Capgemini

Interest in yard management systems (YMS) is growing as the software helps more companies automate processes, speed up trailer turnaround times, and save money.

As more companies work to make their global supply chains more resilient, strong, and efficient, supply chain management software continue to play an important role in those efforts.

According to Gartner, 94% of businesses are now using the cloud in some capacity. Whether your company is overhauling current approaches or rolling out completely different solutions, there’s little doubt that the cloud is playing a huge role in these changes—driving even more growth.

A long-time mainstay in productive warehouse environments, WMS is more than proving its value in today’s resource constrained business environment.

As international trade volumes continue to hit records every year, shippers of all sizes are turning to applications to gain visibility and control of their global trade processes and GTM vendors are there to answer the call.

As the transportation environment becomes increasingly complex, transportation management systems are being called upon more than ever to meet shippers’ needs. Industry analysts contend that TMS “just keeps getting better,” with much of that momentum being driven by end users that are continually asking vendors to fold more capabilities and functionalities into their software portfolios.

Focused on improving visibility while also managing challenges like the labor shortage and supply chain disruptions, more shippers are turning to yard management systems (YMS) to optimize communication between their WMS and TMS applications—and seeing terrific overall service improvements in the process.

On track to hit $78.4 billion in revenues by 2026, the global enterprise resource planning market is increasingly making its way into the supply chain management sector, where companies are leveraging their ERPs to both manage the current uncertainty and plan for the future.

As logistics operations seek out new or replacement supply chain management solutions, an increasing number of them are putting Cloud solutions at the top of their shopping lists.

With no end in sight to the labor shortage, companies are turning to labor management system technology for help optimizing their current labor resources.

Shipper demand, vendor innovation and advances in technology have worked together to get the vision of the digital supply chain over the finish line.

With world trade volumes climbing and the dynamics of buying and selling overseas changing, companies need GTM software more than ever.

Supply chain management software has become the solution of choice for companies as they ride out the ongoing pandemic and plan for the future.

As shippers and carriers work to adjust to the “new abnormal,” some of the industry’s top experts share their insights on what’s around the next corner for freight management—and what new trends may emerge by 2030.

The global pandemic turned supply chains on end. Here are five inventory management strategies organizations can use now to both manage current volatility and optimize for the future.