Digitalizing transport management

Digitalizing transport management

  • Autor: Soler, David
  • Editor: Marge Books
  • ISBN: 9788410238688
  • eISBN Pdf: 9788410238695
  • Lloc de publicació:  Sabadell , Spain
  • Any de publicació: 2024
  • Pàgines: 202

The digitalization of transport management is not an option; it’s a fact. It is a factor embedded in strategic approaches and processes within companies. But how can it be made agile and successful? Where should one start? And how can it be sustained over time?
This book reveals the keys to digital transformation through three vital areas for companies where logistics is an essential part of their activity: operations management, freight rate management, and transport chain visibility.
It presents tools with valuable functions to manage transport orders, plan routes, track shipments, or forecast demand —elements that provide agility, security, and sustainability in operational execution. Advanced systems for logistics are showcased, based on the integration of data management, process automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the use of IoT devices.
This book takes us closer to a more differentiated future, where digital solutions enable predictive analyses to identify trends, patterns, and improvement opportunities, contributing to optimizing the effectiveness and efficiency of supply chain management.

  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Contents
  • The author
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • 1 Transport management system
    • The logisticians of the 21st century
    • Challenges in transport management
    • Essential steps to make technological change a reality
    • A comprehensive solution: a transportmanagement system (TMS)
    • Transport order management
    • Warehouse operations
    • Other functions of a TMS
    • Bulk transport management
    • Information analysis and applied intelligence
    • The future of transport management systems
  • 2 Freight rate management
    • Where are my prices?
    • Manual creation of freight rates
    • The digital solution for rate management
    • The operation of a digital rate management system
    • Data analytics
    • Rates negotiation
    • The future of rate management
  • 3 Visibility of the transport chain
    • Where are my goods?
    • Key drivers of a digital solution
    • The operation of a track and trace system
    • Notifications and alerts
    • IoT devices for increased visibility
    • Tracking of shipping containers and vessels
    • Air cargo tracking
    • Road transport tracking
    • Asset and inventory visibility
    • Tracking analytics
    • More sustainable supply chains
    • The future of visibility in the supply chain
  • Glossary