{"id":45068,"date":"2016-11-29T19:09:58","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T19:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sticky-highjinx.flywheelsites.com\/?p=45068"},"modified":"2025-03-04T06:33:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T11:33:26","slug":"managing-global-freight-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/envistacorp.techyscouts.dev\/en-au\/2016\/11\/29\/managing-global-freight-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Global Freight: Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

In this three-part series, we will be taking a closer look at how companies should manage a freight shipping network that spans the globe and the issues that arise with that complicated transportation lifecycle, and most importantly, what steps companies can take to see success in global freight management. Click here for part 1.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What tools are needed to achieve global transportation visibility?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tools are needed in each step of the transportation management life cycle to build a consistent database of internal systems to gather clean and accurate data across divisions and locales. In planning, we\u2019re looking at optimization engines in order to pull in all of the data that is necessary to plan all shipments instead of each individual shipment at a time. Once you have your plan built then you can move into execution. Whether it is a current day shipment or a future day shipment, to make sure that each movement happens when it is needed, it must be monitored throughout transportation all the way to the destination. This allows you to have comprehensive visibility and accurate rating of each movement and to bring that data back into the ERP and management system. Typically, settlement is driven through a freight audit and payment engine. Sometimes this may happen through the TMS<\/a> that is used in execution; often times it is outsourced to a third party provider. The ability to bring in and orchestrate individual tools, often times with vendors and carriers with different data reporting methods and formats and building up a trading partner management platform (TPM) is essential for your transportation management to be successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essentially, businesses have two options to gain visibility across their global transportation network. A business can either (1) integrate all of the disparate systems used by the company and its vendors\/partners, which usually comes along with a large price tag and a long timeline for completion or (2) invest in a solution that delivers widespread supply chain visibility, such as a trading partner management (TPM) platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t

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Selecting and implementing a new transportation system is a critical decision for organisations facing growth, mergers or expanding services. Gain insight into a step-by-step guide to mitigate risk and drive success.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tDownload\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

What are the steps to achieve global freight process management success?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Start by taking very close introspection of your company and your systems. Ask yourself some of these questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n