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Global supply chains require a fast, flexible and reliable transport system. Transport networks are the supply system of the world economy.

(IT-Director 04.2008) Increased cost pressures, the real-time exchange of information in complex logistics networks, scarce cargo capacities, smaller despatch units and higher supply frequencies demand efficient management in the area of supply chain execution. IT is required to support these tasks on a broadly automated basis. In order to achieve a long-term decisive edge in a competitive global environment, companies need to be in a position where they can adapt their structures flexibly and instantly to the shifting requirements of the market.

This means using a solution for supply chain execution (SCE) that has been expertly designed to fit in with the company's own IT systems. This component part of the supply chain incorporates all the tasks that have to do with transport, procurement, freight cost and loading device management. Solutions of this kind make generally available the relevant functions and information for the implementation of a global transport management system without incurring excessive IT expense and in a way that is transparent to all concerned. High-performance web-based standard software solutions that are independent of platform, system or manufacturer, such as those offered by inet-logistics, are able to link all the partners in a value-added chain. The functions can be accessed directly from the ERP system or by means of a web browser, and respective data can be transferred for automatic reprocessing.

Professional management of global transport chains

The switchover to fully integrated electronic order processing with multicarrier transport allocation is enough in itself to open up the potential for savings of up to 40 percent. All partners along the transport chain are able to access the same database and, thanks to the transparency of the system, can adopt a collaborative approach to minimise the risk of wrong deliveries or empty runs.

By implementing a global transport management system, it is possible to reduce transport costs by up to 20 percent and process costs by up to 40 percent. Solutions of this kind enable genuine integration and thus a highly automated collaboration between all partners in the supply chain.