Streamline the movement of goods and integrate real-time tracking and data analytics with FMS to enhance efficiency, reduce costs and develop strategy.
What is Freight Management?
Shipping can be complex and expensive. It’s easy to make errors that can accumulate and have catastrophic effects on delivery time, cost, and most importantly—customer satisfaction. Our new Freight Management Solution (FMS) helps you automate payments and spot the estimated 30% of invoices that include unexpected charges. You’ll get the insights you need to negotiate with carriers and deliver a better service.
Benefits
Improve cost efficiency and time savings.
Lead to price and performance benefits.
Enhances predictability of freight operations while boosting customer satisfaction.
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Why Do You Need a Freight Management Solution?
Customer expectations for on-time and safe delivery of parcels and LTL loads are rising; at the same time, freight managers are expected to control costs while turning a profit. Market uncertainty, volatile energy rates, lack of global capacity, skilled labor and driver shortages, and new compliance requirements have only amplified the need to stay on top. And with an estimated 30% of invoices including unexpected carrier charges due to oversized, overweight fees, etc., the need for professional tools to help freight managers has never been more acute. Using freight management tools, Epicor Kinetic owners can determine the most efficient and effective way to execute the movement of raw materials, finished products, and waste safely to their destination. These tools also help businesses reach performance targets for customer service and fulfilment metrics while avoiding cost over-runs and taking care of the environment.
Businesses can automate their freight management processes using Kinetic ERP with the Kinetic AP, plus a selection of Epicor business applications including:
We have brought together these Epicor business applications to help drive profits, increase customer satisfaction, and support the development of your freight management strategy across the organization: