What is Shipper TMS?
Shipper TMS is a specialized transportation management system tailored for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, aimed at manufacturers, distributors, retailers, wholesalers, and various shipping entities that operate their own fleets or engage third-party carriers, or a blend of both.
This application converts sales, purchase, transfer, and select posted documents from Business Central into Transport Requests, allowing planners to create actionable Transport Orders effectively. Dispatchers benefit from the ability to organize operations from multiple viewpoints, such as a request pool, truck slot availability, driver schedules, or a visual timeline, while also validating capacity, compartments, time allocations, delivery windows, and identifying any resource conflicts. They can utilize tools like Google Maps or Azure Maps to calculate routes, distances, durations, and stop sequences, and they can compare carrier rates before making assignments.
Moreover, Shipper TMS not only manages freight charges and cost distribution but also streamlines the creation of warehouse shipments and receipts, operational transport documents, and maintains a detailed execution history with proof-of-delivery attachments. It further enhances its capabilities through integration with APIs and supports telematics scenarios via collaborations with providers such as Geotab, Samsara, and Webfleet, improving overall functionality and user interaction. Ultimately, Shipper TMS stands out as a thorough tool dedicated to optimizing transportation management within the Dynamics 365 ecosystem, promoting improved efficiency and coordination across logistics operations.