Understanding multimodal visibility and how it benefits integrated logistics operations - Total Freight International

The blooming E-commerce trade across the globe has attributed to the increase of multimodal operations. With this, the technology required to track the movement of every cargo and freight across modes of transportation such as air, sea, rail and road has become critical for end-to-end supply chain management.

For any 3PL or 4PL logistics company multimodal transportation is at the pivot of the business’ international trade operations and sustainability. The multimodal or intermodal transportation is all set to increase of profitability of Logistics Company by reducing cargo damage, reducing cost, far reach ability and better time management.

The multimodal transport tracking or the multimodal transport visibility is what helps Logistics company to increase their profits, decrease their timelines and efficiently manage orders across the globe. Door-to-door delivery and cargo safety relies totally on the multimodal transport visibility. Leveraging on the state-of-art technology to deliver and deploy advanced tools that increase productivity of multimodal transport tracking operations is what multimodal visibility is all about.

The problem for this visibility could arise if the multimodal transport across associate networks of the Logistics Company is not integrated seamlessly and as the cargo exchanges hands between delivering associate logistics companies cannot be tracked efficiently. Also, the tracking technology should be robust enough to cover tracks through air, sea, rail and road. Once this challenge is met the next that arises it to present tracking information to the customer and limiting the presented information to the customers’ needs. For ex: the end customer could be an individual, a company or a retailer. Each of these requires a specific granularity of information.

Of the challenges discussed, the most important is air freight or sea ports when the international compliances major play an intense role. Here, multimodal tracking and visibility become more important.

The next time you order something online from a far off country and the shipment gets delayed for some reason, just spare a thought to all the hurdles crossed for the shipment to reach your doorstep in a safe condition. Total Freight International, Dubai is one such trusted 3PL company that crosses all barriers and boundaries through multimode transport to ensure your shipment reaches you safely.

TFI's state-of-the-art warehouse in Dubai World Central's free zone allows them to help clients manage their inventory requirements while allowing them to focus on their core business growth strategies. TFI helps manage supply chain by:

 

·         Keeping track of inventory levels in real time

·         Order management and tracking

·         Order Fulfillment

·         24/7 security

Customers who want to use the UAE as a distribution hub to reach markets in the Middle East, Africa, South East Asia, and CIS countries will benefit from 3rd party logistics.