Logistics Document Monitoring Workflow
A practical workflow for watching shared folders, identifying AN / DO / DO-less documents, grouping status by HBL or MBL, and routing uncertain files to manual review.
- Problem
- Freight forwarding document folders are easy to miss, re-check, or mismatch when files arrive through shared folders, fax exports, or attachments.
- Input
- Shared folder files, local uploads, AN / DO / DO-less PDFs, filenames, OCR test output, HBL and MBL hints.
- Output
- A readable ticket status panel with arrived documents, missing items, manual review tasks, and local event records.
- Suitable users
- Freight forwarders, Logistics operations teams, Document handling staff
- Possible implementation
- Desktop watcher plus local staging folder, rule-based classification, optional OCR testing, tray reminders, and an event outbox for future automation.
- Watch selected folders without changing source files
- Copy new files into a local staging area
- Classify document type and extract ticket hints
- Group files by HBL or MBL
- Flag missing or uncertain documents for manual review
- Emit local events for future workflow integration