Elevating Transportation Management to Improve Delivery Performance and Increase Efficiency

Transportation management is at the heart of supply chain execution, interacting with and impacting many core functions of the organization.

Transportation management is a crucial influence on the ability to serve customers, improve service levels, shorten delivery times, and avoid delivery delays while maintaining or cutting costs.

The goal of the distribution network is to deliver the right quantity of the right product at the right time in perfect condition.

Unfortunately, many organizations have not focused enough attention on planning and managing their transportation, struggling to deliver on expectations using inadequate, cobbled-together tools aimed at managing individual transactions.

Transportation is often treated as a necessary evil with infinite capacity that manifests confusion and frustration when that service can’t deliver.

On the other hand, industry leaders treat their transportation function as a vital component in the success of their supply chains.

These companies invest in world-class transportation solutions that encompass people, process and technology, providing the insights.