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The ARC Advisory Group recently released a study that discussed the current state of the Transportation Management System (TMS) market. According to this study, the TMS market has prevailed despite current economic conditions, due largely in part to the increasing popularity of software-as-a-service (SaaS) models. In fact, the sale of TMS solutions in traditional software models has decreased drastically over the years.

Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions have been something that organizations have been turning to for a while, to manage various IT and operational functions in their organization. In a recent Logistics Management article, Software as a Service (SaaS): The versatile supply chain option, Adrian Gonzalez of ARC Advisory Group discusses some of the benefits of using SaaS.

Leading Logistics Provider Automates Ocean Contract Management to Grow its International Business

Management Dynamics, a leading provider of global trade management solutions, today announced that Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation (OL&T), a global logistics and transportation service provider for the chemical and process industries, has expanded use of Management Dynamics’ Transportation Management solution to provide its customers with flexible and competitive routing and rate options for international shipments. This scalable web-based solution has enabled the OL&T logistics team to grow its international business and develop stronger customer relationships. Click here to read the full article.

As we all know, transportation management deals mainly with moving goods from point A to point B in the least expensive and most efficient way possible. However the transportation management function of an organization plays an integral role in other functions, including customer service, cargo security, environmental sustainability, and finance.

According to the 18th Annual Tends and Issues in Transportation and Logistics Study, sponsored by Capgemini Consulting and JDA Software, there's been a significant increase in the number of shippers who ranked cost-cutting as their top priority: 44% in 2009, compared to 35.5% in 2008 (not too surprising, given the state of the economy). Meanwhile, the number of shippers who ranked "improved customer service" was only 18%, compared to 26.6% in 2008. For more information and results of this study, check out the summary in Logistics Today.