A Transport Management System, otherwise known as “TMS”, is a platform part of Supply Chain Management focusing on transport logistics. This aspect of SCM deals with the planning, execution and optimization of the physical movement of goods. In other words, it’s a...

If your business is at a point of considering outsourcing a 3PL provider or rather, a transportation management provider, see how 3PL can deliver significant benefits in the following 8 ways.   Dovetail’s FreightWare Transport Management Software Solution is a leading...

Logistics is widely known as the process of coordinating and moving resources such as equipment, food, liquids, inventory, materials and people from one location to the storage of the desired destination. It was originally a military-based term that was used to...

Warehouse management is by far one of the most extensive and complicated processes in business. Handling tasks such as equipment maintenance to inventory control and distribution optimization proves that warehouse management is crucial for any warehouse business....

Third-Party Logistics, commonly known as 3PL or TPL, is a term used in logistics and supply chain management and refers to the outsourcing of a company’s distribution and fulfilment elements. “3PL” was a term first used in the early 1970s in order to identify...

A recent study revealed that 66% of warehouses have plans to expand their technology investments by the end of 2018. We are currently in a technology transformation age that is driven by the amalgamation of global mobile connectivity, computing on demand via the cloud...

Dovetail is a niche software provider to the transport and warehousing industry, and has, since inception, been selling transport and warehouse management software (WMS and TMS) to companies in South Africa and various other African states. Its services also extend to...

Utilizing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can significantly enhance supply chain management performance by improving purchasing, inventory control and information exchange between internal departments and external partners. Manager of professional...

The rate of fatal injuries for warehouse work has been increasing majorly in the past few years and that has sent alarming waves through the supply chain & logistics field. Warehouses are filled with potential safety hazards; however, employers and workers can lessen...

The trend of counterfeits in the supply chain has become a big problem and only gets worse with time. The expansion of markets and opportunities has unfortunately encouraged the growth of counterfeit goods and the theft of companies’ intellectual property too. False...