Document Management System Case Study
Essential Logistics File Management During Lockdown
Truck drivers are facing more adversity than expected during quarantine. The pressure is on to keep supply chains open, but not enough companies and regulatory bodies are taking measures to ensure compliance and meet the needs of drivers. Some companies are asking drivers to stay in their trucks during deliveries or to use digital assets for paperwork, but without consistency or quality standards, this is actually slowing down shipment and interrupting delivery processes.
With quarantine measures in place, rest stops and dine-in restaurants are closing down. The hospitality industry is in sudden ux. Truckers have less options for parking their rigs safely and for grabbing grub on the road. Those who don’t have a sleeper and sometimes spend evenings in motels might nd establishments temporarily closed. Demand increase is lopsided, so some drivers are ending their usual jobs or routes drying up while other markets are struggling to meet new orders.
To close the gap between logistics competitors, other systems must be made more efficient. There are immense pressures on CFOs, operational managers, and back-office staff to keep the routes running and to keep costs manageable. It’s extremely challenging. The technology is available to help organize shipping documents, automate batch processing, and allow for sharing of les in the eld. However, companies don't always know what they are looking for or how to implement in their existing infrastructure.
Automating processes can change the game, but choosing the right solution is key. One way to reduce complexity would be to have better processes around paperwork - while maintaining a good cost structure. Transportation might be up there with health care as one of the most paperwork-intensive industries. You typically have:
Employee records
Shipping/warehouse receipts
Supply chain documents
Material Safety Data Sheets
Copies of Commercial Drivers’ Licenses
Driver logs
Reports
Emails
Tax records
Citations
This is an enormous amount of paperwork to manage, and a strictly manual process makes no sense right now (or ever again for that matter). You need an enterprise content management (ECM) system, and typically you’ll want it to do the following:
Integrate with most of your pre-existing processes and/or have the ability to be customized to what you need
High-level security for proprietary documents
Easy tagging and ending to avoid “needle in haystack” moments
Tiers and permissions to determine work easier
Some automated workflows so that specific tasks/papers go immediately to the next person who would need to approve
All these bullets would reduce both admin and training costs. Plus, they would ensure shipments get to where they’re needed most without a hitch. The Content verse ECM is great for logistics content management and automation needs. Especially now more than ever, when a simple, versatile solution is the best option to get up and running without wasting a second.