TMC Blog

Which issues will dominate the freight industry in 2012? There are many to choose from. We asked leading industry analyst Adrian Gonzalez about three challenges that are important to the future of freight transportation.

Collaborative freight networks. Everyone talks about it. Do you see competitors working together to finally store/ship product together? What’s the feedback been like? How were the barriers of resistance broken down? Read More...

The value of a transportation management system (TMS) is directly proportional to the expertise of the people using it. We explored this relationship in our recent posts Turning Tacticians into Strategists and Developing an Analytical Playbook for Your TMS. And the individuals who are best equipped to extract this value are power users.

As industry analyst Steve Banker says in a recent blog post[1], “What is the point of buying a Ferrari and then having your nearly-blind grandmother drive the car?”  Read More...

In my last post (Turning Tacticians into Strategists, April 28, 2011) I explored the fallacy that TMS technology alone can transform tactical personnel into skilled transportation analysts. In this post I offer guidance on the TMS tools that trained individuals should use to develop network management strategies that deliver competitive advantage.  Read More...

As I explained in a previous post (Getting the Most Out of TMS, April 01, 2011), shippers that elevate their transportation management systems (TMS) from tactical to strategic solutions tend to get the most value out of the technology. But making the transition involves more than a mission statement; it requires a level of expertise that tactical personnel often do not possess.  Read More...

In order to compete effectively in demanding global markets, shippers are looking for more creative supply chain solutions from third-party service providers. While logistics outsource providers are rising to the challenge with innovative service packages, shippers need to be open to the kind of change that can take supply chains to much higher levels of efficiency. Building the necessary level of alignment to effectively manage change within a shipper's organization is critical to taking a more holistic approach to global supply chain challenges.  Read More...