LeanCor Logistics Webinar: 5 Critical Components of a Lean Logistics Strategy

Trailer idling, fleet maintenance, driver shortages and cargo theft. These are just a few of the challenges faced by fleet owners and managers today.A smart trailer management solution must do more than simply track and monitor fleet assets to help solve these problems. It also needs to present intelligence and produce insights that help a business make smart decisions to efficiently deploy resources, sharpen its competitive edge and become a better supplier for its customers – setting it up for long-term success. The level of success, however, depends on the quality of the solution, which comes down to reliability, the amount of visibility into fleet assets and total cost of ownership.

As ecommerce trends continue to grow and supply chains become increasingly complex, competitive warehouse operations are upgrading their fulfillment technology to include multiple forms of automation. In order to maintain flawless, end-to-end order fulfillment, process digitization, robotics, and hybrid workforce strategies have become operators' number one priority. Welcome to the new age of warehousing.

In this webinar by Anne-Sophie Zerlang Karlsen, Global Head of Reefer Solutions at MAERSK, explains how to get started with Cold Chain Logistics.The webinar covered five main topics:What commodity are you planning to ship and how far?What is the right mode of transport and equipment?Who should you have a contract with: single modal provider, shipping lines or through a forwarder?What is your need for transparency, and what options do you have?How do you understand your risks, and what are the options to mitigate the same?

Supply chains are complex by nature. Global, multi-modal, time-critical, and relying on numerous participants to work in harmony. However, even within harmonious networks blind spots exits. These visibility gaps, generate mistrust, encourage information silos, and obstruct cross functional cooperation. The subsequent inefficiencies cost companies’ money, time, and reputation.