Isn’t life as we know getting easier every day with eternal blessings of technology? Today you have a music app that makes your listening experience unbelievably engrossing, and tomorrow you have something to do with your social hangouts or grocery solutions. Or it might be food, fun games or tremendous updates changing the way you perform your day-to-day chores.
The venturesome collaboration between business minds and mobile applications specialists have been a reason behind big breakthroughs in application development solutions. From medical and Aviation to Academics and Transportation, there is hardly any industry that has not been touched and influenced by mobile applications.
Here we are about to see how innovations and evolutions in mobile app development has powered logistics and courier industries.
The specific areas of logistics that seek robust digital solutions
The billing is the most key area that requires most dependable and groundbreaking solution. Shipping, transportation, and courier business undergo a lot of struggle pertaining to documentation of deals, ongoing processes and bills.
Ensuring the delivery of consignment ordered is pretty challenging given that the operation itself requires great involvement of myriad bills.
People who transport the ordered items need to confirm that the materials requested are delivered safely and in its healthy physical condition.
Standardized format and documents of billing is the biggest practical problem faced by shippers and courier businesses lately to present the operations with proof and in exact fashion as expected by the whole business process.
Solutions powered by BoL
BoL stands for Bills of Lading process that focuses on shipping and transport business. Usually, it acts as strong legal evidence accepted across the world. Mainly it is a document that supports and corroborates the processes like shipping, billing, cargo fare etc. BoL is generated prior or after the shipment process is performed, showing the proof of logistic operations.
Here comes the savior: a customized app that soothes all the hurdles and hassle of BoL process.
Going mobile with transportation and courier business
Mobile Technology has turned the things around for BoL document system. Logistics industry prefers digital shipping environment with dedicated applications that effectively handle and manage all the difficult operations.
Capturing the proof in the camera
Use of mobile camera is not just limited to taking fancy selfies. Industrial businesses take the camera pictures of goods before and after sending the consignment. This way, you can compare the items before and post the delivery and file it as per the legal process.
The use of eSignature
BoL must include the signature of the driver to enhance reliability and credibility. You can have a person preparing the BoL on mobile screen putting the digital signature on mobile screen. You can thus have the BoL filled with all the required details, giving the process an official digital approval.
GPS live tracking
By integrating GPS technology into custom mobile application, it will be easy for customers to live-track the shipment. They will be able to check the status of location of courier, current speed of items delivery and prediction of possibly precise arrival of ordered materials.