TMS Market Grows in the Midst of Global Recession
ARC defines Transportation Management Systems broadly:  Transportation Management Systems (TMS) are software solutions that facilitate the procurement of transportation services; the short-term planning and optimization of transportation activities, assets, and resources; and the execution of transportation plans on a regional or global basis.  They address all modes of transportation, including Ocean, Air, Rail, Full Truckload, Less-than-Truckload, Parcel, and Private Fleet. 

Despite a severe worldwide recession that caused most enterprise software markets to shrink by double digits, the impact on the TMS market was much less substantial.  However, if it had not been for TMS solutions sold in the Software as a Service (SaaS) model, the market would have been much more seriously affected.

The SaaS sales model consists of solutions sold in a leasing model.  These revenues can be associated with one instance of software being used by multiple customers, traditional Hosting where each customer has their own instance of software that is hosted by the vendor, or finally, it may involve the customer leasing software they host on their own servers. 

Strategic Issues
TMS solutions have a robust ROI.  Based on that, it is not unusual that the market continued to grow in the midst of the worst economic downturn in generations.  But not all suppliers are poised for growth. 

• How can both traditional software and SaaS suppliers increase their value proposition by leveraging network effects?
• What are the white spaces in TMS?  The places where solutions are needed but few currently exist? 
• What functionality will next generation fleet management include?
• How can suppliers leverage the “exchange” approach to software innovation?

Executive Summary

• Scope
• Market Size and Forecast
• Strategies & Recommendations for Success

Scope

Market Shares List of Figures

• Market Shares of the Leading Suppliers
• Market Shares by Region
• North America
• Europe, Middle East, Africa
• Asia
• Latin America
• Market Shares by Software & Services
• Software
• Implementation Services
• Maintenance Services
• SaaS or Hosting Services
• Market Shares by Type of Solution
• Planning and Execution
• Fleet Management
• Global Trade Management
• Parcel Management
• Carrier Solutions
• Market Shares by Industry
• Automotive
• Electronics & Electrical
• Machinery Manufacturing
• Chemicals
• Food & Beverage
• Household & Personal Care
• Pharmaceutical & Biotech
• Wholesale/Distributors
• Various Retail Verticals
• Third Party Logistics
• Carriers
• Government
• Market Shares by Customer Tier
• Tier 1
• Tier 2
• Tier 3

Market Forecast List of Figures

• Total Shipments of TMS Including Software and Services
• Shipments by Region
• Shipments by Software & Services
• Shipments by Type of Solution
• Shipments by Industry
• Shipments by Customer Tier

Supplier Profiles

Profiles for the major suppliers servicing this market are included.  Each profile reviews the company’s business, key products, and services as it applies to this market segment.  Suppliers profiled include Accellos, Appian Logistics, BoxTop Technologies, Catapult International, CargoSmart, CargoWise, CombineNet, Connectship, CTSI, CUSTOMS Info, Descartes Systems Group, FedEx Trade Solutions, Four Soft, GT Nexus, HighJump Software, Infor, Integration Point, INTTRA, Iron Data, JDA Software, Kewill, LeanLogistics, Logicor, Logility, Management Dynamics, Manhattan Associates, MercuryGate, MIC Customs Solutions, Neopost, OneNetwork, Oracle, Ortec, Pacejet, Pitney Bowes, Porthus, Precision Software, a Division of QAD, QuestaWeb, RedPrairie, Retalix, SAP, ShipXpress, Softway, Sterling Commerce, TAKE Solutions, TMW Systems, TradeBeam, Trade Risk Guaranty, Transite, Translogix, Transplace, Transwide, Unisys.