Innovating with Proven Technology to Get Ahead in Transportation & Logistics

Companies in the T&L industry have many opportunities to use innovation to remain viable and improve their competitiveness.

Innovation can come without the risks associated with emerging, unproven technologies or expensive proprietary systems.

By focusing on process improvements, transportation companies around the world have innovated by taking advantage of low-risk, affordable and proven technologies like wireless communication, digital imaging and electronic signature capture.

While these tools may not seem cutting edge, they can cut substantial amounts of time, errors and cost out of T&L operations.T&L operators have more proven building blocks to work with than ever before.

These include reliable mobile computers in a variety of configurations, wireless options that can provide real-time connectivity to dispatch, order management, inventory and other applications to help serve customers, convenient options for capturing electronic signatures and scanning and processing documents in the field, plus multiple automated data capture options including bar code scanning,

This white paper highlights how LTL carriers, courier services, 3PLs and other transportation & logistics companies have married technology and process changes to reduce costs, provide more visibility and increase efficiency, and presents other ideas for how companies can innovate to produce business value using technology solutions that are available today.