The LCL process

Published: March 11, 2013, 11:25 a.m.

This Episode describes the LCL( Less than Container Load) process from a Freight Forwarder / 3PL perspective. We first discuss the generic LCL process to set a basic understanding.\n\nThen we high level talk about how the LCL process is handled in TM, going step by step from\n- capacity management\n- Order Taking\n- Receiving at the first warehouse\n- Routing and organizational interaction between the involved org units of the Freight Forwarder\n- Assignment of the stages to pickup, feeder, Ocean Booking, defeeder, delivery\n- Warehouse interaction\n- Drayage Orders\n- Interaction between the sending and receiving Org Units (Export&Import process)\n- Charge Calculation Invoicing & internal settlement