Global Transportation Management
Key Takeaways
⇨ Leading-edge strategies are crucial for staying competitive, with top performers more likely to adopt innovative approaches compared to poorer performers.
⇨ Visibility and automation are prioritized as key capabilities for effective transportation management, with a growing emphasis on real-time tracking and performance management.
⇨ Investment in technology remains a top focus, particularly in visibility and order management, with competitive organizations being more proactive in increasing their transportation IT spend.
Since 2017, Descartes has conducted an annual benchmark survey of global transportation professionals
to identify the strategies, tactics and technology-thinking of top-performing organizations.
Survey participants represent a wide range of industry leaders including Descartes customers and
followers, trade association members and industry publication readers to provide a balanced view of
transportation management (TM). Only the last five years of results are used to keep the study relevant.
Each year our benchmark survey:
Explores how companies view the role of TM
Identifies key industry trends driving the market
Examines how transportation value is measured
Uncovers which capabilities, technologies, and competitive strategies/tactics are making the
greatest impact
Provides the outlook for future IT investment
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The 2023 Survey: Transportation Management in Transition
Late 2022 set the stage for 2023 for many economies and transportation. Consumers pulled back from the buying spree of the previous two years. Higher costs, especially energy and commodities, and inflation have been big reasons for slower economic growth and, in some countries, recession. The cost of ocean and air transportation receded as capacity opened up; however, driver shortages continue to impact over-the-road capacity and reliability. Transportation leaders are focused on addressing the capability shortfalls that were exposed during the pandemic such as shipment visibility. Top performers continue to take more aggressive actions to turn these transportation management challenges into opportunities to become more competitive and grow.
The 2023 Survey: Transportation Management in Transition
Late 2022 set the stage for 2023 for many economies and transportation. Consumers pulled back from the buying spree of the previous two years. Higher costs, especially energy and commodities, and inflation have been big reasons for slower economic growth and, in some countries, recession. The cost of ocean and air transportation receded as capacity opened up; however, driver shortages continue to impact over-the-road capacity and reliability. Transportation leaders are focused on addressing the capability shortfalls that were exposed during the pandemic such as shipment visibility. Top performers continue to take more aggressive actions to turn these transportation management challenges
into opportunities to become more competitive and grow.
