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What cost-cutting strategies emerge from combining TMS and WES, and how do these affect efficiency?

September 10, 2024
TMS Tips

Shannon Vaillancourt, RateLinx CEO, discusses how integrating transportation management systems (TMS) with warehouse execution systems (WES) can lead to significant cost savings by optimizing carrier selection and shipping modes. Instead of defaulting to expedited shipping, companies can leverage TMS to find cost-effective alternatives—like using ground or regional parcel carriers to meet must-arrive-by dates without compromising efficiency. Shannon highlights how these strategic changes can cut transportation costs without disrupting the warehouse’s picking process, all while maintaining operational efficiency with WES.

 

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