Transportation Management System (TMS)

Which word(s) related to improve fleet utilization?

• Tracking

• Mode selection

• Full truck load

• Rapid response

How to minimize the transportation cost?

• Use more than one fleet

• Control fuel consumption

• Less truck load

• Consolidation

TMS is about control the movement and storage of materials at the appropriate place.

• Yes

• No

TMS is primarily used by businesses that need to be shipped, moved and received goods on a regular basis, including:

• Manufacturers

• Distributors

• Companies that provide logistics services

• All of the aboves

What is the challenge of TMS?

• Improve fleet utilization

• Selecting the best carrier

• Minimize cost of transportation

Which situation refers to synchronization between packing and routing?

• The packaging of items for long distance journey need to be large.

• A truck travels from Johor to Penang. The first items to be loaded is for customer in KL, followed by Nilai and Muar.

• A truck travel at midnight, so no documentation is needed.

• The further the distance of the customer, the higher the transportation cost.

Which factor that affecting mode selection of transportation?

• Driver safety

• Distance

• Seller profit

• Seller greed

How freight consolidation can reduce shipping cost?

• By reduce the goods

• Combination of different type of product

• Combine small shipment and deliver at the same time

• Deliver the goods separately

Why routing and scheduling system is important?

• To make process delivery of goods run smoothly

• To maximize the use of transport

• To impress customer

• To reach seller satisfaction

Below are the activities of the TMS except?

• Freight bill & auditing

• Cross-docking

• Claims processing

• Routing & delivery shipment