Transport Management Software is essential for companies who deal in logistic business. It provides multiple facilities. It is all in one solution to plan, execute, track and maintain the logistic business. It is a support system to run a business smoothly. From small companies to big companies everybody can take help of transport management system software. It is an Artificial Intelligence service that is provided to the user to be more technologically advanced. And the percentage of increase in the use of this software helps a company to avoid an error.
Vasp Technologies, a Software Company in Guwahati has made successful TMS software named Cargo Connect. It provides easy management of the logistic companies. It helps the traditional business to move ahead. It also helps the distributors, retail business owners, manufacturers, e-commerce companies, etc.
What are the different modules that Transport Management Software support?
A Transport Management Software (TMS) helps to plan, manage the driver's schedule, and track the weather condition, and time-slot preferences; it also helps in planning the network. Let’s discuss the modules in general on the points below:-
Driver Management
It helps in tracking the driver's ID, and attendance of a driver; in fact, body temperature can be installed too. It can be customized according to the need of the owner.
Vehicle scheduling and re-routing
It helps in planning the movement of a truck for the day. With the help of a tracker, TMS can also track the location of the truck and also re-route its destination.
Delivery Management
It helps in maintaining the delivery-related task. And the right driver is assigned to the right task with the idea of managing deliveries while maintaining the quality and quantity of products to be delivered. Bird’s eye view can be maintained with the help of it. And also alerts/notifications can be set with the help of it.
Vendor Collaboration
We can also send quotations, greetings, and notifications about payment even without making a phone call. This helps in sending messages and receiving them adequately. And the vendor can check it whenever time permits.
Low Theft Chance
It helps in avoiding the chance of vehicle theft. With AI-supported software, it sends alerts to the owner, whenever someone uses the vehicle within the non-service hour. In this way, it helps in keeping good care of the vehicles.
Weight Bridge
A TMS sends a notification when the adequate weight crosses the limit. Because of overweight carrying of goods, vehicles meet accidents. And when the notification comes, loaders stop filling up the vehicle with more goods.
Benefits of using Transport Management Software
Business in every sector uses Transportation in a way or around. Without proper transportation management, a business might doom very soon. Because a customer is not able to take a product home due to its size and product managing warnings. And in this field, the transportation service provided by the company helps. For eg, if we buy a Washing Machine from an electronics shop, definitely no matter how big our car is we won’t be able to take it back home. And Transportation Service should be provided by the shop.
- Transport Management Software helps in building a good relationship with the customer.
- It divides and arranges the different supply chain features such as location, truck, etc.
- It reduces various amenities and costs for both the business owner and the customer.
- It makes the security of a company strong
- It makes the billing process more accurate and faster.
- It helps in avoiding the manual steps towards any procedure
- Meetings can be held with the help of this software
- It improves the customer service and also the customer satisfaction.
Whether the transportation is done through the Air, Water, or Road. TMS works on this entire route. In fact, for developers working in some TMS, the temperature of the vehicle could be maintained. For eg, if raw fish is being delivered and the temperature inside the truck is not adequate, with the help of TMS, a message could be sent to support the temperature. Although, it also depends on having a vehicle that supports cold chain management.
With the help of this software, documentation becomes very easy. We don’t have to do things traditionally and manually like in old times. Everything will get uploaded on its own. And the best benefit is that real-time information can be received over TMS.
The Benefit of using TMS in our Country
India is a country with 17.7% of the total world population and there are many businesses that still use the traditional way of managing their business. Little did they know the benefits of TMS. With the amount of population of the country, there is also an increase in the business competition. Since India is transforming itself into Digital India then why can’t we use technology to help survive our business. Besides the above-mentioned Software, it has the following software as well.
- Full Truckload Software
- Part-time truckload Software
- Freight Broker Software
- Truck Loading Software
- Warehouse Management
- Inventory
- Logistics
While opening a new business that provides the benefit of global payroll, good human resources, etc. And if it adopts the TMS, this type of business will surely rise. The TMS is a user-friendly, tailor-made, easy-to-use software that helps in maintaining the quality, and consistency of the product. These products are faster since they play a great role in managing a modern-day company. Actually, using TMS is a good idea to support the business. It helps in focusing on the business only. The management part should be left to TMS. And the customer and partner relationship is well-maintained with its help of it.
Conclusion
In a population-driven country like India, and China it is very important to be able to attract customers. And the customers nowadays all depend on technology. Because it is a smart way to do a business. And adopting technology is not only related to the business sector but is also helpful to the educational sector as well. Using technology is also a good way to help in cutting down to use of paper.