The amazon effect on traditional freight – from expectation to execution

Over the last years, Amazon has determined a new and high customer experience level, making global freight simple and important data accessible. Importers and exporters set a new level of expectations of fast and straightforward deliveries, either domestic or international. The transparent (or at list display like) helping amazon customers to gain more agility when it comes to supply chain delays and disruptions. A big part of the visibility is accessible thanks to a user-friendly UI that display the right data in the right way and place, and that is no longer available for CEP only. For a few years, shipping lines and airlines invest in technology to leverage their clients with exceptional intuitive self-service available from anywhere. The only thing that is missing is the unified interface to gather and display the right data in the right place at the right time.
Amazon understood they must control the supply chain in that scale, amazon must be a part of it and took it one step forward and became their own logistics provider in addition to the traditional service providers. They set strict roles that help them automate more easily the complex operations and allow their users to enjoy almost frictionless freight activities.

We know you are not Amazon, and your name is not jeff, but you can still grab the grip around your cargo operations; there are few things you will do to re control your freight operations and avoid extra costs and minimize delays. Here some CargoZone tips:

1. try to keep the forwarder lanes study
2. ship on 2nd half of the month and avoid pick season if possible
3. consolidate as possible
4. don’t benchmark any shipment
5. ship more – less often
6. develop a relationship and be helpful to your service providers – at the end of the day, U R PARTNERS.

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