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Transportation management systems (TMS)

Enterprise resource planning
Supply chain planning
Order Management Systems
Manufacturing Execution Systems
Warehouse Management Systems
Transportation management systems
Integration of the functions
To Outsource or not to Outsource

The transportation management system controls costs and manages the movement of goods. The software automates the functions of load planning, carrier selection, pick-up scheduling, shipment concolidation , freight payment, and claims management. Coampanies can make adjustments in real-time in shipping, as priorities and costs change.

Table 6: Transportation Management Systems Providers

Transportation Management Systems

Vendor

Website

C T Logistics

http://www.freitrater.com/

Descartes

http://www.descartes.com/

EXE

http://www.exe.com/exe/EXEWebSite.nsf/Home

HK Systems

www.hksystems.com

i2 Technologies

www.i2.com/

Intentia

http://www.intentia.com/

interBiz

http://www.interbiz.com/

J.D. Edwards

http://www.jdedwards.com/

Kewill

http://www.kewill.com/index.asp

Logility

http://www.logility.com

Manhattan Assoc.

http://www.manhattanassociates.com/

McHugh Software

http://www.mchugh.com/

Optum

http://www.optum.com

Summit Group

www.summitgroup.com

 

 

 

This report was completed in October 2000 for the class B2B Electronic Commerce given by Prof. Carmel  in the program of Management Of Global Information Technology at the Kogod School of Business at American University in Washington D.C.