Manhattan Active Transportation Management

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Logistics & Shipping
Weekend Project

Orchestrate every carrier, rate, route, and load with Manhattan Active® Transportation Management, engineered to adapt and grow with your business needs.

How to Replace Manhattan Active Transportation Management

Overview

Manhattan Active Transportation Management is a cloud-native, microservices-based transportation management system that optimizes shipment planning, carrier selection, and route optimization. It provides end-to-end visibility throughout the shipment process and enables continuous optimization for cost reduction, improved service levels, and sustainability.

Features

18 features across 9 categories

Carrier Management(1)

Carrier Selection & ManagementPremium

Provides sophisticated tools for selecting carriers based on various performance metrics including cost, speed, dependability, and capacity with enhanced performance monitoring.

Compliance(1)

Compliance & DocumentationPremium

Simplifies compliance with global trade regulations by automating documentation processes and ensuring all shipments adhere to necessary standards.

Also in: Insider CDP, Airtable, 1Password

Execution(3)

Appointment SchedulingPremium

Offers improved decision-making, planning, visibility, and efficiency with real-time information flow across business functions. Streamlines dock scheduling and reduces wait times.

Dispatch & Fleet ManagementPremium

Sends dispatch documents or instructions to and from drivers. Simplifies coordination of routes and deliveries by automating routing and scheduling processes between the TMS and mobile applications.

Unified Logistics ControlPremium

Allows creation, editing, or cancellation of shipments with automatic execution or directed planning capabilities through a centralized interface.

Also in: Testim, Katalon, mabl

Infrastructure(1)

Cloud-Native ArchitecturePremium

Modern microservices-based architecture that is versionless and fully extensible, allowing quick introduction of new innovations and network partners.

Optimization(5)

Continuous OptimizationAIPremium

Continuous optimization maximizes efficiency automatically in real time with solves up to 10x times faster using the industry's most advanced optimization engines.

Load OptimizationAIPremium

Provides maximum load capacity utilization which reduces the number of trips and accompanying emissions for sustainability improvements.

Multi-Compartment Shipment PlanningAIPremium

Enables multi-compartment shipment planning and dynamic cross-docking to increase consolidation opportunities and reduce the number of shipments.

Planning OptimizationAIPremium

Built on modern microservices architecture, empowers logistics operations with the most intelligent optimization engine for shipment planning and route optimization.

Route OptimizationAIPremium

TMS's route optimization picks routes that are shorter and devoid of congestion and potential delays, ensuring maximum fuel efficiency and combines inbound, outbound, interfacility, and backhauls to reduce miles on the road.

Planning(2)

Shipment PlanningAIPremium

Advanced multi-modal, self-configuring, and self-tuning intelligence for shipment planning with the industry's fastest shipment planning engine.

Transportation ModelingPremium

Advanced tools and capabilities that support complex logistical analysis, enabling proactive stance based on data-driven insights instead of reactive execution.

Also in: Jira, Later, Jira

Procurement(2)

ProcurementPremium

Automates contract management and reduces transportation costs for all modes of transportation with 'what if' scenario management and incremental bids execution.

What-If Scenario ManagementPremium

Enables execution of incremental bids and scenario modeling to ensure spend visibility and accountability in procurement processes.

Reconciliation(1)

Freight Bill AuditingPremium

Ensures that carriers' invoices reflect agreed-upon rates and services by automating the auditing process.

Visibility(2)

End-to-End VisibilityPremium

Users get end-to-end comprehensive visibility throughout the shipment process from initial planning to final delivery with real-time data access.

Global Multi-Modal SupportPremium

Enables tracking shipments throughout the entire transportation lifecycle with global multi-modal support for maintaining timely deliveries and high service levels.

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Build vs Buy

Should you build a Manhattan Active Transportation Management alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 18 features.

Buy Manhattan Active Transportation Management

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying Manhattan Active Transportation Management saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 18 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.