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By Ian Putzger
The days of the humble dashboard for shippers appear numbered, as logistics and haulage firms embrace traffic management systems (TMS) to expand their business.
Crane Worldwide Logistics has unveiled a TMS package that offers shippers “real-time management of the full order-to-settlement process, quote management, pricing and routing functionality, track and trace with proactive exception management and financial settlement and audit capabilities”.
Besides the ability to manage the process from a single cloud-based platform, CTMS allows shippers to automate and optimise operations and ...
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Yalantis
October 27, 2020 at 9:45 amThank you for the excellent article, Ian!
I would also like to mention that digitalization plays a vital role when it comes to small businesses, as it is almost the only chance to compete with industry giants, and though such companies as Cloud Logistics, Kuebix, and JDA can offer solutions, it is sometimes really complicated for small business to choose one. I would recommend developing your own app as only individual software architecture can allow you to transfer all your data from paper/computer to the app without any difficulties. Custom software also provides you only needed modules, and in this case, you are not going to spend ages training staff to use the app. There are a lot of software development companies who work with logistics businesses, but I would recommend you first reading an article about how such software is built – https://yalantis.com/blog/using-mobile-app-technologies-in-motor-carrier-ltl-operations/.
Maksim Bondar
July 23, 2022 at 12:05 pmHi! Great article! I would like to add that as the level of digitization increases, some areas of business, especially the most conservative ones, face the need to expand staff and change the structure of work. Some of them decide to turn to bpo companies to soften the transition period. This way they temporarily solve the problem and give themselves time to fully expand. – https://mobilunity-bpo.com/10-signs-your-business-needs-bpo-services/