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Transportation management system software allows users to track parcels in real-time, ensuring complete transparency throughout the shipping process. Information such as the length of a route can be utilized later to find a more efficient path.
FREMONT, CA: Transportation Management Systems (TMS) add significant value to businesses, yet the industry is still underserved. According to statistics, approximately 80 percent of buyers ask for fundamental capabilities like route optimization and shipment tracking. Most purchasers are planning to deploy a TMS solution, with only 24 percent currently using manual ways to manage transportations.
Transportation Management Systems software can help many businesses enhance operations and drive business to deliver better service to customers. Those systems have numerous advantages, including the following:
Delivery Tracking
TMS software allows users to track parcels in real-time, ensuring complete transparency throughout the shipping process. Information such as the length of a route can be utilized later to find a more efficient path.
Reduced Expenses
Reduced freight expenses are one of the most significant advantages of TMS. Complex analytics and optimization allow for cutting costs while also allowing businesses to make better decisions based on the data they collect. TMS can save anywhere from three to 12 percent on freight costs.
Supply Chain Efficiency
Businesses can boost their productivity by tracking drivers, inventory, and other procedures. This has a direct impact on the supply chain and saves users money. Furthermore, TMS keeps the consumers updated about the shipment process at all times.
Warehouse Productivity and Efficiency
The logistics process relies heavily on a well-organized warehouse. When one combines a TMS and a WMS (Warehouse Management System), they can keep track of orders and where they are in the warehouse or in route.
Better Customer Service
Because the software can track goods and their distance from their destination, it improves customer service. The clients are kept informed and have access to the tracking at any moment.
Analytics
TMS systems are an astounding database of information. They provide what-if analysis for tactical and strategic decision support, allowing real-world situations to be compared to real-world outcomes.
Reporting
TMS solutions today offer a wide range of basic and customized reporting options. These reports can be focused on operations, customer service, or financial. They can be done regularly or on an as-needed basis.