Transportation was at the bottom of the investing priority 20 years back for companies, particularly dire when it came to investment in technology. Rightly so - there were more fundamental problems to deal with - digitizing and connecting their numerous functions, which is when the ERP space exploded - with SAP leading the charge. We have seen similar journeys for customer relations (Salesforce), employee experience (Workday, Service Now), and supplier management (Coupa). Transportation is at the cusp of this revolution. Think of the leading companies of the world - Amazon, Apple, Walmart, Cisco, J&J etc. - all of them have one thing in common - leveraging a focussed supply chain backed by a robust distribution system to create customer delight. Transportation has evolved from another cost header to a strategic differentiator. And a TMS is central to seamless transport operations.
When it comes to TMS - there are three fundamental value buckets.
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