What is a Transportation Management System?
A Transportation Management System (TMS) supports mapping of transport logistics for both logistics service providers and shipping agents. It has become an essential tool in modern manufacturing, helping companies focus on transparency, simplification, automation, and consolidation of integrated transportation processes.
In short, it is used to optimize the flow of materials and goods.
Benefits of a TMS
- Cost savings by reducing freight expenses
- Transparency throughout your entire transport logistics operations
- Optimal order management
- Improve warehouse productivity and efficiency
- Track shipments, deliveries, and internal movements in real-time
- Increase customer satisfaction
- Reduce machine downtime
By optimizing carrier selection, shipment planning, and internal route management, a TMS enables manufacturers to lower freight spending and better manage growing transportation complexity. Real-time tracking strengthens communication across the supply chain, giving teams accurate insight into shipment status and expected delivery dates, directly supporting smarter production planning and reducing the risk of downtime. Additionally, a TMS improves customer satisfaction by providing reliable delivery performance and precise ETAs, while automated documentation and compliance features help minimize risk and errors. With detailed analytics and reporting, manufacturers can continuously improve logistics strategies and make data-driven decisions.
ORBIS Transport Control System
We have our own transportation management system, called the ORBIS Transport Control System (TSS). TSS is a comprehensive material handling solution for mapping all intra-logistical transport operations. The control system is 100% integrated with SAP ERP, without the need for a third-party system. It adapts to the individual size and warehousing needs of your company and allows you to flexibly make individual settings of basic parameters.
Overcoming common obstacles
In addition to a high number of empty runs and time lost in the search for materials, there are often complications due to changing transport resources and a lack of coordination in logistics. Furthermore, multi-stage process chains are interrupted on the system side, for example, by the forwarding of transport-related documents. This results in a lack of transparency and internal transports cannot be tracked. “Cherry picking” is also a well-known problem where employees do not process transport processes according to operational urgency, but at their own discretion.
The components and advanced features of our solution have been specifically designed to address these obstacles within your warehouse transport operations. With ORBIS TSS, you can eliminate search efforts and map multi-stage process chains as well as collective trips. You not only get an up-to-date view of the entire material flow in your system, but also the possibility of mobile transport processing in real-time.
Key Advantages of ORBIS TSS
- Automate travel control
- Optimizing routes
- Reduce empty runs
- Reduce driving distances
- Optimal order management
- Resource utilization
- Ensuring warehouse operational urgencies
- Reducing bottlenecks
- Minimizing errors
- Increasing process reliability with continuous documentation
- Increased transparency
In today’s fast-paced manufacturing and logistics environments, having full visibility and control over transportation processes is no longer optional, it’s essential. A Transportation Management System brings clarity, efficiency, and cost savings to complex logistics operations, while eliminating common challenges such as empty runs, lack of transparency, and uncoordinated workflows. With the ORBIS Transport Control System, companies gain a fully SAP-integrated solution designed to optimize material flow, automate transport processes, and ensure operational priorities are met in real-time. The result is a more efficient, reliable, and transparent warehouse operation that not only improves productivity but also enhances customer satisfaction and supports long-term operational success.
