Tips to improve on-time delivery of goods

 Businesses that are involved in the manufacturing sector need to transport their goods to their clients. It is essential for those businesses to transport all of their goods within a scheduled time. However, due to various kinds of logistical problems, many businesses are unable to transport their goods in time and delays occur in the delivery of the goods. 

 

Any kind of delay in the delivery of the goods can result in disorder in the entire supply chain. In case the goods that you are transporting are time-sensitive, then any kind of delays in the transportation can result in a fall in the quality of the goods. In both cases, it can cause losses for the businesses. 

 

To prevent such delays, a business can take the following precautions: 

 

Align production and transportation schedule 

 

The first thing that you should do is align the schedule of the production and the schedule of the transportation. A major cause of any kind of delays in the delivery of the goods is that most businesses do not consider aligning the two schedules. If you have completed the production of the goods but the transportation vehicles do not arrive at that moment then the goods will sit idle. But if you align both schedules, then right after the production of the goods is complete, the transportation vehicles can carry the goods to their destination. Hence, when when you are booking loads for trucks, you should specify the time to the carrier when the trucks should arrive to pick up the goods. 

 

Ensure that your order fits the carrier’s network 

 

Another thing that you should do is check the network of the goods carrier that is offering the full truckload services. If the goods carrier has an extensive network then they can transport the goods at a much shorter period of time. 

 

Get real-time location 

 

You should also try to get the real-time location of the trucks that are transporting your goods. In such cases, if the truck faces any kind of problem then you will be able to intervene and can try to solve the problem. This way, the chances of delays in the transportation of goods can decrease significantly.