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Question 1: Why are organizations showing more interest in TMS (Transportation Management System) today compared to the past?

“If you cannot keep up with technology it will surely leave you behind”. Today’s technology can aid you in just about anything you can think of, this is especially true when it comes to the logistics of a supply chain. The Transportation Management System is a good example of such technology. Transportation costs are not cheap when it comes to moving products from point A to point B. The rising cost of fuel and the current economy have caused companies to look for better ways to do things while still reducing costs. I believe the first sentence says it all, things have changed in the business world from the way things were done in the past. Customer demand is driving the boat when it comes to implementing TMS into transportation processes. TMS offers many benefits that allow companies to meet these customer demands. TMS optimizes all aspects of transportation from global, air, land, and sea while also managing the flow of transportation related information with one major thing in mind, reducing costs. Companies that can implement TMS can essentially become more competitive in the market as compared to their competition that does not. This connectivity of system improvements has sparked the interests of organizations and is able to help them get out of the logistics stone age.

Question2: Describe the major types of tasks a TMS can offer in helping to achieve transportation excellence.

Transportation plays an important part of an organizations logistics process. The ability to conduct your transportation processes efficiently makes a worl...

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...ogy that you have it will surely pass you by, sound familiar? The sense of a quick dollar in the companies’ pockets seems to hinder their ability to realize the full capabilities of TMS and what it can do for them in the long-run.

Works Cited

Gilmore, D., (2002). Achieving transportation excellence. World Trade, Troy, Vol. 15, Iss. 11, p. 36, 3pgs. Retrieved 18 July 2011, From.

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McCrea, Bridget, (2010 Feb) TMS: Your key to the new economy, Logistics Management (2002): Highland Ranch, Vol. 49, Iss. 2 Pg. 38, 1pgs. Retrieved 18 July 2011, From.

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