In Freight Forwarding and Logistics fridays are always busy days. It is a critical day to close all the work done throughout the week, answer last minute requests and plan the following week.
But there are many other reasons why this day is so important in these sectors, do you want to know them? Read this post:
- Weekend Prep: Most companies operate from Monday to Friday, and Fridays serve as a natural transition into the weekend. For this reason freight forwarders and logistics professionals need to ensure that all shipments, documents and schedules are in order before the end of the workweek.This helps to prevent delays and keeps operations running smoothly.
- Last Minute Cargo: Sometimes there are customers whose cargo needs to be shipped urgently. It is very difficult to fulfill all customers’ needs and accomodate every last minute requests.
- Late Orders: Any pending or unfinished tasks must be completed on Friday in order to ensure that every cargo is shipped on time avoiding supply chain delays.
- Next Week Planning: Fridays are crucial days for planning strategically the week that is comming. This includes scheduling and coordinating tasks, allocating resources and communicating with customers and partners to ensure that all parties are aligned and properly prepared.
- Week closure: an opportunity to review and analyze week performance, identify issues or areas for improvement and celebrate new achievements.
Sources:
Kirikkanat, K. (2023). Why Fridays are important for freight forwarders and logistics people?. Consultado a 06 de julho de 2023, em: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-fridays-important-freight-forwarders-logistics-kirikkanat/
