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Streamlining Freight Updates: How Patang's Freight Forwarding Platform Transformed Customer Experience for a Leading Freight Forwarder

Introduction

In today’s fast-paced global trade environment, freight forwarders play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth movement of goods across borders. One critical aspect of freight forwarding is providing accurate and timely updates to customers regarding the status of their shipments. This case study explores how Patang’s innovative freight forwarding platform revolutionized the digital capabilities of a leading freight forwarder, enabling them to provide real-time freight updates and elevate customer satisfaction.

Company Background

As a leading global shipping and logistics company, our client specializes in freight forwarding services. With a presence in 10+ countries worldwide, they operate in the highly competitive logistics industry. Their extensive network of offices and agents enables them to provide efficient and reliable transportation solutions for goods across air, sea, and land.

Due their large customer base and large-scale operations, our client faced challenges in delivering real-time shipment information to their clients. Traditional communication methods such as phone calls and emails proved to be cumbersome, inefficient, and prone to errors.

The Challenge

Recognizing the need to enhance their operations and offer real-time updates, our client sought a digital solution that could streamline communication, increase transparency, and provide customers with an intuitive one stop digital interface to track their shipment and automate most of their manual processes at any given time.

Patang's Freight Forwarding Platform

After conducting extensive research and evaluation, our client partnered with Patang, a renowned provider of digital solutions for the logistics industry. Patang’s freight forwarding platform offered a comprehensive suite of tools designed to optimize and digitize various aspects of the freight forwarding process.

Implementation Process

The implementation of Patang’s freight forwarding platform involved the following key steps:

  • Needs Assessment: Patang conducted a thorough analysis of our client’s existing workflow and identified pain points related to communication and customer satisfaction.

 

  • Customization: Patang tailored the platform to meet our client’s specific requirements, incorporating features such as real-time shipment tracking, automated notifications, and a user-friendly customer portal.

 

  • Integration: The platform seamlessly integrated with our client’s existing ERP systems and processes, ensuring minimal disruption to their day-to-day operations.

 

  • Training and Support: Patang provided comprehensive training to our client’s staff to facilitate a smooth transition to the new Ongoing technical support was also offered to address any queries or issues during the implementation phase.

Enhanced Customer Experience

With Patang’s freight forwarding platform in place, our client experienced several significant enhancements:

 

  • Real-time Updates: Customers gained access to an intuitive and user-friendly web portal, enabling them to track their shipments in real time. They could view all their current and past bookings, filter and sort them efficiently, and choose between tracking options such as container, HBL number, or booking number.

 

  • Automated Notifications: The platform sent automated notifications to customers at crucial milestones of the shipment process, including departure, customs clearance, and Customers could select their preferred notification channels, such as in-app notifications, email alerts, or even WhatsApp messages, ensuring they stayed informed throughout the journey.

 

  • Invoices, Documents, and Statements of Accounts: Customers could easily access their invoices and related documents through the platform’s user-friendly The platform also provided a summarized view of statements of accounts, allowing customers to manage their finances effectively and download invoices as needed.

 

  • Shipping Instructions: The platform offered a simplified Shipping Instruction Form, enabling customers to create new shipping instructions for specific bookings

Results and Benefits

By leveraging Patang’s freight forwarding platform, our client achieved the following outcomes:

  • Improved Customer Satisfaction: Customers appreciated the increased transparency and timely updates, resulting in heightened satisfaction levels and strengthened customer loyalty.

 

  • Time and Cost Savings: The automation of various processes, such as status updates and document management, reduced manual effort and streamlined operations, leading to cost savings and increased overall productivity.

 

  • Stronger Financial Management: The platform’s features, such as invoices, documents, and statements of accounts, facilitated seamless financial Clients could easily access and download invoices, view their outstanding balances, and make informed financial decisions.

 

  • Streamlined Communication and Collaboration: The platform provided a centralized hub for communication and collaboration between our client, and their customers.
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