is , of course – extremely important , but making sure you have the tools that run effective analytics and putting their results within the context of how the users actually need them ? That ’ s going the extra mile to provide far better results . And that ’ s what Tai ’ s TMS is all about .”
Informing procurement decisions through data analytics Tai ’ s TMS is designed to be the source of data driven decisions . Recently , they transitioned a brokerage to their TMS to give them end-toend automation – from posting to booking , dispatching to tracking – using Tai ’ s data integration to help provide both predictive , as well as historical analytics . Bringing these data points together along with various other valuable sources allows their clients to make decisions based on all the data that ’ s available , rather than just having to rely on a single source .
Mitchell says : “ These reps can now interact with carriers more smoothly than ever before , as carrier profiling used to involve pen and paper , and the strength ( or lack thereof ) of the broker ’ s memory . With the capacity insights , reps have access to a much broader view of capacity , and this allows them to cover loads much earlier , and to keep more off the spot market . Now they can easily see rates in their TMS , being provided with data analytics that can compare between systems to identify any issues early on and ensure that each load is rated accurately .”
How Tai ensures procurement data is accurate , complete , and of high quality By leveraging multiple sources of data , Tai are able to use each data source as a verification against all others .
“ This allows you to evaluate the accuracy of the data simply , because the market shifts very
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