Electronic Freight Management: Providing Supply Chain Visibility for All

Accurate, visible information provides supply chain partners with the actionable intelligence they need to improve operational efficiency and increase responsiveness in a fast-paced global business environment. Without this information, supply chain partners can face delayed shipments, disrupted assembly lines, congested cargo transfer points, and stressed inventories. Many large firms use logistics software and electronic data exchange to standardize data flows, but small to medium-sized firms often do not because of the high implementation cost and technical expertise required to use effectively the software and standards. The Electronic Freight Management (EFM) initiative offers in-transit visibility to all supply chain owners, from large to small; it was specifically designed to provide a positive return on investment (ROI) for small and mid-sized supply chain partners. All supply chain partners can use EFM - from shippers to third party logistics providers (3PL) to customs brokers - creating a truly integrated, "shared view" of the status of shipments across the globe and helping to increase the competitiveness and the effectiveness of the supply chain.

• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72647
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 2009

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 14p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electronic data interchange; Freight transportation; Supply chain management
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01901840
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-HOP-09-036
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 9 2023 5:01PM