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Freight document data extraction for brokers and forwarders
Automatic freight document data capture into TMS for brokers and forwarders.
Why it can work
- Staff re-key amounts and dates from PDFs by hand.
- Booking details are retyped into CargoWise, creating errors.
- Export document cross-checks are slow and error-prone.
Watch out
- Document layouts vary, which can limit extraction accuracy.
- Each TMS may need custom integration work.
First moveCollect sample rate confirmations and invoices from the ops team.
How it scores
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How much it itches 7 of 40
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The job to be done
Extract shipment document data into the TMS
When rate confirmations, commercial invoices, booking confirmations, and export documents arrive as PDFs and must be re-keyed into Excel or the TMS, an ops team needs the document data captured accurately and automatically, so they can remove the bottleneck and reduce errors.
How often posters face it
- Every job2
- Daily1
Pain proof
3 complaints from 1 community
Freight forwarder staff re-key every booking confirmation by hand into CargoWise, including containers and routing.
Staff manually open each rate confirmation and commercial invoice PDF and type amounts and dates into Excel or the TMS, creating a bottleneck.
Export documentation staff manually cross-check bills of lading, letters of credit, and certificates of origin, which is slow and error-prone.
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