The breakdown/recovery division of Fred Henderson Ltd, one of Durham's best known auto sales and service centres, is using AGM's vehicle tracking system to keep on top of service intervals for its specialist car and motorcycle recovery fleet.
Transportation Management, TMS, Distribution Software
The management of transportation operations of all types, including tracking and managing every aspect of vehicle maintenance, fuel costing, routing and mapping, warehousing, communications, EDI implementations, traveller and cargo handling, carrier selection and management, accounting. A Transportation Management System (TMS) is a term mainly used to describe a software package that helps to optimise transportation activities within an organisation by maximising the efficiency of resources and reducing operational errors. A TMS system belongs to a software group that commonly fall under the category of Supply Chain Execution (SCE).
New operations performance App from BigChange delivers business improvements
Apr 27, 2016
BigChange has unveiled a new app for producing useful business performance information on transport and service operations.
MiX Telematics gaining traction in US fleet management market with key renewals and new customer wins
Apr 20, 2016
From the NAFA 2016 Institute and Expo, MiX Telematics, the global provider of fleet and mobile asset management solutions, announced that it is gaining traction and market share in the US fleet management market. In the past year, the company has signed renewals with all of its largest North American customers and also added prominent new customers.
Topspeed Couriers finds a faster route with Maxoptra scheduling
Apr 13, 2016
Topspeed Couriers has reduced the time taken to plan the daily work programme by up to 80 per cent, following the introduction of an advanced dynamic routing and scheduling system.
3T reveal the future of transport management at Multimodal
Apr 13, 2016
Businesses looking to revolutionise their transport management processes should visit the 3T Logistics stand to view the next generation of transport applications at this year's Multimodal event, says the company's CEO Steve Twydell.
ScotRail keeps assets on track with Infor
Apr 13, 2016
Infor, provider of beautiful business applications specialised by industry and built for the cloud, has announced that ScotRail, the train operator responsible for 95% of Scotland's rail network, has deployed Infor EAM in the Cloud with Infor ION.
A clearer view of the logistics Cloud
Apr 07, 2016
Manufacturing & Logistics IT attended Oracle's two-day Modern Supply Chain Experience event – held in London recently – in order to learn about what Oracle sees as some of the key functionality sweet spots within state-of-the-art Cloud-based transportation management and warehouse management software solutions.
The days of paper are ‘long gone’ for PRG XL Video with routeMASTER telematics
Apr 06, 2016
PRG XL Video, an international provider of lighting, video and rigging systems to the UK and European events and entertainment industry, has incorporated a telematics traffic control system which has eliminated all paperwork related to vehicle and consignment management.
Isotrak empowers fleets to deliver with Aeris connectivity
Apr 06, 2016
The goal: use real-time intelligence to solve transportation issues before they become costly mistakes
The TMS evolution
Apr 06, 2016
Tim Fawkes, managing director of 3t Logistics Ltd., explains how transport management systems have evolved to meet the needs of demanding supply chains.
Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
Transportation is the process of shipping or moving people, animals and goods from one location to another. Freight forwarding and distribution is carried out by air, sea and land on roads, railways, airways, waterways and canals.
5 elements are needed for transportation to occur: infrastructure or accommodation (including terminals or ports), a vehicle (body or technology), Energy (fuel or pulse), an Operator and Support Services which allow the transportation to occur safely.
A Transportation Management System (TMS) is a software system designed to manage transportation operations of all types, including tracking and managing every aspect of vehicle maintenance, fuel costing, routing and mapping, warehousing, communications, EDI implementations, traveller and cargo handling, carrier selection and accounting.
TMS are one of the systems managing the supply chain. They belong to a sub-group called Supply Chain Execution (SCE). TMS, whether it's part of an Enterprise Level ERP System or from an integrated "Best of Breed" Independent Software Vendor (ISV) has become a critical part of any (SCE) Supply Chain Execution and Collaboration System in which real time exchange of information with other SCE modules has become mission critical. A TMS can optimise and transform a supply chain network by planning and executing inbound and outbound transportation processes.
A Transportation Management System can reduce costs through improved load planning, routing and mode selection, and create the optimal carrier mix based on routing guides. It can connect you to a collaborative logistics network of carriers, shippers, and customers and assist with automating the entire transportation management process. It can raise service levels by providing real-time visibility into shipping processes and increase productivity by eliminating manual transportation processes. Collaboration with carriers, vendors, and customers will improve on time delivery through better co-ordination.
Transport management systems are available “Software-as-a-Service” (SaaS), meaning fewer IT resources, no upgrade costs, easy connectivity, and low total cost of ownership
Transport planning allows you to plan and use a traffic & transport infrastructure intelligently. It is about preparing, assessing and implementing policies, plans and projects to improve and manage a transport system.
There are a number of software solutions available to cut transport costs, improve efficiency and raise customer service levels.
Route planning software is designed to plan the best and most efficient route between two different geographical locations.
Route scheduling software enables you to import your data, geo-code your orders and optimise. You will then be able schedule the lowest cumulative miles to carry out your workload, at the most economical cost and with the greatest vehicle utilisation. Time windows, quantity, fixed visit duration, capacity, costs, skill set, working time directive and speed are just a few of the parameters that are taken into account when producing results.
Route optimisation software is a more simple form of scheduling, designed to help fleets conduct runs in the best logistical order or redefine set routes for greater efficiency.
