eChain has participated in many i2 TM implementations and projects including proof of concept, upgrades, implementations, configuration, EDI integration, Track and Trace, Event notification, customized interfaces using ABPP, transportation and carrier metrics reporting and financial integration.  We have been part of the i2 Users Group, and been an i2 product expert and champion for many i2 customers.

i2 Transportation Management includes i2 Transportation Manager (TM), Transportation Optimizer, (TO), Supply-Chain Strategist (SCS), Transportation Modeler (TMod), Load Configurator. i2 creates value by synchronizing critical transportation and distribution business processes, resulting in optimal cost and service performance. Companies can minimize IT complexity and, through more accurate data, enhance collaboration with supply chain partners.

Transportation & Logistics Management

Given the extended supply chains within the global marketplace, companies need transportation strategies designed to achieve the service levels that customers demand while reducing costs. Companies today face numerous transportation challenges, including rising fuel costs, new regulatory mandates, and global operations with higher levels of lead time variability. All of these factors make transportation costs a larger percentage of the cost of goods sold.

Customers have increasing demands for transportation performance, higher on-time delivery performance, and reduced damage-in-transit. They expect transportation providers to be flexible and quickly adapt to order changes. Add to all of this an increased need for global freight visibility and control, and companies are scrambling to find the right solution to quickly address these challenges.

Transportation and Logistics Management accomplishes this by supporting processes including carrier contract negotiations, transportation network modeling, shipment order handling, freight planning, order execution and monitoring, and freight financial settlement. The solution suite encompasses transportation procurement, planning, execution, and monitoring.

i2 solutions for transportation and logistics have been designed and proven to empower transportation as a strategic enterprise by enabling industry best practices in the areas of design, procurement, planning, execution, and visibility. These solutions consistently create quantifiable value by synchronizing those critical transportation and distribution processes across multiple modes, enterprises, and borders, while driving optimal operating efficiencies and greater service performance.