Educate, develop and advance your company's supply chain.
www.ism.ws/ismapps /learnmore
Gain Visibility to Logistics Issues w/ Easy-to-Use, On Demand Service.
www.Inovis.com/Logistics
Thought Leadership, Commentary and Trends From Analysts and Experts
www.compucom.com
Fast & precise weighing & volume measuring for transport & logistics
www.mt.com/transport-logistics
Award-winning On-Demand TMS and Managed Transportation Services
www.LeanLogistics.com/
Get the Right Technology Solutions to Increase Workforce Productivity.
Microsoft.com/PeopleReadyBusiness
Nationwide Time-Definite Delivery Express LTL Customer Service
www.BeLogistics.com
Multi-carrier. Pick-Pack-Rate-Route Get your Free white paper
www.VarsityLogistics.com
Intelligent Information Management Service Lifecycle Management
www.empolis.com
Manufacturers of IT solutions for on-time shipping performance, backlogs, inventory buffers, and labor productivity. Offices in Asia, Europe and North America.
www.adexa.com
Provides information technology based solutions for the transportation and logistics industries.
www.am-corp.com
Get full information, and request free demo disks of the PC*MILER product line at this web site; PC*MILER products cover all aspects of routing, mileage and mapping.
www.pcmiler.com
Provide easy-to-use web enabled systems to support the fulfillment process and provide real-time package and parcel tracking through all points in the demand chain. Located in Norwood, Massachusetts.
www.allpoints-systems.com
Offers its Global Road Data and the Clavis Suite; these provide the tools needed for such key tasks as route planning and optimization, fleet management and traffic and transport planning.
www.and.nl
Michigan based systems integrator, implementing systems that coordinate the flow of materials and supplies through large manufacturing operations, warehouses, airports, publishing facilities and distribution centers. Were one of the first compa...
www.annarborcomputer.com
Manufacturers of automatic vehicle routing systems, mapping systems and various logistics software products.
www.appianlogistics.com
Products and services consist of interrelated packages and customized modules selected individually or as a complete transportation system for both inbound and outbound receivers and shippers.
ip203.artraffic.com
Manufacturers of software solutions to help transportation departments find new income through inbound traffic management. Products also are designed to find new backhaul/customer pickup opportunities, lowest cost carriers, and bracket price al...
www.bgint.com
A business unit of CSX Corporation, company provides a way to collect and distribute timely, accurate and comparable information that can be used to better manage inventories, execute against supply-chain initiatives and benchmark carrier and tr...
www.bridge-point.com
Customized business software solutions for supply chain, warehouse, and order management, distribution and logistics.
www.cambarsoftware.com
Visit the CAPS Logistics, Inc. web site for news; vendor of software for optimizing logistics planning and scheduling, routing, transportation and supply chain products.
www.caps.com
Manufacturers of products for global supply chain execution with a complete, web-native B2B infrastructure that delivers end-to-end visibility and control of the international trade process in real-time.
www.capstan.com
Designs, develops and implements cost-effective, full-function, Oracle-based distribution, manufacturing, logistics and financial business applications.
www.catalpa-systems.com
Specializes in the audit, payment and statistical reporting of transportation freight bills for blue-chip clients; it also provides services specific to true third-party logistics management firms.
www.concls.com
A leader in computer systems integration, with specialties in logistics control, warehouse management and logistics solutions.
www.evcor.net
Provider of supply chain execution software featuring Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
www.exe.com
EXits Inc. provides Export Documentation Software designed for international trade and transportation. The inexpensive PC desktop and LAN systems are easy to install and use, Y2K compliant, will generate 25 quality forms, and have connectivity t...
www.exitsinc.com
Provider of integrated supply-chain solutions. Industries served include automotive, consumer goods, and paper and publishing.
www.hksystems.com
Importers Software Services is a leading software and consulting services provider for the international trade community. Our products include import (ABI), export (AES), electronic protest, drawback, bonded warehouse and web-based tracking syst...
www.laxmigroup.com
A worldwide provider of logistics solutions engineering, systems implementation and integration, and process and solution training. Based in McLean, Virginia.
www.innolog.com
Designs, develops and implements web based logistics solutions. Developers of a range of software modules that can be deployed to provide a fully integrated solution used to manage call centers, repair shops, distribution centers and parts bank...
www.innovate-it.nl
A leading supplier of enterprise applications and integrated e-business solutions.
www.intentia.com
Off-the-shelf LogicNet 3.0 software package brings comprehensive modeling and sophisticated optimization to your desktop with more power and features than ever before.
www.logic-tools.com
Provides business solutions including financial, manufacturing, and warehouse management systems. ICS integrates packaged and custom software for the IBM AS/400 and PC marketplace, and is a value added reseller and integrator of IBM midrange and...
