With the increasingly rapid development of China’s economy, foreign trade is also developing rapidly, followed by the rise of international logistics. The most important thing in international logistics is transportation or transportation routes. If an enterprise does not have a complete international logistics system, logistics costs will be very high, and high costs mean low economic benefits. So how to develop international logistics effectively and reasonably and reduce logistics costs?
1. We all know that in daily life, companies send express mails based on weight and distance. Yes, this calculation method is also the most commonly used logistics billing method, so the length of distance will affect logistics costs. When planning transportation, we should try to choose the shortest transportation route.
2. Appropriate transportation. Cars, trains, ships and airplanes are used rationally based on factors such as the weight of the goods, value, time constraints and other factors. For example, if we choose air transportation with high timeliness and light weight, for large quantity and heavy weight goods, we should choose cars, trains or ships.
3. Reduce the turnover of goods as much as possible, which requires a lot of manpower, financial and material resources. This will increase our shipping costs. The more goods turnover links there are, the higher the transportation cost. Therefore, we should strive to reduce international logistics costs.
4. Transportation time. Long transportation times increase transportation costs for the five lines. For example, if it takes three days to drive to the destination, it will take four days, and the fuel cost is also money. Reasonable time control has become one of the important factors in reducing logistics and transportation costs.
5. Transportation volume. Mainly refers to the quantity of a single transportation. The weight of each vehicle is limited. When transporting goods, try to arrange the goods on the transportation vehicle, that is, to expand the single-piece transportation volume, reduce the empty box rate, and reduce transportation costs.
6. Combined transportation by multiple means of transportation. During the transportation process, the choice of transportation mode should be reasonably planned. The cost of a link should not be considered. It is necessary to consider the overall situation and ensure that the total transportation cost is minimized.
Reducing the cost of international logistics and transportation is one of the most important things in cross-border trade. Enterprises must ensure factors such as service, after-sales, and integrity of goods, and conduct international logistics and transportation reasonably.