Why Freight Visibility is Important

whitePaper | September 14, 2022

After the COVID shock of 2020, supply chain executives across multiple surveys indicated plans to invest in digital transformation. CEOs acknowledged broken supply chains and poorly managed IT networks and McKinsey & Company found that, over the course of a decade, the average organization was losing close to half of a year’s profits from supply chain disruptions.

whitePaper | December 7, 2022

Every day, perishable goods make their way across domestic, international, and intercontinental routes, through an elaborate supply chain from point of harvest to retail to fulfil worldwide consumption needs. These consumable and non-consumable products, such as meats, fish, flowers need to be handled and transported in a fast and reliable manner to ensure shipment integrity and minimize any losses. This is largely made possible by air transport which facilitates the movement of perishables across the world. Though proven to be robust, perishable transport has succumbed to inevitable pressures inflicted on the supply chain by the pandemic, such as capacity constraints and transport restrictions which significantly impact food loss and waste.

whitePaper | January 19, 2023

Blockchain has already made an impact on various industries — it is poised to change or even replace the infrastructure of the financial services industry, and other industries like transportation can expect disruption as well. Blockchain technology, like many new technologies, can completely transform the way in which we conduct business. Blockchain technology has a number of benefits but an underlying component of it involves trust. Business transactions between two or more parties have already moved from paper to digital in many applications. By leveraging blockchain, an industry can enable secured, digitized transactions with approval granted mutually by participating parties, tracked in a common history, and requiring no central authority.

whitePaper | March 2, 2020

When expensive goods or materials go missing, it can cost your company a huge amount of money. There’s the cost of the goods themselves plus the cost of replacing them, the cost of delayed delivery, idled labor and more. The knock-on impact can be massive. Knowing where your shipments are and when they are going to reach their destination is critical information for logistics managers. In-transit shipment visibility gives organizations the ability to respond to supply chain disruption and reduce risks.

whitePaper | October 12, 2022

GE Gas Power has a mature, robust security program for its corporate IT systems and the products we sell to our customers. However, we understand that the security of our systems and products also depends on our supply chain – the companies that provide essential goods and services to operate our business.

whitePaper | March 20, 2020

The Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia Ltd (CBFCA”) is Australia’s leading peak national association that represents members interests in international trade logistics and supply chain management service provision. We are committed to be a leading industry voice for Licenced Customs Brokers (LCB), International Freight Forwarders (IFF) and other associated groups concerned with international trade, representing and supporting our members in a difficult regulatory environment.