How Can a TMS Benefit Your Company?
The overall purpose of a TMS is to save time, money and improve customer service. A TMS is a Transportation Management System. It is a software program that manages all incoming and outgoing shipments. Freight movers use these software programs to manage, track, quote, and organize all shipping information. They can use this information to create reports to determine if there is any way to more efficiently run the logistics of there company. One obvious advantage is to be able to instantly receive and compare freight quotes from multiple carriers. Each company may have a few preferred carriers and a good TMS will have the ability to limit their system to those specific carriers. It should also be able to open the system up to every available carrier if the price is the major concern for the shipping company. See here for more information. A good management system will also allow you to view the history of where your company has been shipping the most. This can give you the know