Employ a Transportation Management System to Improve Logistics Performance

Published On:

September 13, 2018

Authored By:

APQC

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When moving freight, transportation management system (TMS) software helps organizations gain visibility into loads, freight movements, and carrier performance data in order to optimize processes. Typically sitting between an ERP system and an order management or warehouse management system, the software also helps organizations manage inventory flow, vendor relationships and preferred shipper status, and customer expectations. Read this performance driver from APQC’s Blueprint for Success: Logistics.

Type:

Articles

Topics:

Supply Chain Management, Shipping & Receiving, Outbound Transportation, Logistics, Inbound Material Flow, Fleet Management

Tags:

Automation

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