Transportation Management

PCS Software Acquires Transportation Management System, UltraShipTMS

November 24, 2020

PCS Software, a transportation management platform provider for the inland trucking industry, recently announced the acquisition of UltraShipTMS.

Is Edge Computing the Future of Trucking?

November 16, 2020

Ken Evans, SCB Contributor

As technology advances, the opportunity for optimizing operations within the trucking industry increases.

How 3-D Modeling Streamlines Inventory and Materials Management

October 29, 2020

Manav Garg, SCB Contributor

Digital modeling brings new levels of visibility and control to logistics operations.

Google Glass Gets New Life on Factory Floor

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How Wearables Are Transforming Transportation and Logistics

October 22, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Early forms of wearable devices have been popular in warehouses and distribution centers for a number of years. But the technology is growing rapidly in sophistication and application.

PortPro Introduces drayOS, a Web-Based Drayage TMS

October 21, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

PortPro Technologies recently introduced drayOS, a web-based transportation management system built for an exclusive network of drayage carriers.

LSP Wows Global Client, Quickly Advances to Become End-to-End Provider

September 25, 2020

MPO

Challenge: A logistics service provider needed a smart and flexible platform for a new global client: an industrial manufacturer for the marine and energy sectors with complex aftermarket services. The client had limited visibility into service levels and costs across a global network of warehouses and carriers, and shipments were often remote, under strict time windows and required expediting.

These Systems Are Driving the Future of Logistics

September 25, 2020

Charlie Midkiff and Bob Boyle, SCB Contributors

Transportation management systems will play an increasingly important role in mitigating the challenges brought by e-commerce, according to a group of more than 350 shippers.

FourKites Introduces Multimodal Purchase Order Lifecycle Visibility

September 11, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

FourKites, a real-time supply chain visibility platform, introduced multimodal purchase order tracking for all freight in the FourKites system.

Preparing to Automate: How to Evaluate Your Operations Prior to Implementing an AS/RS

September 4, 2020

Westfalia Technologies Inc.

Before investing in new infrastructure, you must first take a step back.

Five Strategies for Optimizing Warehouse Operations With Automation

September 4, 2020

Westfalia Technologies Inc.

No. 1: Retrofit your facility with a high-density automated storage and retrieval system.

Transportation Management

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding transportation management systems (TMS) and their impact on supply chain management. Today’s companies are moving goods across more suppliers, vendors and customers than ever before, and transportation management is critical in the overall supply chain. New technologies are optimizing productivity, increasing efficiency and cutting costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving supply chain operations through their strategic use of transportation management systems and software.