Sophisticated shippers capture and prioritize business requirements as a key input into their TMS vendor selection process. Most shippers rely too heavily on 3rd party industry analysis that can’t identify the specific functional requirements that can enable them to more precisely down-select one or more TMS software vendors.
A TMS is a major investment, so when it doesn’t live up to your expectations, it’s frustrating (and that’s putting it mildly). The good news is that all is not lost—a little seasonal maintenance will go a long way.
5 practical tactics we leverage with our clients to help better understand and quantify integration effort before they become “budgetary shock” issues during an implementation.
Brad Forester sits down with Joe Lynch, host of The Logistics of Logistics podcast to talk about the FreightTech market, focusing on the impact of AI and machine learning, and strategies for implementing logistics technology.
What’s one topic most industries can relate to each other about? Labor. No matter the industry, labor is a challenge. Logistics experts Brad Forester, founder and CEO of JBF Consulting, and Brian Carlson, Principal at Cornerstone Edge met for a short LinkedIn Live discussion on the topic.
When it comes to implementing a transportation management system (TMS), a critical mistake many shippers make is setting the implementation budget and timeline based on a software vendors’ average implementation duration estimates.
In our business, failures are critical – but they are also important and teachable lessons. We define a failure as “an outcome that does not meet the client’s objective or stated expectation.” These failures can be a tremendous catalyst for innovation and improvement.
Like fishing – both requirements (the hook) and vendor features (the fish) change over time (tides, current, etc.). Because of this reality we call “drift”, it is critical for shippers to establish a mastery of their current and future requirements, while at the same time understanding the strategic direction of the software vendor. This article explores recognizing the “drift” and how to find a great spot to fish on!
Shippers want to focus on freight savings because traditionally transportation is a bigger spend and more opportunity for savings. But you can see tangible savings sooner in the WMS.
Brad Forester, Founder & CEO of JBF Consulting opens up on the finer points of running a supply chain consulting agency. Listen in as he explains how to evaluate risk, build scalable solutions and work ON the business rather than IN the business.
