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systems and extend the
ROI of those investments,” she
says. At the same time, the software company’s products
work to manage enormous amounts of data and “tightly orchestrated processes.” In a word,
///IT reducing the number
of user touches, she says, echoing Himakuntala. “Elevating the right data
to them can have a profound impact on the organization without taking years to implement,” she says. “It also helps build momentum and
adoption across the
organization. Back to that human touch,
“Yard automation has already come a long way. This will eventually lead to much more efficient operations that are extremely safe and will reduce energy use.”
-- Tom Forbes, Vice President of Navis Rail Photo courtesy of Navis Rail
which, at the end of the day, is what the supply chain is all about, right? Doesn’t seem logical, but
software can help with that, too. Look at it this way: a travel agent may not be all that obsolete after all. Instead of old-school vacation mapping, she may instead turn her attention to her
clients’ long-term planning— what Wood calls a “higher level of discussion with the customer.” That is, he says, “‘Let’s
sit down and look at your volume of activity. Let’s look
Azul Brazilian Airlines saw its revenue soar nearly 66% YoY after adopting a software solution from SmartKargo. (Photo courtesy of SmartKargo)
at where you’re shipping. Let’s look at overall performance. Let’s look at if you were to
Supply chain soſtware and services provider BluJay Solutions has launched a new Augmented Global Trade (AGT) platform that, it says, uses “highly innovative augmented intelligence” to support users’ global trading. The AGT soſtware as a service (SaaS), multi-tenant platform is designed to automate the customs and compliance tasks that are required for international trade, whether the user be a logistics service provider, a cargo carrier or shipper. According to BluJay,
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AGT “streamlines workflow, decreases risk, and accelerates efficiency for international trade operations”, be it complex customs declarations or networks of brokers and freight forwarders. Chief product officer, David
Landau, remarks: “BluJay’s AGT delivers an advantage for companies looking to digitise
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and consolidate the typically manual, disconnected processes and multiple systems associated with managing cross-border trade.” Nicolas Ethevenin, BluJay’s director product management,
and scale, while reducing errors, delays, and fines that can prove costly to their bottom line.” Ethevenin tells FBJ that AGT has been a year in the making. BlueJay has always been strong in Customs and compliance, he
logistics service providers can best optimise their processes. Amongst other factors,
Ethevenin notes how the Covid-19 pandemic has illustrated just how important global supply chains are – the sight
Brexit also will have an effect on shippers and traders, and those whose business it is to support them. “International supply chains
of empty supermarket
shelves in the face of customer panic buying with supply chains being stretched to the limit was a wake-up call.
E-commerce
adds: “In addition to organising workflows, BluJay’s AGT platform is engineered to connect external partners, systems, and processes. This enables our customers to adapt to changing requirements
points out, but recent times have seen changes
in geopolitical
and economic environments that have had a significant effect on global trade, and thus how shippers,
forwarders and
The value of ecommerce has grown yet further over the last year as a result of the crisis, another example of the changing nature of global trading patterns evolving in the face of the pandemic. Moreover, now and in the months ahead, supply chains will adapt to meet the need to move vaccines quickly across a global cool-chain. In Europe, and of particular relevance to the UK market,
are evolving and we wanted to help our customers make the most of automated soſtware that makes their life easier and alleviates their burden,” Ethevenin says. “We wanted to turn a burden into a competitive advantage.” He recalls BluJay customers coming to the
company to
ask for many of the elements that can be found in the AGT platform, especially higher levels of automation in areas such as item and product classifications, and much greater visibility right across all their supply chains. As
a result, AGT is very
“market-driven”, Ethevenin advises. Offering much more than just customs and compliance capabilities, it enables connectivity with other platforms and systems in order to create a seamless trading and shipping environment. That can be seen both in terms of potential
shift some additional loads. That makes a higher level of engagement with customers.”
connectivity with third-party systems and with the majority of BluJay’s other products. In fact, the AGT platform brings
together in one place many of the company’s other offerings, such as its well-established Customs Management Global product, BluJay’s multi-country electronic customs declaration solution that incorporates a self-updating compliance engine and coverage for more than 20 countries.
Airline technology that opens the world of e-commerce shipping.
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