TOKYO, Dec 14, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu today announced the launch of a new cloud-based logistics data standardization and visualization service for...
As the transportation sector becomes more layered and complex, transportation management solutions must respond in kind with more advanced in-app functionality and logistics planning. Most standalone transportation management systems are too limited to encapsulate the tiered complexity of an international, multi-segment supply chain, but technology that can integrate and converge transportation with other supply chain functions, such as order management, set the new industry standard.
What you look for in a transportation management system should vary depending on a variety of factors, including but not limited to:
Distribution area (regional or global)
Network size
Existing operations for enterprise resource planning (ERP)
Communications with in-house and/or 3PL Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Multiple sourcing and distribution channels
Product type and regulation and/or storage constraints