For Interfor, well-orchestrated supply chain management is a core focus that the company doesn’t underestimate. But up until 2019 the company relied mostly on manual systems to run its wide-reaching transportation network. “Manual environments are labor intensive,” Dohm explains. “When activity picks up, either from volume or a capacity-constrained standpoint, you end up with a very taxed system.”
Ready to automate and streamline those activities, Interfor went in search of a transportation management system (TMS). It assembled a team that included representation from its IT, transportation, sales, and marketing departments. “We also had a few operational professionals onboard, to ensure that we landed on a good decision for the company,” Dohm says. “While we knew there would be a very focused group actually using the system, we wanted to cover all bases internally.”
Working as a team, these individuals sought out the best platform for the job.
“We researched a number of different systems and narrowed it down to three,” Dohm explains. “We then spent quite a bit of time with the vendors, getting system demos, and poking holes in those systems.”
In the end, IntelliTrans was the vendor that best stood up to those tests. With the selection process behind it, Interfor decided to implement the company’s TMS and supply chain visibility platform.