Tracking and tracing are two of the most important functions from a client servicing point of view. They help establish the current position of the items being transported, the routing history, an estimated arrival time. With the help of transport management system integration, you can automate these processes and reduce the administrative workload on your end at the same time. PL Solutions, a globally renowned ERP consultant office tracking and tracing function automation solution
The modern supply chains make it imperative for businesses to share every specific detail regarding the transfer of goods for promoting transparency across stakeholders. The ability to track shipment journeys helps the buyer encode in coordinating their internal operations and their clients. On the other hand, the package tracking function is used to monitor the storing conditions during the journey, and it can be helpful for perishable/time-sensitive goods. This also includes implementing onboard unit linking to fetch transportation parameters like mileage obtained, need of maintenance, and coordinating trip planning. Together, they add tremendous value to the process and help each stakeholder in cost optimization.
The modern supply chains make it imperative for businesses to share every specific detail regarding the transfer of goods for promoting transparency across stakeholders. The ability to track shipment journeys helps the buyer encode in coordinating their internal operations and their clients. On the other hand, the package tracking function is used to monitor the storing conditions during the journey, and it can be helpful for perishable/time-sensitive goods. This also includes implementing onboard unit linking to fetch transportation parameters like mileage obtained, need of maintenance, and coordinating trip planning. Together, they add tremendous value to the process and help each stakeholder in cost optimization.
The inventory management module benefits from this implementation in the form of receiving comprehensive data regarding pipeline inventory. This is also reflected in the inventory reports. The inventory management module can also use this data to order processing in special instances.
The warehouse management system is the biggest beneficiary of implementing computerized tracking and tracing as it can generate accurate order picking, loading/unloading reports and execute barcode printing accordingly. The WMS also shares this data with warehouse supervisors in order to free up human resources and material handling devices to execute the processes mentioned above.
This shipping management system is naturally impacted the most by this implementation as a lot of new data sets are included in the consideration. This includes product location synchronization, time stamping, damage evaluation, truck engine health monitoring, mileage achieved, predictive maintenance planning, and automation of related administrative tasks. The shipping module is also interfaced with the payroll software to automate timesheet management and reimbursement processing.
Using a software solution to execute tracking and tracing functions comes with a significant learning curve for your staff members. As the digitization of product transit analytics impacts almost every department, you will need to provide your employees comprehensive training.
One of the biggest factors that impact implementation success is authorizing gated access to the information and managing automation workflows in a manner that operations aren’t hampered down the line. Such situations can occur due to a lack of foresight during integration with third-party applications.
With computerized solutions for tracking and tracing, QA processes need to be checked out vigilantly, as they are the only human touch points available for verification purposes.
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