Next-generation TMS: five levers to reduce cost and emissions
Transport performance starts before departure: demand quality, scenario choice, allocation, evidenced execution and financial reconciliation.
The decision thread
This dossier follows 5 control points, from “Consolidate demand” to “Reconcile cost and service”.
Systems to align: ERP · CANDOR TMS · PROTECH WMS · Portail transporteur · CANDOR RAFIK · BI.
Consolidate demand
Reconcile orders, volumes, windows, destinations and service levels before building any route.
- Which data establishes “Consolidate demand”?
- Who decides when “Consolidate demand” reveals a variance?
- Which record confirms the outcome of “Consolidate demand”?
Make constraints explicit
Make capacity, access, temperature, dangerous goods, carrier commitments and priority rules visible.
- Which data establishes “Make constraints explicit”?
- Who decides when “Make constraints explicit” reveals a variance?
- Which record confirms the outcome of “Make constraints explicit”?
Compare scenarios
Compare cost, lead time, fill, distance and risk using the same assumptions without presenting an estimate as actual performance.
- Which data establishes “Compare scenarios”?
- Who decides when “Compare scenarios” reveals a variance?
- Which record confirms the outcome of “Compare scenarios”?
Manage execution
Connect allocation, departure, milestones, incidents, proof of delivery and recovery to the relevant mission.
- Which data establishes “Manage execution”?
- Who decides when “Manage execution” reveals a variance?
- Which record confirms the outcome of “Manage execution”?
Reconcile cost and service
Reconcile planned, purchased, executed and billed transport with service quality to explain variance rather than merely observe it.
- Which data establishes “Reconcile cost and service”?
- Who decides when “Reconcile cost and service” reveals a variance?
- Which record confirms the outcome of “Reconcile cost and service”?
Associated solutions
Turn these questions into a scoping grid.
Questions, ownership, evidence and comparison criteria for workshops.
- Scoping questions
- Points to watch
- Comparison criteria
Sources & reference framework
The scope must be tested against the definitions, events and responsibilities of each system below.
Transport cost falls sustainably only when demand, the selected scenario and billed execution tell the same story.
Frequently asked questions
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