Now straight off the bat, you’ll be thinking that the above looks a little strange. How on earth could the biggest cricketing tournament in the world helps reduce my freight charges? Well, as the teams are about to break for drinks, let’s read on, to find out how. First, let’s set the field. You’re a…
Have you ever wondered to look at the month on month or year on year trend of the freight that you have been paying for your export and import shipments? Would it not be helpful in order to predict the future freight movement or in making sales decisions by factoring in the likely logistics costs?…
In the pharmaceutical industry, a large percentage of the business is export-oriented. Since the goods are sensitive, i.e. perishable, they require a specific temperature for storing. Due to the nature of the cargo, most of the exports are done via Air cargo only. The freights today are very dynamic and every air shipment is unique…
GoComet is a cloud-based platform that helps you in automating your international freight procurement and rate reduction process, leading to the lowest freights and increased savings month on month. Now the question is how much of your time needs to be invested to start GoComet? From the management’s point of view, not more than 30…
Manufacturers all over the world have been importing and exporting for ages. While international trade has existed throughout history, its economic, social, and political importance has been on the rise in recent centuries. This has brought along with it similar operational processes, issues and inefficiencies worldwide. In all the countries, the shipper needs to negotiate…
This is your Auditor speaking, happy Friday to you. “Of the total 3600 shipments sent last year, please explain why in 2796 cases, export vendors with lowest quotes were ignored to give export orders to vendors who quoted higher prices. Please explain what kind of negotiations were done with the vendors for these 2796 shipment orders and…
Chemical companies are big-time exporters of full container loads(FCLs), roughly ranging from 50 containers to as high as 350 containers per month managing 40-60 trade lanes in a month. An individual freight forwarder in today’s competitive world of shipping and rates can only be numero uno in 5, maybe 10 lanes. So such a company…
What if you could save million-dollars easily on your logistics costs? What would this additional million dollars mean to you – more profit, additional office, cost of one VP covered? So, how and from where do you save that extra money? A bit of math and some smart decisions can do just that for you….
“Ah! I can hire one person to do that job instead of using technology” We hear this and we cringe in fear. This is a sure-shot way to oblivion. History has shown enough that you can’t stop a change whose time has come. If hiring one more person was a substitute for technology, we’d still…
If you are in the manufacturing business and want to export your goods to other countries, this freight service article is for you. We will discuss the three modes of freight services used for shipping abroad and also throw some light on choosing the best mode of shipment based on your type of business or…
The pharmaceutical exports of India are growing steadily and the future looks even brighter. With fewer challenges and more opportunities for the Indian Pharmaceutical giants, the export sector is surely going to add to their business in a significant way. Trade experts feel that Indian companies need to keep up the innovation and aggression to…
