The TMS Way- The SMART Way
There are many ways to perform an operation and there is a SMART way of performing the same operation. Inbound logistics is an integral part of any warehouse management system.
If the supplier is electronically connected to your host system then pre-receiving and receiving operations can be streamlined via ASN.
If the ASN is available:
1.There is opportunity to plan for cross-docking of orders. This in turn will reduce processing time and increase warehouse throughput.
2.Effective Labor scheduling can be planned and achieved based on the receipts.
3.Transportation Fleet can be managed.
With technology moving at rapid stride and every organization striving for lean and mean ways of achieving optimization, there are many a yard management systems available in the market. YMS offers accurate management of the trailers and containers in the receiving and shipping yard. YMS handles every yard-related function, including appointment scheduling, trailer check-in, trailer audit, and age-analysis and check-out functionality. YMS also gives complete visibility of in-transit trailers (inbound and outbound) for better planning.
Effective YMS are supplemented by implementing robust Transportation Management Systems. These applications provide the ability to improve mode optimization, load consolidation, and other traditional TMS benefits. They also enhance the load linking capabilities and continuous moves both within its own network and with its suppliers and customers. Rife is the concept of Collaborative Transportation Engineering.
The system used can provide advanced shipment execution capabilities, load consolidation, mode selection. TMS application can be easily integrated into an overall P2P and O2C process with the Host ERP application. This can be used to send the ASN related information to the corresponding WMS systems. The result of this integration is Freight savings that is augmented by the visibility of the goods in transit. Organizations are taking these SMART proactive measures to achieve growth and success propensities. I call these as "Simple Methods to Achieve Rapid Throughput". The SMART way, The TMS way.
