Abstract

With technology and globalization, supply chain expanded and therefore supporting software is required in order to ensure prompt decisions are appropriately made. The emphasis of this paper is on the transportation management system (TPS) that supports the decision making process within the supply chain management framework. Our hypothesis focuses on the routing and mapping module within TPS. To support the hypothesis, questionnaires were distributed to the managers of small scale businesses in Al-Shuwaikh commercial district in Kuwait and the results obtained helped rank the importance of four carefully selected modules embraced by transportation management systems. A methodical regression analysis approach was used to substantiate the findings as elucidated in the study presented here.

Highlights

  • Chain management is the management of the flow of goods and services, which include raw material supply, production and services, inventory management and goods delivery till it reach to the customers [1]

  • This study aims to determine the rankings of the variables/processes of the transportation Management system in terms of importance

  • The study presented here aims to highlight the significance of the Transportation Management Systems within the supply chain framework as one of the most important modules due to the cost factor involved

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Summary

Introduction

Chain management is the management of the flow of goods and services, which include raw material supply, production and services, inventory management and goods delivery till it reach to the customers [1]. Information technology can effectively support the globalization of the supply chain management process in many different ways where no manager’s insight or a simple calculation process can be sufficient for making optimal or near-optimal business decisions. In order to have effective supply chain management, it is essential to have integrated supply chain business processes [1]. Integration includes collaborative work between buyers and suppliers, product development, common systems, and shared information. This cannot be achieved without information systems. Supply chain management systems aim to help in completing the business process effectively. Modules for supply chain management software include customer requirement processing, purchase order processing, sales and distribution, inventory management, goods receipt and warehouse management, supplier management/sourcing and transportation management. The focus will be on Transportation management system processes

Transportation Management system
Research Hypothesis
Data Analysis and Results Interpretation
Regression Analysis Results
Study Limitations
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