There are over 50,000 transportation companies in North America dedicated to integrating today's increasingly dispersed supply chains. Market pressure has created increased demand for accurate delivery status, shorter cycle times, more frequent deliveries, and lower costs with zero-tolerance for mistakes. To meet this demand, companies are turning to technology solutions. In fact, ARC Advisory Group study predicts that the Transportation Management Services market is expected to grow to over $1.4 billion by 2007.
Transportation & Logistics solutions automate:
- Scheduling & mapping
- Dispatch, pick up and delivery
- Proof of delivery, signature capture
- Automated freight billing and manifests
- Wireless inventory management
- Yard management
- Vehicle diagnostics and monitoring
- On-line status and tracking
By implementing a transportation and delivery system, companies can:
- Increase customer service
- Eliminate missed pickups and deliveries
- Reduce personnel requirements
- Decrease clerical errors
- Increase stops per hour
- Decrease missed appointment time windows
- Improve customer service
- Speed payment cycles
- Improve driver performance
- Increase management productivity
Apacheta offers a mobile workflow application, TransportACE™, that works with industry-leading transportation management solutions to automate pick up and delivery, track deliveries, capture signatures, and provide two-way messaging services.
