Making the case for TMS driving supply chain ROI

whitePaper | April 4, 2022

Most transportation and logistics leaders face a paradoxical situation. On the one hand, many continue to experience the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the war in Ukraine has added additional humanitarian and economic impacts that will further affect industry trends. On the other hand, the future and role of transportation and logistics companies remain uncertain.

whitePaper | March 2, 2020

When expensive goods or materials go missing, it can cost your company a huge amount of money. There’s the cost of the goods themselves plus the cost of replacing them, the cost of delayed delivery, idled labor and more. The knock-on impact can be massive. Knowing where your shipments are and when they are going to reach their destination is critical information for logistics managers. In-transit shipment visibility gives organizations the ability to respond to supply chain disruption and reduce risks.

whitePaper | January 20, 2023

Delivering information via standard or overnight postal services or manual fax has substantial shortcomings. Manual processes are costly. In large organizations, the volume is hugethousands to hundreds of thousands of documents per month. Mailing them costs $1.20 or more per document (printing, postage and labor), while automated faxing costs $0.10 per document (figures based on US dollars.

whitePaper | January 25, 2020

Global supply chain visibility has become an extremely hot topic in recent years. In Descartes’ 2019 survey of transportation and logistics professionals, it was rated the 1 capability needed for successful transportation management. To improve financial and service KPIs, companies must have a way to view, analyze, and communicate multimodal and visibility data in real-time.

whitePaper | July 22, 2022

Over the past couple of years, supply chains have experienced a bumpy ride. Shortages have been pervasive— sometimes a result of supply disruptions, sometimes a result of demand spikes, and sometimes both. As a result of these factors and transportation and global trade capacity issues,supply chains are experiencing pressures unlike any we have seen in a generation.

whitePaper | November 4, 2019

Is embedded sustainability a sunk cost? Is it a distraction from core business? The answer to both questions is “absolutely not” sustainable management is a necessary part of a sound management approach. Various leading companies around the world know that embedding sustainability into their core business drives value creation and business success; in fact, these are the same businesses that are outperforming their competitors and markets.