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ABBYY Reduces Customs Document Clearance Time by more than 90% to Deliver Commercial Goods to Consumers Faster

i4.0 today

ABBYY ’s intelligent document processing (IDP) solutions are helping manufacturers of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) fast-track their trucks through border customs by reducing the time to clear custom clearances by more than 90%.

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Longer lorries: Government allows LSTs on roads

SMMT

Logistics UK has welcomed the news, hailing it as an opportunity to reduce road emissions and industry costs. As with the trial, the longer trucks will transport consumer goods and retail products, as well as waste packaging, parcels and pallets. billion in economic benefits. “We

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What is supply chain?

Fastener News Desk

Or labor market mismatches can cause operational concerns —for instance, if transport companies can’t find enough people who want to drive trucks to deliver goods. Freight costs and capital intensity are 10 to 15 percent lower, and customer delivery penalties and missed sales are 40 to 50 percent lower. years, on average.

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023

Foley

A successful attack on a manufacturer could give the attacker access to connected networks, such as suppliers, logistics partners, or customers. CBP regulations place the burden for accuracy in the importation and payment of duties on the importer of record – not the broker or freight forwarder, as some importers mistakenly believe.