The fact
that the transport sector is immersed in a profound structural change has been
latent for some years now. We are talking about what is already known as the digital
era of transport, and it is that a sector with deep-rooted analogue
practices has been forced by market demand and new legislation to evolve at a
forced pace.
The latest
bombshell has arrived with the obligatory electronic CMR from November 2024.
Even so, there are many companies that do not give enough importance to the
digitization of information, without being aware of all the benefits they can
achieve.
The
digitization process implies the digitization of documents. Thanks to
technology, thousands of documents can be analysed, catalogued and exchanged in
a matter of seconds, which, when treated in a traditional way, would entail a
temporary investment of more than 200% and capital around 40% more than using
new digital tools. But this is just one of the benefits that the digitization
of information brings with it, we can highlight others such as:
- Efficiency
and reduction of errors. Documentation processed digitally under security
standards is unalterable, does not change and cannot be degraded.
- Reduced
administrative burden for drivers. Document processes are reduced to the
use of a mobile device or tablet from which the driver can manage everything
necessary.
- Cost savings. Paper use and storage savings are reduced, as well
as personal and time savings.
- Improve relationships with customers and collaborators. Digital
documentation is more reliable and allows for better processing across
different digital systems and platforms.
- Better control of equipment and personnel. The transmission of documentation in digital format is
instantaneous, which facilitates the management of means to adapt them to the
needs of each service.
- Faster invoice processing. The speed of digital documentation also
allows for the speeding up of administrative procedures to pay for logistics
services.
- More transparency. Digital documentation is transmitted much faster and more reliably than
paper-based documentation. In this sense, it contributes to creating more
transparent environments between the different actors in the supply chain.
The "Paperless" trend is more than evident and necessary for all
the advantages it brings in terms of savings, sustainability, efficiency and
reliability.
At Meribia we are aware of the importance of these digitalisation processes
and we have incorporated a series of modules into Meribia Transporte
that respond to these needs. We offer the possibility of going further to
achieve a greater integration of all the documents that are used in a transport
and/or logistics company and that, until now, have been processed
independently.
Meribia offers the possibility of managing the e-CMR, developed with
Transfollow, the OCR module, optical character recognition for the
standardization of paper or digitized documents, electronic invoices or
the Meribia Sign module that allows the signing of pdf documents making
them available to all participants. We are talking about a more agile, secure
document management, with legal guarantee and available from any device at any
time.
In addition, Meribia's mSedeE is an electronic platform for interaction
for company members, customers, suppliers, partners... that allows the
processing of document management in a secure, unalterable and fully accessible
way.
Meribia incorporates all the possibilities offered by the
digitization of documentation in transport, turning rudimentary procedures into
instant actions.
