No matter how large is your business and how long you are in the market, year by year, day by day you will ask yourself the same questions, every business owner does: how to improve efficiency, streamline supply operation, broaden market share, decrease costs, gain real-time supply chain visibility and provide maximum customer satisfaction.

A reliable and cost-effective Transport Management System is the key to the success of many successful shipping and not only companies.

We have written already that transportation and logistics constitute the backbone of the present-day economy, we have had a number of successful projects in the sphere of logistics and want even more. Digital transformation in logistics industry steps forward in the modern world and to be competitive modern experts are simply compelled to stay up-to-date.

The great part of Stfalcon’s success is due to the fact that our specialists never stop and always expand their knowledge. If you are as eager to broaden your outlook as we do, we have picked out some logistic events in Europe worth visiting. They are definitely a perfect way to get acquainted with the most up-to-date logistics solutions, trends, and innovations first-hand.

Do you want more details? — We have prepared a short overview for you!

«When markets are disrupted, the winners are usually those who can continue to create value. So organizations with scale will remain ahead of the game and so will sharp, agile, tech-oriented newbies. Those in the middle of the pack will likely have a harder time facing this changing landscape.»

Atlee Valentine Pope, CEO of consulting firm Blue Canyon Partners

The modern world faces complete overturn and so does every industry. It’s not a surprise that transportation and logistics are going to invest over 40 billion USD in software services, platforms, and systems development to stay in-step with the times in 2020.

The changing world changes consumers, their demands and expectations, as a result, shipping service goes up to new heights annually and the role of parcel shipping is re-prioritized. The shippers now need to rethink their strategies and find ways out of the challenges they face. The major expectation of the present-day customer is same-day/next-day delivery. In fact, the present delivery is already to a great extent digital, transparent, fast and flexible. You need to meet these criteria to be successful since there are plenty of delivery options and many choices for the consumers to choose from. Besides, many of them are ready to pay a premium for faster delivery.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) estimated that up to 40% of the food produced in the US is wasted, which results in a $218 billion annual loss. The experts consider that to a great extent it’s due to the problems within the supply chain. The specialists often lack adequate data for effective decision-making. Thus, approximately one-third of fresh food is spoiled prematurely, and it results in the increased costs for the farmers, shippers, retailers and, of course, consumers.

Modern logistics and supply chain processes are being continuously reshaped nowadays. Transformations taking place start from the very core and result in more refined and fast logistics procedures and the way they are managed.

The complexity of processes and constantly growing demand for logistics services determine the major factors influencing the approach to the supply chain issues. They are efficiency and speed, which are able to provide tremendous competitive and business advantages to the enterprises if properly organized. And it actually does not matter if it’s a manufacturing corporation, a logistics company or some kind of a startup related the supply chain issues.

Automation is a major precondition for advancement in passenger and cargo transportation. With the introduction of new operational models, logistics today has become much more complex. Clients expect faster service and more transparency. So, even small and middle transportation businesses turn their attention to digital solutions in hope to minimize manual management, paperwork, and foot-dragging.

The automation of transport logistics and freight operation is a huge technical trend today. 2017 saw a 15-20 % growth in TMS usage in the SMB segment. In large organizations, about 50% of all shippers are already using TMS. The forecasts promise even a bigger demand due to the cheapening of TMS maintenance and the benefits it gives.

Most freight operators today don’t need to be persuaded in the importance of technologies. At the same time, freight transportation still languishes on the way to automation. The reasons lie both in the complexity of the industry and the lack of digital awareness.

With growing competition in the transportation sector, involved companies should deploy new existing technologies and extensively improve the quality of their services to remain in the business. What are the upcoming winning strategies that will lead the whole logistics industry?