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Enhanced TMS: Manhattan Associates Inc. has updated its
transportation management system (TMS) to help customers
manage their transportation operations more efficiently in a
capacity-constrained and increasingly regulated environment.
The cloud-based solution focuses on enriching carrier collaboration and connectivity, and improving in-transit visibility, including
management of temperature tracking requirements. Manhattan
says its TMS 2018 also enhances driver safety and adds several
user experience improvements.
The combination of a driver shortage, decreased timelines, and
increased regulations during a period of economic expansion and
increased volume is stressing transportation industry resources.
Manhattan has partnered with FreightRover, a digital freight
marketplace, to give shippers the ability to find capacity matches
for their specific freight needs. Manhattan TMS users can now
utilize FreightRover’s Digital Freight Matching platform to locate
and contract with dependable, cost-effective alternative carriers;
reduce turndown rates; track freight; and expedite payment.
Manhattan has also improved its TMS Mobile application to
increase carrier collaboration, connectivity, and visibility. The
mobile app has been updated to include geofencing functionality that automates and simplifies the shipment tracking process,
improves driver safety, and increases compliance. (Manhattan
Associates, www.manh.com)
Trailer heating unit: Engineered to protect temperature-sen-sitive products transported by trailer or rail through subfreezing
ambient conditions, Carrier Transicold’s Solara heating unit features the APX control system, providing improved functionality,
the company says.
Using a Z482 two-cylinder diesel engine, compliant with the
Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 standard, the Solara
unit can generate 50,000 BTU/hour of heating at 0 degrees
Fahrenheit ambient to protect against the freezing of sensitive
commodities such as produce, beverages, flowers, plants, paints
and chemicals, and pharmaceuticals.
The APX controller has an easy-to-read, full-information dash-board-style display and is preloaded with Carrier Transicold’s
programmable IntelliSet software to create heating parameters
for different commodities. With
the APX controller, the DataLink
data recorder is now integral to
the Solara unit, and a USB port
makes for easy data downloading
and uploading of information to
the controller. Built-in diagnostics
simplify service and troubleshooting for technicians.
Options for the Solara unit
include DataTrak software, which
enables remote communications
via telematics; flush-mount and
surface-mount control panels,
providing optional control placement on the outside or inside of
the trailer; fuel-level sensors; an open-door indicator; and shutdown switches.
Users can choose from fuel tank options that range from 30
gallons up to 120 gallons. (Carrier Transicold, www.transicold.
carrier.com)
Asset performance management software: Dematic, a supplier of integrated automated technology, software, and services to
optimize the supply chain, has introduced Dematic iQ InSights, a
cloud-based asset performance management (APM) system that
unites order fulfillment and facility lifecycle management data for
actionable intelligence that empowers users to make informed
decisions that maximize overall warehouse logistics effectiveness.
According to the company, the iQ InSights software allows
users to maximize uptime, accelerate incident/resolution cycle
time, enhance cross-functional intelligence, and reduce total cost
of ownership.
The system combines enterprise asset management (EAM)
software with real-time operational data and the power of
cross-functional analysis and advanced analytics. Using IIoT
(Industrial Internet of Things) active intelligence, Dematic iQ
InSights enables peak warehouse performance while reducing
total cost of operations, the company says. (Dematic, www.
dematic.com)
