Logistics is an important service industry in the overall structure of the national economy, playing a supporting, connecting and promoting socio-economic development of the whole country as well as each locality.
However, the current context of the global supply chain is constantly changing due to epidemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical conflicts and increasingly fierce competitive pressure, innovation in general and digital transformation in particular in logistics activities is no longer a trend, but has become a vital factor.
The application of modern technology helps businesses improve operational efficiency, better management, reduce costs and respond quickly to the market. If not transformed promptly, businesses can easily fall behind in the race for speed of the digital economy.

1. Digital transformation and its role in logistics

Digital transformation is a process of overall and comprehensive change of individuals and organizations in the way of life, working and production methods based on digital technology.
The technology boom promotes the application of digital technology in all aspects of social life and production with the expectation of bringing about comprehensive efficiency in all sectors and socio-economic fields. This changes the management method, production, business, consumption and life models and is one of the reasons why digital transformation is necessary. Digital transformation is a mandatory trend.

Digital transformation

Digital transformation not only helps increase productivity, reduce costs but also opens up new development space, creating new values in addition to existing traditional values. The entire human society is developing and moving towards the 4.0 revolution, to ensure that we do not fall behind, even giving us the opportunity to break through compared to other businesses. Life is constantly moving and changing. Each person, each business also needs to constantly change and adapt, otherwise they will be left behind.
Enterprises digitally transform to improve customer experience, optimize operations inside and outside the department. In addition, it brings flexibility to the enterprise. Digital transformation also helps increase transparency and efficiency in the enterprise management system. In addition, it helps improve the productivity of employees and the entire company. Thereby increasing opportunities, enhancing competitiveness, increasing profits

2. Why logistics enterprises must digitize warehouses

Logistics and enterprises are not outside of that digitalization flow but also need to digitize warehouses more drastically.
Currently, most enterprises in the logistics sector are still operating warehouses based on manual or semi-automatic methods. This comes from old habits, limited resources or lack of technology investment orientation. However, in the context of strong e-commerce development and increasingly complex supply chains, the traditional warehouse management model is revealing many serious weaknesses:
Promoting digital transformation in logistics not only helps reduce costs and increase efficiency, but also creates a foundation for developing green, sustainable and transparent logistics. To do this, it is necessary to have synchronous participation between enterprises, the state and technology units to promote digital infrastructure, standardize data, and enhance training of high-quality human resources.
- Loss of goods and inaccurate inventory: Importing and exporting goods using documents, Excel or discrete systems can easily lead to errors in inventory. Goods can be lost, have SKU codes confused or have actual quantities that cannot be traced.

- Difficulty controlling the flow of goods in and out, slow order processing: The stages of receiving - sorting - picking - packing - delivery often do not have clear processes or lack connections with each other. The result is late orders, errors in delivery, affecting the reputation of the business.

- Waste of warehouse space: The warehouse is not scientifically arranged, does not apply storage strategies (such as ABC, FIFO, FEFO ...), leading to ineffective use of area. Meanwhile, the increasing cost of warehouse rental makes businesses bear more financial burden.

Difficulty in inventory and retrieval of historical data: When there is a lack of supporting software systems, periodic inventory becomes time-consuming and prone to confusion. Businesses also find it difficult to track the history of goods circulation to serve the analysis, evaluation or complaint handling.

Digital transformation in logistics businesses

Not keeping up with the fast delivery pace of e-commerce: In the era of "same-day delivery" as the standard, traditional logistics businesses find it difficult to compete if they maintain slow order processing speed and do not have an automated support system.

3. Meksmart accompanies logistics enterprises in digitizing warehouse management

In the face of the above growing challenges, digitizing warehouse management has become an indispensable strategy if enterprises want to develop sustainably and compete effectively. In this journey, Meksmart is pleased to provide a comprehensive logistics software solution to help enterprises digitize warehouse management.

MEKWMS - Smart, comprehensive warehouse management system
MEKWMS (Warehouse Management System) is a warehouse management solution designed by Meksmart specifically for logistics, distribution and multi-industry supply chain businesses. This system supports businesses:

- Real-time inventory management, ensuring near-absolute accuracy
- Automatic order processing: from importing - sorting - packing - exporting
- Optimizing storage space: specifying strategic storage locations (FIFO, FEFO, ABC...)
- Integrating barcode devices and mobile software, helping to quickly inventory and operate.

MEKTMS - Solution to optimize freight transport activities

- Solution to support management of vehicles, drivers, orders, routes, costs and reports.
- Objective: Minimize transportation costs, improve efficiency, transparency and easy control.
- Outstanding features: Real-time vehicle tracking, driver management, transportation coordination, document automation.
- Suitable for many models: From transportation companies, distributors to businesses with their own fleet.

MEKTMS helps businesses digitize and automate the entire transportation process, from order management, vehicles to costs, improving competitiveness and saving operating costs.

MEKWMS and MEKTMS are optimal digital solutions for logistics businesses

Conclusion
With the constant fluctuations of the global supply chain and the strong development of e-commerce, digital transformation in the logistics sector, especially the digitalization of warehouse management, is no longer an option but has become a vital factor for businesses. Modernizing the warehouse system not only helps businesses control inventory accurately, minimize loss, but also optimize costs, improve efficiency and quickly respond to market demand.

Meksmart, with advanced technology solutions such as MEKWMS and MEKTMS, is gradually supporting Vietnamese businesses to comprehensively digitize their logistics systems from warehousing to delivery. This is not only the key to helping businesses operate more efficiently today, but also a solid foundation for breakthroughs in the future.

Warehouse digitization starts today - otherwise, your business will be the one left behind.