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