The challenges facing the transport and logistics industry continue to grow: Ensuring short delivery times with high delivery quality and service orientation is just one of the requirements that customers place on the industry. In order to be able to meet the increased challenges, disruptions in the supply chain must be avoided. More and more transport and logistics companies are therefore relying on transport management systems. Because without a modern software solution, the high demands on efficient coordination and documentation of the complex interaction of internal transport processes within the supply chain cannot be implemented.
What is a transport management system (TMS) or transport management software?
A TMS or transport management software is a solution for the computer-aided control of the various transport phases. The software supports companies in the planning, execution and optimization of the physical movement of goods and is therefore part of the family of software for supply chain management. The aim is to support companies in the optimization process at every step of the supply chain in order to reduce costs and at the same time ensure the quality of the service.
Automatically more efficient with transport management software
Transport management software helps to ensure consistently automated processes, which in turn avoid manual, error-prone routine work and unnecessary double entries. This leads to significant savings in planning, scheduling, monitoring and billing. In addition, all freight costs can be calculated precisely in the quotation phase and the profitability of an order can be calculated. By calculating the arrival time, resources can be optimally planned and organized. With significantly shorter planning times and real-time tracking of the outbound and return flows (track and trace), capacities are used efficiently, loading space is precisely determined and error-free loading is ensured.
With a modern TMS, you have all the important key figures in view: transport documents and proof of delivery can be easily transmitted digitally, accessed regardless of location and archived. The exchange of information between freight forwarders, dealers and customers is also possible at any time in real time. GPS systems can also be used to record paths and routes, for example, so that driving behavior, fuel consumption and CO2 balance can be analyzed and evaluated. The data collected can then be used to optimize workflows. Managing a vehicle fleet is much easier with transport management software.
Transport management software for smaller companies
Transport management software is no longer just for large companies. Digital solutions are now affordable for smaller, non-fully automated companies. They can also benefit enormously from a well-thought-out TMS. The intelligent structuring of task management helps to reduce personnel deployment, avoid idle times, save costs, minimize errors and speed up processes.
Telematics solutions for the transport and logistics industry from Arealcontrol
Every day, telematics solutions from Arealcontrol support hundreds of medium-sized transport and logistics companies in managing and simplifying complex processes and procedures. From GPS positioning, tracking, order management with digital PlanBoard and auto-dispatcher to fully automatic remote tachometer download and transport management systems, individual operating solutions can be designed. Our software offers everything you need for a modular and therefore economical IT/IoT/telematics strategy. Get advice!
