Transite and Industry Experts Offer Steps to Integrate Transportation Function into Supply Chain Management

With the recent severe economic downturn, there is a growing realization of the high volume of money wasted associated with transportation expenses

RALEIGH, NC – December 9, 2009 – Transite Technology, a leading provider of supply chain transportation and logistics management software and services, and two industry experts are offering advice and perspectives to companies seeking to more effectively integrate transportation into their supply chain practice.

“Transportation expenses and revenues are functionally siloed in most organizations so it’s been difficult to see a full view of the impact dollars associated with transportation have on the bottom line,” said Geoff Comrie, CEO, Transite. “Optimized integration is a challenge that few have met, and today’s companies have various levels of transportation integration sophistication.”

Here are the Five Levels of an Integrated Supply Chain and en example of each:
1)Ad Hoc - Physical distribution and shipping process not defined.
2)Defined - Internal process for shipping and carrier selection defined and documented.
3)Managed - Policies and processes for shipping defined and implemented.
4)Leveraged - Aligned transportation strategy agreed to across all business units with single portal for access.
5)Optimized - Customer marketing channels aligned with all transportation providers and decision-making process documented.

For complete details and further discussion, please register and download – at no charge – Transite’s whitepaper, “Integrating Transportation into Your Supply Chain” by clicking here.

This whitepaper was written by Transite along with:
Dr. Robert Handfield, Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management, North Carolina State University and Editor Emeritus of the Journal of Operations Management

Charlie Bernard who recently retired from Caterpillar Inc after more than 30 years of service where he spent more than 12 years in leadership positions within their logistics and supply chain management functions. His experience also includes senior roles within product and purchasing management.

About Transite

Since 2002, Transite’s solutions, technologies and services have enabled some of America’s best run 3PLs, brokers, shippers and carriers to streamline processes and increase profits. Transite allows these parties to automate and manage LTL, TL, small package, ocean, and air shipments. Our products range from complete solutions to technologies used by other TMS and ERP vendors to provide best-of-breed functionality. Transite’s solutions are hosted or purchased, flexible, quick to implement, and cost-effective.