{"id":1141,"date":"2020-10-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/newall\/2020\/october\/enabling-on-demand-shipping-right-here-right-now\/"},"modified":"2020-10-01T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T04:30:00","slug":"enabling-on-demand-shipping-right-here-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allcargogroup.in\/compass\/enabling-on-demand-shipping-right-here-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Enabling on-demand shipping, right here, right now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0b72ae\">As the new normal environment accelerates the\r\npace of digitalization like never before, quick and easy-to-use apps catering\r\nto a variety of customer needs right from shopping to entertainment,\r\ncommunication and transportation are setting new benchmarks and customer\r\nexpectations. With \u2018on-demand\u2019 experiences becoming the order of the day, even\r\nlogistics service providers are directing their digitalization initiatives\r\ntowards \u2018on-demand\u2019 shipping experiences.<\/p><p>Logistics being a fairly complicated business function,\r\ncreating an \u2018on-demand\u2019 customer experience can be quite a challenge.\r\nNevertheless, global logistics leaders like ECU Worldwide seem to have stepped\r\nup and risen to the challenge with their renewed thrust towards adopting\r\ndigital technology and tools.<span> <\/span><\/p><p>With ECU360 v2.0, ECU Worldwide offers a\r\nstate-of-the-art digital platform built around users&#8217; core requirements and\r\nfocusing on ease of use and intuitive navigation to bring simplicity to global\r\ncargo shipping transactions.<span> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Do we really need \u2018on-demand\u2019 global cargo transportation?<span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">\r\n\t\r\n<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RnAStMIGuoc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n<p><b>ECU360 v2.0\u2019s on-demand shipping experience<\/b><\/p><p>When it comes to empowering customers with an\r\non-demand experience, quick, easy transactions are the key to success. Here\u2019s\r\nhow ECU360 v2.0 makes it possible with five key elements.<span> <\/span><\/p><ul><li>Constant Access: The most important element of an\r\non-demand experience is the power to let customers transact, whenever they want\r\nto, from wherever they are in just a few clicks. And ECU360 v2.0 gives\r\ncustomers the power to conduct business 24&#215;7, at their own preference and\r\nconvenience.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>End-to-end Solution: With ECU360 v2.0, customers get the\r\n\t\tadvantage of door-to-door delivery rates for over 40 countries, which improve\r\n\t\ttransparency and access to tariffs by subverting the industry tradition of\r\n\t\tport-to-port quotations. So customers can book end-to-end cargo transportation,\r\n\t\tright up to the doorstep, without needing to reach out to multiple vendors with\r\n\tback and forth emails.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Information Availability: Right from shipping\r\n\t\tschedules available up to six weeks in advance to details of past transactions,\r\n\t\tinvoices, Shipping Instructions and Track &#038; Trace, ECU360 v2.0 offers\r\n\t\tsimple navigation and uncomplicated access to all the necessary information\r\n\t\tthat customers might need to conduct cargo shipment bookings aligned to their\r\n\tbusiness supply chain requirements.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Quick, Simple Transactions: By eliminating the\r\n\t\tneed for multiple emails and ensuring a faster TAT for quotations, sailing\r\n\t\tschedules, freight invoices and other shipping documentation, ECU360 v2.0 helps\r\n\t\tenhance coordination between offices in over 160 countries. Moreover, a host of\r\n\t\tAPI\/EDP solutions make the platform flexible for easy integrations with\r\n\tshipping lines, thus enabling a seamless experience for customers.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Time and Cost\r\n\t\tEfficiency: <span style=\"\">For regular, repeat shipping transactions, ECU360 v2.0 offers the\r\n\t\t\tfacility to easily create Shipping Templates and save them for future use. This\r\n\t\t\thelps customers to complete bookings in less than 30 seconds and save on time\r\n\t\t\tand costs. With the routine, mundane activities taken care of, customers can\r\n\t\t\tuse the time on hand to focus on growing and expanding their business.<\/span> <\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><b>What lies ahead?<span> <\/span><\/b><\/p><p>With a\r\nrevamped engine in the form of a new underlying codebase, ECU360 v2.0 enables\r\nusers with faster load times and improved platform stability. An improved\r\nnavigation system has enhanced the overall User Experience (UX) to\r\naccompany its cleaner, more modern and visually aesthetic User Interface (UI).<\/p>\r\n<p>Several\r\n\tin-house teams are dedicated to continuously iterating ECU360 using customer\r\n\tand salesperson feedback with several more user-centric features such as\r\n\tchatbot support and mobile functionality to be rolled out in the near future.<\/p>\r\n<p><b>Conclusion<span> <\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>As the industry takes forward strides into\r\n\tdigitalization, ECU Worldwide remains committed to being a frontrunner, tapping\r\n\tinto diverse resources for innovative solutions and looking ahead to optimise\r\n\tbusiness operations and processes even further by exploring new-age\r\n\ttechnologies like blockchain, robotic automation, and more.<span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">\r\n\t\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><br><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the new normal environment accelerates the pace of digitalization like never before, quick and easy-to-use apps catering to a variety of customer needs right from shopping to entertainment, communication and transportation are setting new benchmarks and customer expectations. 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