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What is a TMS?

A TMS plans and tracks transport: trips, shipments and track-and-trace. Below you can read what it does and how it works together with ERP and WMS.

In short

A TMS (Transport Management System) plans and tracks transport: trips, shipments, carriers and track-and-trace. It ensures the right goods reach the right place on time. A TMS connection shares shipment statuses with customers and links it to ERP and WMS.

Planning and tracking transport

A TMS (Transport Management System) supports everything around transport: planning trips, assigning shipments to carriers, determining the route and tracking delivery with track-and-trace. It ensures the right goods reach the right place on time.

For logistics service providers and shippers, the TMS is the linchpin of transport planning, often alongside a WMS for the warehouse.

Connecting the TMS

A TMS rarely stands on its own. With a connection you share shipment statuses and track-and-trace automatically with your customers via a portal, and you exchange transport orders with ERP, WMS and carriers. So everyone sees the same, current state of affairs.

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Portals for logistics

Customer portals for logistics service providers, connected to WMS, TMS and EDI.

Data integration

Transport orders and statuses between ERP, TMS and carriers.

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