March 17, 2006—Leading supply chain solutions provider, Manhattan Associates, Inc. has released the latest version of its Fleet Management solution, a component of its Integrated Logistics Solutions.
Fleet Management enables businesses to oversee and optimize their transportation operations—including the activities of private fleets and for-hire carriers—using a single transportation management solution. The solution analyzes real-time information on all fleet activity so businesses can better execute strategic routing guides in real time and dynamically monitor critical metrics and events. By making ongoing adjustments that increase efficiency and performance, companies can improve service and savings.
Fleet Management uses advanced research-powered algorithms to assess information on fleet resources and customer orders, says the company. It then assigns the best possible routes for drivers to take to make deliveries.
The solution considers many constraints and variables in making driver and equipment assignments—such as delivery and capacity commitments, asset utilization and regions. Fleet Management is able to consider hours of service regulations, company fleet requirements, driver preferences, weight limitations and maintenance schedules and includes tandem load functionality, allowing companies to support more than one trailer per truck.
Manhattan Associates is a leading supply chain solutions provider. For more information, visit the company Web site.
