and documenting the process also remain stagnant. All supplier shipments must be accompanied by appropriate documentation. Documentation may include, but is not limited to, packing slip, bill of lading, NAFTA certificates, commercial invoices, CMR (EU and Asia) and hazardous materials information.

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Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

However, generative AI can extract insights from documents like waybills, quality reports, and customer feedback and feed it into AI models to optimize various aspects of the supply chain based on historical supply chain data. Furthermore, generative AI can generate text, images, and code, potentially speeding up administrative tasks.

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What is 3PL? A Complete Guide to Third-Party Logistics

Unleashed

Asia-Pacific is by far the largest regional market for 3PL , accounting for over one-third of the world’s 3PL market size. 3PL providers are experts when it comes to shipping and logistics. There are supply chain management, shipping documentation, and accounting duties to worry about. Warehousing costs are rising.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 7-11, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… CMA CGM to acquire NOL, reinforcing its position in global shipping. China Approves Merger of Cosco, China Shipping (WSJ- sub. MercuryGate extends invoicing and document management solution with HubTran integration. Paragon Software Systems Introduces Route Control.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

Demand for ocean freight was lower than anticipated, and Hanjin Shipping, another top ten ocean liner, was already teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. While not outrightly linked to this release, Maersk, now a shipping line and forwarder, terminated its key account status.

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Is Google the most innovative supply chain company in the world?

Freightos

The overall impact of mobile has been well documented in the press. In particular, emerging markets such as Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America, the adoption of mobile devices is rapid as consumers and businesses bypass traditional laptops and desktops in favor of smartphones and tablets. million units shipped. through 2018.