tms Selects FourKites to Ensure Seamless Global Delivery of High-Demand Consumer Goods
FourKites’ solution helps tms save time and money while creating a more reliable experience for customers and internal teams.
FourKites® today announces that tms — the technology, marketing and sourcing partner to global brands — has deployed FourKites to track global ocean shipments and U.S. rail movements of high-demand consumer products. With FourKites' real-time network and a live digital twin of its shipments, tms is mitigating risk for a leading consumer brand, reducing manual work, and avoiding fines tied to late deliveries. As a result, tms has improved customer satisfaction and is able to better manage internal stakeholders.
tms sources all design, manufacturing, production and transportation elements for an internationally renowned line of products and packaging for its customer. A top business goal for tms is to ensure its customer’s products arrive on time and in full (OTIF) globally. FourKites ensures tms can give its customer highly accurate arrival times and locations for shipments while identifying disruptions before they become a problem.
“FourKites has changed the way we work,” says Oliver Exner, Director Global Trade Operations at tms. “Thanks to FourKites, we can instantly see and react to live information with one click about where shipments are and when they’ll arrive at their destination.”
