5 Reasons Your Logistics Company Should Go Mobile

Whether we hail from the east or the west, there is at least one common thing about us that shows that we have similar requirements regardless of the nature of our jobs, businesses, and careers. This mutual platform that we share is the mobile phone technology that is now being used in a more efficient manner. There are several businesses that have already developed customized mobile phone applications to manage their work schedule and effective communication system with employees. In logistics also, mobile phone applications have become the need of the hour. There are many reasons your logistics company should go mobile. Read more. . .

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Deciding Which Cloud Service to Use (Private, Public, or Hybrid)

Most companies these days are switching to the cloud to host their services and applications considering the numerous advantages they offer such as flexibility, scalability and improved customer support. What confuses most organizations in the early stages of adopting cloud is deciding between private, public and hybrid cloud systems. While each of these have their own set of advantages as well as disadvantages, it is the nature of your business on which the choice of the cloud system you ultimately choose, resides. In this article, we will give you a brief overview over the three types of cloud systems and let you choose what the best option for you is. Read more. . .

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4 Reasons to Implement Mobile Technology into your Logistics Company

In the Logistics Industry, there is a lot to keep track of. From reports, to drivers, to orders, and even to leads, it can get difficult to stay organized in a timely manner. Warehouse Management systems (WMS) replaced paper-based systems sometime in the mid-1980s and since then the whole system has advanced to another level: Mobility.

Here are 4 reasons you should implement mobile technology into your logistics company:

Competitive Edge: Just like any other industry, it is a good time to go mobile. Not many logistics companies are using mobility to their advantage quite yet, so being one of the first to adopt such technologies gives you a competitive edge. Your customers will be impressed by your technology and feel not only safer but also will find you as more reliable. Read more. . .

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Uber: The Takeover

First, Uber took over ride-sharing, then Uber took over Taxi’s, and now Uber poses several other threats including Uber Cargo, Uber Delivery, and the potential of autonomous vehicles (eliminating the need for public transportation).

Uber was developed in 2009, but didn’t start picking up a large amount of business until late 2013 into 2014. It is now argued that Uber is the preferred method of transportation for many- despite their surge charges and legal cases against them.

Uber tested out a service titled “Uber Cargo” in Hong Kong, which is a service of cargo vehicles that pick up requested loads of items and deliver them to a destination. This is important because people and business owners can now deliver or move their things on demand, and track their deliveries and know exactly where they are at all times and once they arrive. It’s the real-time that people at this point, expect. Read more. . .

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