The current consumer market model in the world requires businesses to be increasingly agile, in addition to effective delivery that, in the end, adds value to the brand and builds consumer loyalty.
Companies that use Integrated Logistics are able to optimize and integrate processes, deliver good services, have a productive and engaged internal team and, as a result, are able to attract consumers, investors and partners more easily.
But after all, what is Integrated Logistics?
It is a management strategy that uses technology to interconnect all of a company’s activities and logistical processes, related to the flow of products, services and information, from the manufacturing stage to final delivery.
This process allows a broad and integrated view of all stages of work, from the acquisition of raw materials to delivery to the customer. This makes it possible to identify and eliminate delays, deficiencies and bottlenecks, which may occur at different points in the supply chain.
The three main areas of Integrated Logistics
- Materials Management or Logistics Inbound
- Material movement or Logistics Outbound
- Physical distribution or Industrial Logistics
1 – Materials management directly takes care of the inputs and raw materials needed in production, focusing on the input flow and output, quality control, negotiation with the supplier, transportation and stock management.
2 – The movement of materials involves the transport of inputs that guarantee the supply of the production line and the transport of materials in processing. It is at this stage that route planning takes place, hiring operators and drivers, fleet management, monitoring deliveries and meeting deadlines.
3 – Physical distribution: the activity of this last phase is to take the final product to its points of sale, with quality, agility and a low price.
Objectives and advantages
- Integration of information systems with real-time data collection and automation of processes that become more agile and assertive;
- Collaboration between departments and interested parties generating greater speed and good performance in the production line;
- Efficient inventory management and optimization of time that can be dedicated to other demands;
- Reducing costs, risks, failures and delays with more flexibility in decisions through clear knowledge of real-time information;
- Customer loyalty, brand appreciation and, consequently, long-term profit growth.
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Axis Shipping: the best integrated logistics software in the world is here
It is essential, we can summarize, that companies seek the best possible tools to refine the delivery of their products and services.
Axis Shipping has the most efficient and modern integrated logistics software in the world to centralize all operations in a single database, for example. It is also one of the first independent Freight Forwarder in Brazil to acquire the CW1 certificate.
Cargo Wise (CW) is a system that filters demands by evaluating whether solutions already exist and measures possible impacts between departments. When accessing the system, employees find a tool to suggest improvements and the ideas reach the leader to check whether they are viable.
Different baggage brings different visions and more assertive proposals/solutions! This is Axis.
