DESIGNING HIGH-PERFORMANCE TMS ARCHITECTURES IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES

Authors:

Shrinivas Jagtap

Page No: 534-546

Abstract:

Supply Chain Management nowadays necessitates integration of transportation businesses' company operations with technological innovations. Numerous software and information systems are available nowadays to automate logistical tasks, as is well known. Software packages for the Transportation Management System (TMS) are not yet fully and consistently categorised. In "Industry 4.0" their diversity matters. Navigating both established and new information systems and selecting the best one is challenging. The most significant TMS products are made to plan, coordinate, and record the fleet's operations. However, for a number of reasons, their actual use is often ineffectual. Implementing an information system often involves inadequate review of enterprise operations, standing in the marketplace, data movement analysis, employee evaluation, and decision-making mechanisms. The cause for this is the deficiency of information technology-based logistics management skills and, conversely, the often inadequate comprehension of transportation operations by IT engineers. Hence, a realistic strategy aligns strategic objectives, corporate procedures, supply chain administration, and information system logic. The use of the appropriate Zachman enterprise architecture framework as this strategy is covered in the article. The IT sector has long recognised this appropriate structure, which is easy to grasp. As a result, it seems suitable for small and medium-sized goods firms when used in the creation of the information supply chain management system in reality. It is well known that all transport businesses generally follow relatively similar business procedures.

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Volume & Issue

Volume-13,ISSUE-12

Keywords

Keywords: supply chain, strategic alignment, business structure, Zachman structure, and transportation management system