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In a tight economic situation, constraints on time and cost are permanent. The transport is no exception, quite the contrary, he suffers to a greater extent as the last link in the chain, directly impacted by the crisis and rising oil prices, compounded by new regulations. Shippers and carriers are therefore subject to increasing pressure to improve their service levels while reducing costs. To accompany them, publishers have developed software dedicated to the management of transportation, "Transportation Information Systems", better known under their English acronym TMS (Transportation Management Systems "). To date, only 20-30% of the companies are equipped with these solutions, the others having developed their own tools or prefer to use a simple spreadsheet to track and analyze their transportation costs, however, that market is booming, with a growth estimated at 50% by 2015. However, this market is booming, with growth estimated at 50% by 2015. So why a penetration so low in a context so optimistic forecast? What are the issues?
To answer these questions, Thomas Moreau and Laurence Vincent, respectively Associate Director and Consultant with Southern Council, describe the market and changing needs, analyze the selection criteria and principles for implementation of TMS through testimonies users and take stock of the impacts on costs and delays of this type of tool ... not to mention its limitations.
Reduce lead times while minimizing costs in a complex global environment: the distribution of textiles and are multi-mode, multi-brand, multichannel. Based on their reactivity tools for controlling the supply chain to detect trends, then define the earliest corrections to be made to supply to avoid surpluses and ruptures.
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