In the logistics sector, digital technology has emerged: many innovative tools and services are used to improve service quality and SLAs.
The Transport Visibility & Management System (TVMS) is one of them. TVMS helps industrial shippers to digitize and control their logistics processes related to rail transport. In doing so, they benefit from better management of their flow of goods: beneficial both for their quality of service and their customer satisfaction.
Concretely, what is a TVMS?
Everysens' TVMS is a software specialized in the digitalization of all rail transport processes. Within a collaborative digital platform, the tool reconciles logistics processes and data from the field by combining predictive transport planning and real-time visibility of each flow. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and GPS data provide complete and accurate visibility of the Supply Chain.
Let's take a closer look at the 5 main benefits of using TVMS software:
- Better logistical performance with a 10% reduction in the wagon fleet
- A 3% reduction in transport costs
- A 30% increase in productivity thanks to optimized work processes
- An improvement in customer service
- Control of the environmental impact: reduction of carbon emissions by 5% on average
1- Logistic performance
TVMS makes it possible to plan and execute transports based on the analysis of several itinerary hypotheses.. The artificial intelligence present within the platform optimizes transport by taking into account several factors: types of cars available, number of cars available, availability of the loading and unloading site, availability of the product, availability of passage on the rails, financial optimization...
In addition, the use of a TVMS allows goods transport to be monitored in real time. Thanks to the GPS data of the cars and the information provided by the railway companies, the progress of the cars throughout their journey is monitored on the platform by mapping. In the event of hazards (delays, incidents, etc.) an alert is sent to the shipper in order to notify him of the situation and allow him to respond promptly.
This information allows the various actors in the supply chain to have better visibility. It is their communication and the planning of all their transports that are improved.
Over the long term, this reliable visibility, coupled with optimized transport, leads industrial shippers to reduce the size of their wagon fleet by an average of 10%.
2- A reduction in transport costs
The implementation of a TVMS reduces shippers' transport costs by at best 3%, in particular thanks to:
- A reduction in empty trips due to the optimization of transport. This reduction in travel can also quickly lead to a reduction in fleet.
- A time-saver for teams, which allows them to focus on tasks with higher added value and reduces the daily amount of time allocated to planning transport.
- Increased productivity of the teams present at the loading/unloading sites, who no longer have to wait several hours for a train to arrive and can rely on the ETA provided by TVMS.
- A reduction in transport penalties following better optimization of routes, the fleet and the historization of costs within the platform.
3- A gain in productivity
TVMS allows better teamwork within the company, but also with external partners. With real-time information monitoring, each employee can work more effectively and react proactively to any alert. No need to use countless Excel files, or multiple phone calls: the platform is collaborative, facilitates communication between all stakeholders and allows everyone to have access to information in a centralized manner. The entire supply chain is thus becoming more agile and efficient: on average, thanks to optimized work processes, there is a 30% increase in productivity.
4- An improvement in customer service
A major advantage of using a TVMS remains customer satisfaction. Unsurprisingly, it is negatively impacted in the event of late delivery, especially if they are not notified. With TVMS, you have a precise ETA for each transport, which evolves in real time according to the vagaries on the journey. But this ETA is not only available for the charger: the end customer also benefits from this visibility on transport. This guarantees greater transparency on its orders and allows it to take preventive measures in the event of incidents. Such visibility guarantees you greater customer satisfaction, and better SLA performance.
5- Controlling the environmental impact
The aim of TVMS is to facilitate the use of rail freight transport. The environmental benefits are therefore intrinsic. By increasing your use of rail for freight transport, the carbon impact of your entire supply chain is reduced — on average by 5%. In order to monitor this positive impact, TVMS includes CarbonWatch, a CO2 calculator that evaluates the carbon emissions of your transport. Thanks to this measure, it becomes much easier to control your carbon impact, to act to reduce it and to value its results.