www.e-logimax.com
Provides innovative solutions to challenging power projection issues in the areas of strategic mobility, pre-positioning of material, intra-theater transportation, distribution of materiel, and port reception and throughput capabilities.
www.lmi.org
Provides logistics software, consulting and education services to civil and defense industries.
www.logistic.com.au
Designs, implements and controls systems that produce the efficient flow and storage of material and related information.
www.llog.lynden.com
Developer of warehouse management systems software. The software is used to direct labor and track materials for warehouses and distribution centers. The software has applications for inventory tracking and runs on a UNIX server and uses bar c...
www.majuredata.com
Develops end user transportation software solutions for trucking companies such as truck load carriers and private fleet operators.
www.meltech.com
Developers of TruckStops, a computerized routing and scheduling system for managing transportation costs, driver productivity, and customer service.
www.bestroutes.com
Provides a feature rich Warehouse Management System (WMS) that integrates bar code and wireless data collection with a flexible and powerful PC-based Windows NT software system to assist in the management of warehouse facilities.
www.midgardis.com
WinWhere is an affordable, easy-to-use Windows NT-based Warehouse Inventory Management System. WinWhere is a next-generation Microsoft Windows NT software package that uses radio frequency portable terminals and bar-code technology to improve pr...
www.montego-sys.com
Provides integration in all project and construction managment systems integration processes for value engineering, scheduling, cost estimating, permitting, design, building envelope consulting and more.
www.olympicassociates.com
Manufacturers of logistics design support systems and optimization tools and providers of consulting services for production and distribution. Offices in the US and Japan.
www.saitech-inc.com
Provides a full range of key and access management products and services for use in a variety of consumer, industrial, real estate, and automotive markets.
www.supra-products.com
Provider of integrated, modular-based enterprise resource planning solutions with more than 30 application modules covering accounting, sales, purchasing, inventory, scheduling and production control.
www.sysprousa.com
Provides consulting services and computer programs for the improved design of technical and logistic systems in order to achieve higher productivity, availability, safety and best overall economy.
www.systecon.se
An Internet-based global transportation logistics company resulting from a merger of logistics business units from six publicly held truckload carriers: Covenant Transport, Inc., J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., M.S. Carriers, Inc., Swift Tra...
www.transplace.com
Develops inter-enterprise e-business application software that enables trading partners to coordinate and manage their logistics process with unparalleled efficiency. The Company's e-Logistix application suite leverages the Internet to collabora...
www.transview.com
Software that provides solutions for a variety of operating systems and devices to match shippers and brokers online.
www.tranzlink.com
Provider of service optimization and e-commerce solutions; offers solutions that range from helping a company automate its planning function for the first time, to providing tools for collaborative planning and Web-based sourcing.
www.xelus.com
A logistics group that provides complete solutions in Supply Chain Management located in Singapore.
www.ych.com
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Guide to Transportation Logistics Information Technology
Get your goods going in the right direction with the right logistics information systemGiven all of the options available, the main concern should be finding a customizable cost-effective information technology and transportation package that will do the job. Spending more on bells and whistles you don't need can work against you in the long run.
For all of their variety, IT for logistics should enable the user to:
1. Optimize transportation logistics plans across multi-period daily schedules;
2. Determine the best routes through scheduling optimization and analysis;
3. Utilize web-hosted planning and organization to improve shipment planning, execution and settlement.
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
Hire an information technology and transportation expert
IT for logistics management software solutions work best when customized to your business. Hiring a consultant to walk you through the basic steps of getting a transportation logistics information technology program off the ground will help ensure a smoother integration process.
I recommend:
Find specialists in transportation information technology software at the Freight Transportation Consultants Association website. Services range from supply chain transportation management to transportation logistics consulting.
Know what you want your information technology transportation software to do
Before investing in all the bells and whistles of a comprehensive transportation logistics information technology software package, know how you intend to put it to use. When you come to a conclusion, investigate the offerings from providers of information technology in transportation.
I recommend:
MercuryGate offers "shipper solutions" that will save your business time and money. The transportation traffic logistics provider will let you use their product to be certain it's the solution you need--before you pay.
Make your vendors responsible for inventory replenishment
Vendors can arrange to have their products available to their retail customers such as grocery stores and mass merchants. By monitoring sales, they can ship what's needed when it's needed.
I recommend:
Institute a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) system or a Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) system, which includes additional partners in the supply chain. VendorManagedInventory.com can provide basic information about setting up pilot programs with vendors familiar with Electronic Data Interchange.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide- Information technology transportation software is only part of the operation. Consider seeking transportation facilities that emphasize applications of the Internet, intranets and extranets in their design, construction and use.








