| |July 20219sensitive goods, more often than not, they require a certain type of vehicle with certain specifications. Using Linehaul express tracking, customers can avail complete visibility right down to granular details of the trucks, even if you are a 3PL provider. Field workforce managementOne of the biggest challenges in the global logistics space is the shortage of manpower. Due to this, overworking and tiredness is one of the major causes of road accidents by drivers. To address this concern, automation solutions step in to handle all field workforce management needs - be it fleet management in cases such as the CEP (Courier Express and Parcel) industry or be it last mile delivery in QSR (Quick Service Restaurant) scenarios. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in a transportation management systemAs technology permeates into every sector and operation imaginable, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are transforming transport management. Through this, it is now possible to track billions of location data points annually, which in turn help algorithms become smarter, to can bring about increased efficiency to supply chains. Moving forward, as we prepare to enter a post-pandemic world, PwC has pegged automation as key to agility within the supply chain sector. Aided by the fact that 34% of financial leaders pledged to leverage automation to improve and increase efficiency in logistics management the sector has a lot to look forward to. Once there is 100% automation in the industry, we can look forward to the benefits of supply chain agility, and speed and accuracy of decisions making. As the pandemic has put logistics automation on the highway, it's time to get going before it's too late. FMCG firm sought to automate its delivery managementsoftware. By the end of the year, the company found itself 43% more efficient in terms of the `time' parameter
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