Fresh from the organisation’s bi-annual working group meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE, CargoiQ is excited to gather with industry leaders at air cargo Africa to share its expertise on technological innovation within the sector.
The bi-annual even saw more than 50 cargo executives, representing 31 Cargo iQ members meeting in person, with additional participants joining online for three days of updates on current projects and the launch of new ones. The organisation’s event saw attendees work on specific issues at micro levels, track improvements, and apply the model to all affected areas, with an added element of friendly competition.
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Members reviewed the status of implementation of FIW/FOW/ Exception Handling Code Procedures (EHCP), added to the Master Operating Plan in March last year, and examined any barriers to implementation, with good progress reported by members across the board.
The Q Rally initiative has taken to new heights, targeting and achieving more specific milestones, with its impact in solving advanced supply chain issues growing increasingly far-reaching. January’s Q Rally winners won for their work to streamline the Freight on Hand (FOH) shipment acceptance process in a ground handler member’s Nairobi office.
The Door-to-Door (D2D) sub-working group was reinstated to address forwarders’ challenges in implementing D2D specifications, which allow Cargo iQ members to measure the movement of freight from shipper to consignee, developed based on the MOP.
A further session was dedicated to updates to Cargo iQ’s Care Protocol and user group meetings also took place, enabling various stakeholders to address their specific difficulties faced in applying Cargo iQ processes.
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The Working Group meetings were book-ended by Cargo iQ’s Advanced training sessions, which were very well attended, with more than 20 executives attending each session.
“The sessions saw airlines, forwarders, and ground handlers bridge the gap between how supply chain processes are standardised and how people on the frontline interact with them,” Megha Palkar, Assistant Manager, Cargo iQ, said. “They were incredibly interactive sessions and feedback was hugely positive.”
Palkar will join the digital debate as a speaker on the ‘Future of freight’ panel on day two of the Air Cargo Africa conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 21st to 23rd February 2023, sharing their perspective on the industry’s technological innovation.
