Global Transportation Management System (TMS)
Manage multiple regions and modes of transportation across your global supply chain, all from one unified platform.
What it means to be best-in-class
Get visibility where it matters most and break down supply chain bottlenecks with an end-to-end TMS that manages everything from planning and optimization to reporting and analytics.
Manage risk
Handle crisis situations and increase supply chain resiliency with global industry trends and freight patterns.
Improve cash flow
Automate and streamline invoicing and billing processes for consistent cash flow and payment processing.
Satisfy customers
Deliver clear visibility to customers using agile inventory strategies and streamlined workflows that keep up with demand.
Support business growth
Respond quickly to market changes, sudden spikes in demand, and growth opportunities, with solutions that scale.
Planning & optimization
Keep your supply chain efficient and agile with proper planning. Make smart decisions by taking full advantage of multimodal planning tools that support all modes of transportation.
- Purchase order management
- Procurement
- Transportation optimization
- Digital connectivity
- Demand planning
- Sustainability
Pricing & booking
Get competitive rates, consistent capacity, and convenient pricing options with our easy-to-use, automated pricing solutions.
- Manage contractual and spot market rates
- Quote and book for small business
- Real-time rates in your system
- Bid management
- Market rate benchmarking and analysis
Freight visibility
Increase your supply chain agility with real-time information and insights. Make quicker decisions on shipments around the globe with improved visibility—including instant updates and predictive ETAs—across all modes.
- Real-time shipment visibility
- Inventory visibility at rest and in motion
- Predictive ETAs
- Track and trace
Reporting & analytics
Improve on-time performance, reduce waste, and easily identify savings opportunities across your supply chain with enhanced reporting and analytics.
- Bid analysis
- Service performance
- Transportation spend
- Carbon emissions
- Custom reporting
- Market rate deconstruction
Managed services
Gain instant access to scalable supply chain expertise and configurable resource plans from TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson, all while retaining full control of your carrier relationships.
- Order management
- Appointment scheduling
- Execution and exception management
- Carrier & supplier management
- Claims and supplier management
- Performance monitoring
Global supply chains deserve a global TMS
Modern supply chains demand increasingly complex, multi-channel solutions in the face of reduced resources and external disruptions. Navisphere® offers transparency and accessibility on a global scale so you can navigate the changing market without losing visibility to inventory. And when it comes calculating risks and disruptions within your supply chain, trust our data science algorithms to predict and update ETAs while your shipments are in transit.
Gartner recognizes C.H. Robinson (TMC) as a Challenger in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Transportation Management Systems
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Who is TMC?
TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson, combines global TMS technology with managed services, allowing you to maximize the value of best-in-class supply chain technology while maintaining control over your carrier and forwarder relationships. Get global 4PL solutions including planning and optimization, advanced analytics, and instant access to logistics and supply chain engineering talent acting as an extension of your team. Reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and better manage your supply chain with TMC.
Tap into TMC for full control
Achieve your goals faster with managed services from TMC. The time is now to seamlessly connect, automate, and optimize your network with our technology. Discover how your business can extend its global reach through best-in-class tech, powered by world-class talent.
Frequently asked questions
Global transportation management systems can be complex. You have questions, we have answers.
Q: What is a transportation management system?
A transportation management system (TMS) is technology that simplifies shipping. You get better visibility to transportation activities in one single platform.
Q: What are the top features of a global TMS?
Not all TMS solutions offer global capabilities. These advanced systems provide a wider global reach for shippers and carriers. Truly global TMS’s can handle specific currency, language, tax, and tariff requirements across a variety of transportation modes, like ocean, air, road, and rail systems in a single, unified platform.
Look for a system that spans all continents with no discrete data hand-offs and provides visibility within the same operating environment rather than exporting and importing data into standalone systems.
Q: What are the benefits of a global TMS?
A sophisticated global transport management system has numerous capabilities that can help both shippers and carriers alike. Key TMS benefits include:
- Shipment visibility
- Risk management
- Business intelligence
- Operational efficiencies
- Cash flow improvement
- Quality customer service
- Demand forecast planning
- Cost management and savings
Q: Is Navisphere a TMS?
Yes. Navisphere is a cloud-based global transportation management system. Along with state-of-the-art disaster recovery support, Navisphere covers the end-to-end processes needed for supply chain planning, execution, business intelligence, and freight payment capabilities. Navisphere supports shippers in all global regions, across all modes.
Q: Who uses Navisphere?
Shippers and carriers around the world can benefit from Navisphere’s robust tools. As a best-in-class global TMS, Navisphere helps businesses reduce the cost of freight, track deliveries in real time, improve customer service, and so much more. With almost 200,000 shippers and contract carriers on the platform, Navisphere is the world’s most connected logistics platform.