In today's rapidly-evolving business landscape, manufacturers who are still relying on outdated logistics practices are putting themselves at risk of becoming obsolete. Companies must urgently adapt to the digital age and embrace innovative technologies to optimize their outbound logistics operations, cut costs, and reduce their carbon footprint. Failure to do so not only means losing out on market share but also failing to meet customer expectations, which could lead to long-term damage to their brand reputation. To survive and thrive in the competitive manufacturing industry, updating outbound logistics practices is no longer an option but an imperative. The time to act is now - Don't Get Left Behind!

Digitally transforming outbound logistics eliminates many manual processes and communications, i.e., literally saving hours upon hours of work that can be automated while increasing efficiency, accuracy, and productivity

Lack of visibility: One common pain point for manufacturers is not knowing where their shipments are in real-time or having a clear picture of their entire delivery planning and schedules. HUB360 provides real-time tracking and visibility of all shipments, allowing manufacturers to make more informed decisions about inventory management, customer service, and other aspects of their operations.

The delivery of goods, movement of materials, and use of emission-heavy-duty trucks are all areas where digital technologies can help improve efficiency, sustainability, and safety. Despite this the construction industry has been slow to adopt digital technologies in its logistics operations, and this has resulted in outdated business practices that are inefficient, costly, and unsustainable.

Read on to find out the TOP 7 Key reasons why CEOs need to ensure their team has a full visibility and control of all customer orders, at all times, to successfully grow and scale.

The paradigm of customer expectation has always been an important factor in the supply chain and logistics sector and that is most certainly the case now. In fact, it is a crucial aspect that’s shaping the future of the transport industry, as businesses are having to embrace mobile technologies to meet these seemingly ever-increasing standards.

Much has changed in the business world since the end of March 2020 when Covid-19 became the world-restricting paradigm that it is today. This has necessitated many ‘brick-and-mortar’ businesses to switch to an ecommerce model, as customers have had to drastically change the way they make their purchases.

What is smart logistics? Well, it's a term that actually refers to the improvement of transportation and logistics systems, offering the ability to gain an overall picture of manufacturing organisations and analyse decision-making for intelligent, informed execution through the use of intelligent hardware.

In automating these tasks, the HUB360 Haulier Portal and Mobile Driver APP enables a complete digital solution that allows exports to the UK to be managed seamlessly. In addition to this, there is a centrally stored and shared repository of all Export documentation

What is certain now though - with the world unlikely to return to its pre-COVID-19 state any time soon - is that companies are going to have to either start or accelerate their digital transformation, not just to compete, but to operate at all. The world truly has changed and in some key areas where remote digital technologies have really come to the fore.

What can help immensely in this scenario is HUB 360’s app-based software system that helps logistics workers stay a safe distance away from each other. Minimising face-to-face interaction throughout the entire delivery process, all users from drivers to the customers are able to take care of all necessary paperwork via our centralised app-based delivery management system.

It can’t have escaped your notice that the world has changed somewhat over the last month or two and the restriction on movement is having a huge impact on business mechanisms around the world. However, this issue and the problems it presents are able to be mitigated using digital transformation technologies that allow for remote working.