LIS presents interface to TIMOCOM at NUFAM

Forwarding data without media disruption: This is what the new interface between the Transport Management System (TMS) WinSped from LIS and the freight exchange TIMOCOM promises. Visitors to NUFAM can see for themselves. From September 21 to 24, 2023, the Westphalian software developer will present the integration in Hall 3 at Stand C319. Other trade fair highlights will include automatic route planning and the workflow manager.

(Greven/Erkrath) “We see our TMS as a hub application to which services from other partners can be connected. Continuous expansion of interfaces to external service providers is important to us as software developers to offer our customers the best possible service,” says Magnus Wagner, Co-CEO of LIS Logistische Informationssysteme GmbH.

Thanks to the new interface to TIMOCOM, WinSped users can now use the freight exchange directly in the graphical dispatching without switching software. With the comprehensive integration into the LIS-TMS, they do not have to forego any features of TIMOCOM, such as the listing of TIMOCOM shipments, the price proposal via shipment details, the visualization of loading points and truck locations on the map (radius search), or live shipment tracking. Users always keep an eye on the submitted prices and can negotiate with the provider without leaving the TMS application. The WinSped transport order is also created automatically. All relevant status information from TIMOCOM’s live shipment tracking is transferred directly to the LIS-TMS. Images and other documents can be transferred into the WinSped Document Management System (DMS).

Integrated automated route planning

The second trade fair highlight is the integrated automatic route planning in collaboration with flexis AG, the PTV Group Karlsruhe, and since this summer also with a third provider, Smartlane GmbH. This function allows a large number of shipments to be distributed to available vehicles at the push of a button, significantly speeding up route planning. Using mathematical algorithms, an optimized combination of orders, vehicles, and routes is calculated while considering resources and established conditions. A standardized dispatching in this way facilitates work and increases the efficiency of the transport vehicles used.

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