Why is a parcel shipping transport management system important?
Intelligent parcel transport management is vital and it really does pay for companies to invest in parcel transport transport management systems (TMS). Whether you are a retailer, manufacturer or 3PL, scaling parcel shipments has always been a daunting challenge. Companies contract with one or two domestic carriers, and logistics teams manually enter orders into local carrier workstations to produce labels and documentation that meet the carrier's requirements. This meant that as parcel volumes expanded and demand for same-day and next-day delivery spiked, the company had little ability to rate shops and even less ability to execute. There is no end to this dynamic. As Bloomberg News summarized in a recent article on the Amazon-FedEx delivery dispute, "The common denominator for all involved at ...... is an ever-increasing flood of packages and greater pressure on profits." There is no escaping the reality that smart parcel shipping management is vital and that it really