Press Release
LeanLogistics Offers Industry First ´Accelerated Benefit´ for Transportation Management Software
HOLLAND, Mich., May 23, 2005 -- LeanLogistics, the leading provider of web-native Transportation Management Systems (TMS), announces Accelerated Benefit, offering new customers use of core functionality of LeanLogistics On- Demand TMS(TM) for 60 days with minimum risk and obligation. LeanLogistics has helped many industry leaders achieve extraordinary cost savings, significant operational improvements, and remarkable customer service. Now, any size business can enjoy the same benefits that were up until now only available to large organizations.
"LeanLogistics On-Demand TMS(TM) provides value to our customers by optimizing transportation, fostering collaboration among trading partner, and minimizing total cost of ownership. Our web-based functionality is implemented quickly and aligns costs with benefits," said Dan Dershem, president of LeanLogistics. "Previously, TMS software was only available to Tier 1 companies with significant annual freight expenditures. LeanLogistics' Accelerated Benefit allows all companies -- small and large -- easy and rapid access to our service. Accelerated Benefit makes LeanLogistics the easiest TMS company to do business with."
Everyone familiar with the transportation industry understands the environmental and economic conditions that drive purchase of Transportation Management Systems -- the transportation regulations and costs that have changed the marketplace and tightened capacity. LeanLogistics enjoys tremendous success in this environment by working with customers to develop and implement carrier-friendly best practices, which distinguishes it in a marketplace where system features and functions are often commodities.
Another factor influencing TMS sales is changes to the way in which enterprise software is acquired. Software buyers wish to align their expenditures more closely with their benefits realization. This implies a pay-as-you-go pricing model and very rapid implementation. These two distinctions are key attributes of the on demand model. Buyers recognize that on demand software provides the shortest time-to-benefit, minimum risk, and least total cost of ownership. LeanLogistics On-Demand TMS(TM) enjoys this competitive advantage.
Under the Accelerated Benefit program, companies implement a foundation product rapidly and realize a very short time-to-benefit. LeanLogistics has implemented thousands of carriers and shippers and has the experience and processes necessary to implement new customers within weeks, not months. Carriers not currently on the network are implemented in a matter of hours. The Accelerated Benefit offering provides significant benefits with minimum risk.
About LeanLogistics®, Inc.
LeanLogistics meets the latest needs of major shippers of goods with
its far-reaching, Web-native Transportation Management System --
On-Demand TMS™. Customers reduce their transportation cost and increase
efficiency with a typical payback of less than one year -- Return on
Cash™.
Customers select LeanLogistics On-Demand TMS™ to optimize shipping, addressing new and old challenges, such as obtaining carrier coverage, managing ever-changing networks, controlling inbound freight, creating continuous-move opportunities, and settling Freight Bills quickly and accurately.
On-Demand TMS™ is a strategic, end-to-end solution. Its functionality includes: Procurement, Planning and Optimization, Execution Management, Financial Settlement, and a competitive Electronic Marketplace that promotes intense information sharing for synergies that benefit all trading partners.
LeanLogistics hosts its On-Demand TMS™ in a robust computing environment accessible from any Web browser. Customers maximize ROI with little or no Information Technology (IT) expense. The technology easily integrates with leading ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), and Order Management Systems (OMS).
LeanLogistics' customers include companies such as Barilla America, Dean Specialty Foods, Chiquita, Hanson Logistics, and Unilever. LeanLogistics was founded by veterans of transportation and third-party logistics (3PL). It is a privately held corporation with headquarters in Holland, Michigan. For additional information, visit http://www.leanlogistics.com/ or call 616.738.6400.
LeanLogistics®, LeanAdvisor®, and WebSettle® are registered trademarks of LeanLogistics, Inc.; On-Demand TMS™ and Return on Cash™ are trademarks of LeanLogistics, Inc. Trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their holder.
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