episode 4: The LCL process
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. Then we high level talk about how the LCL process is handled in TM, going step by step from - capacity management - Order Taking - Receiving at the first warehouse - Routing and organizational interaction between the involved org units of the Freight Forwarder - Assignment of the stages to pickup, feeder, Ocean Booking, defeeder, delivery - Warehouse interaction - Drayage Orders - Interaction between the sending and receiving Org Units (Export&Import process) - Charge Calculation Invoicing & internal settlement