Integrating TMS and WMS in e-commerce fulfillment companies

To create a single operational truth source for warehouse operators, one must integrate a warehouse management system and transportation management system. To achieve this, e-commerce fulfillment companies must have a universal platform or dashboard that displays their supply chain with accurate real-time information for their entire organization. By integrating TMS with WMS platforms, warehouses introduce a dedicated solution that displays inventory shipping information and other crucial information in a singular location. A unified view into the supply chain allows for better accuracy and decision-making. By combining TMS and WMS platforms, logistics businesses and 3PLs can use them accurately to track shipments knowing inbound and outbound movements and their impact on the rest of the operations. 3PLs that carry out fulfillment for online stores use integrated TMS and WMS solutions to better control over docks, understand and predict labor, identify ways to fill empty miles, and improve clients' customer service levels.

 

The data required for 3PLs

A single and unified source of truth may seem like an impossibility but is achievable with good planning. When integrating systems, you must first review the tools and technology already available to you. You should address the integrations currently available and the integrations that have been completed for other 3PLs and E-Commercefulfillment services. Understanding the potential of your systems is helpful to identify the data that can be exchanged between the systems and where manual processes may be necessary for sharing information. It can save your organization time and money for your organization.

 

API integration for your 3PL

API application programming interfaces automate communication and data sharing between systems. For complex supply chains, API connections effectively keep information in line and maintain a single truth source. API automates the information moving between companies and systems and eliminates human error, and streamlines businesses.

 

Integrated 3PL systems that have a single source of truth the customer benefits the most. Integrating WMS and TMS leads to better data and analytics, resource management, labor management, and real-time visibility across the supply chain.