Do you know the latest trends in the logistics and transport sector? We leave you some of them so that you become familiar because it seems that they are essential and have come to last over time. Does your transport company meet any of these trends?
Omnichannel
A concept in which all sales channels are integrated and with which the customer is offered a homogeneous product. Being omnichannel is offering a quality experience. One of the most effective and adequate tools to act according to the omnichannel concept is to implement management software.
E-commerce
Spain is one of the countries that works the most with the e-commerce system. Electronic commerce and internet sales are booming and continually increasing. For logistics and transport companies, this is a good opportunity and a notable increase in land transport services, through which most of the orders placed through the Internet are supplied.
Big Data
A great tool in transportation is big data. All the data collected through different means, devices and tools such as the transport software used, are very useful to be able to make decisions accordingly, to optimize times, plan routes and each of the company's actions. The use of big data is a powerful tool for companies that want to be more competitive than others in the same sector.
Sustainable logistics or green transport
From the paper or ink that it is used in the printer to the measures so that the service offered by a transport company is sustainable and has a minimal impact on the environment. From the type of vehicle used by the fleet to how a route is proposed to optimize it, these are actions that determine the sustainability of our company.
To be sustainable, companies resort to electric vehicles that are charged on calls “electrolinerasâ€, vehicles that use biofuels and optimize routes.
Smart Contracts or Smart Contracts
Through a computer program, compliance with an agreement between two parties is ensured or more parts. This program belongs to a system that is not controlled by either party, but rather executes an automatic contract whose mission is to provide security and reduce transaction costs.
ERP software for logistics
ERPs (Enterprise Resource Planning) are enterprise resource planning systems specialized in logistics. Manual procedures have been eliminated from the day-to-day work of companies. With management software errors are avoided and processes are optimized. Software such as Meribia are designed to facilitate work in each of the company departments, for example finance, bus, management and transport.
Drones to manage inventories
They are used for many functions, but the one that is being talked about the most is the use of fleets of drones to carry out inventory work in warehouses. They are capable of scanning codes at a distance of several meters and accessing small places autonomously. Without a doubt, one of the most talked about trends on social media!
