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5 Things to Look for When Vetting Logistics Transportation Services

GlobalTranz

To find the right logistics transportation services partner for your unique business needs, shippers should consider these five crucial characteristics. . Since a transportation management services provider’s whole business is transportation, any selection process must also focus on what that entity does to procure and manage its carriers.

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The Google TMS?

Talking Logistics

Is Google TMS a serious possibility? This we know: Google is a company on the move, making inroads into businesses far outside Internet search, and it’s well equipped to succeed. Then join us over the fold as we imagine what a Google TMS (transportation management system) would look like.

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Supply Chain Leaders, Chained to Tradition, Face the Whip

Supply Chain Shaman

I often write my blogs in my head as I swim. Price of Ocean Shipping Business Continuity. We are living in a world of rich supply chain case studies. The focus needs to quickly adjust from a cost-driven agenda to business continuity, but few can shift. For example, DRP and TMS have nothing in common.). The reason?

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Pandemic Underscores Necessity of TMS and Other Supply Chain Tech Tools

Supply Chain Collaborator

The Novel Coronavirus pandemic is absolutely playing havoc on supply chains globally and for numerous reasons. Here are three reasons why logistics management software like TMS, YMS Freight Audit and others is essential to the survival of business during events like global pandemic.

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When to Switch From In-House to Managed Logistics Transportation Services

GlobalTranz

Meanwhile, an automated tendering process within a TMS that could reduce the time needed down to mere minutes, such as five, would have the net effect of increasing the total volume of shipments tendered to 464 without necessarily increasing the back-office cost for that team member.

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Instilling Added Efficiencies and Transportation Agility- Uber Freight and Oracle Partnership

Supply Chain Matters

As developments regarding industry supply chain disruptions continue unabated, businesses now increasingly face the sting of higher supply chain and transportation driven costs impacting the bottom line. The exploding costs of diesel and gasoline fuel now have a direct impact to business profitability.

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Ready or Not, Blockchain Is Coming to Supply Chains

Supply Chain Collaborator

Supply chain digitization is a killer use case for blockchain and it is coming to supply chain management. <> It is common for a shipper to have an ERP from one provider, TMS from another, fleet management tools from a third, yard management, settlement/financial tools, telematics and numerous other tech tools from others. <>