Logistics companies should compare transportation management systems based on route planning, freight management, shipment tracking, carrier selection, delivery visibility, automation, reporting, integrations, scalability, and cost.
- Oracle Transportation Management: Supports freight planning, shipment execution, carrier management, and transportation cost control.
- SAP Transportation Management: Provides freight planning, shipment tracking, carrier collaboration, and logistics process management.
- Blue Yonder: Offers transportation planning, route optimization, freight management, and supply chain visibility.
- Manhattan Associates: Supports transportation planning, carrier management, shipment execution, and logistics optimization.
- MercuryGate: Provides freight procurement, transportation planning, shipment tracking, and freight payment management.
- Descartes Systems Group: Offers route planning, fleet management, shipment visibility, and transportation network solutions.
- C.H. Robinson Navisphere: Supports freight management, shipment visibility, transportation planning, and carrier coordination.
- Trimble Transportation: Provides fleet operations, route planning, dispatch management, and transportation visibility.
- Alpega TMS: Supports freight sourcing, transport planning, carrier collaboration, and shipment execution.
- e2open: Offers transportation planning, freight procurement, shipment tracking, and connected supply chain management.
Businesses should also compare route optimization, freight rates, carrier networks, real-time tracking, delivery performance, integrations, reporting, automation, scalability, ease of use, and total operating cost before selecting a system.