Note: Today’s post is part of our ‘Editor’s Picks’ series where we highlight recent posts from our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article is from Logistyx Technologies and examines cloud-based multi-carrier parcel management systems.
Not so long ago, if you were implementing a multi-carrier parcel management system, you had to purchase the software and install it onsite. Today, that has changed. Sophisticated multi-carrier parcel management systems are in the cloud, and adoption rates are increasing not only in large global enterprises, but also in small and medium-sized businesses.
Why the sudden increase in popularity?
Here are 10 reasons to implement a cloud-based multi-carrier parcel management system:
- Low barriers to entry: A cloud system eliminates costly upfront installation expenses associated with hardware and software, allowing organizations of any size to use the technology. Instead, with a cloud-based multi-carrier parcel management system, shippers pay subscription or usage fees.
- Easy upgrades: The cloud-based multi-carrier parcel management software provider is responsible for solution upgrades and enhancements, including application maintenance, and most application upgrades can be deployed automatically, eliminating thus the need for internal IT resources.
- Connectivity: These systems connect the shipper to carriers and supply chain software providers. The right system will allow the shipper or logistics service provider to meet the customer’s shipping requirements from the multi-carrier parcel management system, and there should be no limit to the number of carriers. service integrations that the system can handle. The system will automatically determine which carrier can provide the best rates in a particular region and according to the shipper’s business rules, ensuring that each shipment complies with each carrier’s labeling and communication standards, as well as any regulations. applicable commercial. This offers shippers and logistics service providers the ability to quickly onboard new carriers or transportation services in the event of supply chain disruption and provide them with the flexibility they need to adapt to the increasing shipping volumes, managing new or unexpected shipping origins and destinations, and meeting customer delivery expectations.
- Scalability: Businesses with a growth mindset need shipping technology that can support the business as shipping volumes and complexity increase, and a multi-carrier parcel management system in the cloud enables a high-growth business to quickly seize opportunities and respond to threats without navigating manual processes or extracting data from clunky systems. Cloud-based multi-carrier parcel management systems deliver scalability, agility, and low total cost of ownership, saving businesses from heavy IT overhead and allowing them to manage growth on their own terms by leveraging flexible technology which will evolve with them.
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