Transportation Management System
ViewPoint Transportation Management System (TMS) is designed to scale easily with your business. Optimize your shipping spend and gain visibility into your supply chain – easily.
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What is ViewPoint Transportation Management System
ViewPoint TMS is more than just a Transportation Management System; it’s a comprehensive solution crafted to empower shippers, carriers, freight brokers, and forwarders.
Our TMS technology simplifies freight management by integrating with your existing processes and ERP software, offering you a unified platform to manage carrier contracts, track shipments, analyze invoices, and generate insightful reports. Whether you’re handling LTL, FTL, or even parcel shipments, ViewPoint TMS is the TMS software that evolves with your shipping needs.
Schedule Shipments
Route parcel, LTL, and truckload shipments from a single TMS platform. Book freight faster with automated workflows built for shippers.
Track Shipments
The TMS integrates directly with carrier systems to deliver automatic status updates. Monitor pickups, in transit milestones, and delivery progress without manual check calls.
Document Imaging
Generate bills of lading quickly and archive electronic proof of delivery automatically. The system securely hosts historical documents, including freight invoices, for audit access.
Data Reporting
Monitor key transportation KPIs in real time, including delivery times, freight costs, and carrier performance. Identify trends, spot inefficiencies, and measure service levels across all modes.
WHY DO SHIPPERS TRUST VIEWPOINT TMS
User-Friendly Interface
Our TMS software is built around the way you work. An intuitive scheduling module simplifies daily planning and execution. Fast, accurate rating tools speed up freight decisions across modes. A clean, easy to navigate dashboard brings all logistics activity into one central hub, making transportation management simple and efficient.
ERP Integration
Say goodbye to manual data entry and move your logistics operation forward with ViewPoint TMS. The platform integrates into your ERP system and Microsoft PowerBI for real time data synchronization. This eliminates duplicate entry, reduces errors, and delivers faster, more accurate insights across your supply chain. You can now get tracking information in your ERP, or book a new shipment.
Customized Solutions
Whether you’re a shipper or a freight forwarder, ViewPoint TMS adapts to your unique needs. From scheduling and routing to contract management, it’s an all-in-one solution for transportation operations. Plus, it supports freight audit and invoicing, along with a suite of additional tools designed to save time, reduce costs, file freight claims, and improve supply chain efficiency.
Transportation management systems
General Transportation
What are the 7 pillars of Transportation?
An effective supply chain relies on seven key pillars:
- Material Sourcing: Strategic sourcing that ensures quality and reliability.
- Supply Chain Management: Includes essential activities like freight bill auditing, root cause corrective action planning, and managing transportation RFPs
- Transportation: Includes shipment tendering and the movement of goods.
- Order Fulfillment: Involves staging the order and building pallets for shipment.
- Warehousing: Focuses on the storage of inventory and raw materials.
- Demand Forecasting: Involves forecasting and planning to meet future demand.
- Inventory Management: Managing inventory for production and distribution planning.
What are the four basic functions of Transportation Management?
The four basic functions of transportation management are load planning, execution, tracking, and OS&D issue resolution, along with supply chain analytics. Implementing a TMS optimizes transport spend and offers numerous business benefits.
Understanding Transportation Management Systems
What is the difference between a TMS and a WMS?
A TMS manages transportation and load activities, while a WMS focuses on internal inventory management. These systems often work together, complementing each other to support your overall supply chain strategy.
How does a Transportation Management System Work?
A TMS collects and organizes shipment details, tracking freight from the warehouse to its destination. Additionally, it offers BOL generation, customized references, inbound and reverse logistics, and freight bill management. Helping to streamline logistics operations.
What is a Transportation Management System Tool?
A TMS tool, also called a transportation management solution or software, provides visibility into daily operations. It manages tasks such as creating bills of lading, tendering shipments, storing proof of delivery, ensuring timely delivery, auditing freight invoices, and offering a dynamic routing guide.
Why should I Opt for ViewPoint TMS
TLI invests heavily into ViewPoint TMS to offer shippers and supply chain professionals scalable, tailored technology. Our dedicated team is driven by Trust, Loyalty, and Integrity to deliver exceptional results for every shipment.