Managed TMS
Retain control, obtain savings, and ensure ongoing improvement
For more than a decade, some of the world's best-known brands have trusted our Transportation Management Center* (TMC) to provide their transportation management system (TMS). The Managed TMS service deploys process engineering expertise, robust TMS technology, and power users who can make your technology perform at its best. Self-service tools are also available. Implementation of Managed TMS is fast, seamless, and non-disruptive. Our services are fee-based and pay-as-you-go. This allows us, in most cases, to deliver our services with no capital investment. Our clients also benefit because we quickly turn a fixed cost into a variable expense that can be quickly and affordably managed through seasonal volume peaks and valleys.
Most shippers using this program elect to retain control of carrier relationships and price negotiations. We provide complete transparency to your underlying carriers and associated costs. Through a separate operating division, TMC, the Managed TMS service offers physical and virtual security. Your data, core carriers, and proprietary information are maintained separately from the C.H. Robinson transportation network. We optimize your network to align with your performance metrics. We're not afraid to make a commitment, and we don't shy away from "skin in the game" programs.
Our "private label" and onsite programs can be run under your brand as your transportation department, and you can leverage our people, processes, and technology on your success criteria. In all cases, we work seamlessly with your core carriers and supply chain partners as an extension of your staff. This ensures your carriers, suppliers, and customers feel like they are working directly with your transportation department, rather than an outside party.
Our Managed TMS customers gain important benefits, such as improved service levels, smaller carbon footprints, savings, and far more efficient supply chains. Our business model empowers your supply chain entities and partners to bring forward their best ideas and core competencies. This increases efficiency in the supply chain as a whole and ensures a best-in-breed solution. With an open environment and the knowledge and skill of our Six Sigma Black Belts and Lean methodologies, you receive a climate of non-stop performance improvement.
Our Managed TMS service has allowed shippers in a wide variety of industries and vertical markets to transform their freight networks, turning them from an internal expense to a distinct competitive advantage:
- Fast, repeatable implementation
- Low to no capital investment and pay-as-you-go programs
- Process engineers with deep expertise in continuous improvement and consulting services
- Flexible, customizable solutions
- A TMS with world class business intelligence tools
- Available in North America and Europe
To learn more about Managed TMS, read our white papers and case studies.
*A division of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., d/b/a Transportation Management Center, or TMC