The trend is up for Software as a Service and Outsourced TMS Strategies according to data from a recent Aberdeen Group White paper. With 69% of their respondents stating that they prefer to seek assistance through consulting on "best practice implementation".
We can break down the graph into three distinct groups:
- Thought Leadership(69%) – Companies prefer to seek assistance on thought leadership with 69% considering consulting on "best practice implementation"
- Optimization (40% range) – Companies prefer to seek assistance beginning with planning, shipment monitoring and problem resolution, and freight audit and settlement assistance
- Execution (30% range) – Assistance in managed services for backhaul, inter-company coordinators, transportation execution and procurement / RFO management
The numbers of companies exploring release of control over execution-side capabilities is on the upswing. The aversions of the past to releasing control of execution-related areas is beginning to subside as SaaS hosted sites, B2B data exchange platforms and providers become more robust and secure, and 3PL options for managed systems and execution become more commonplace and expand their service offerings.
Source: Aberdeen Group
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