2019 Global Trade Management Guide - Inbound Logistics

Global Logistics, Global Trade Management, Supply ChainSome leading vendors in the GTM Solutions marketManaging a global supply chain is complex, so condensing and simplifying your processes is a must. That's where a global trade management (GTM) system comes in.GTM systems connect sourcing and logistics to make global trade transparent, efficient, and as cost-effective as possible. They work to mitigate the risk of failing to comply with trade restrictions by offering a number of tools that manage documentation and customs clearance and facilitate collaboration among trading partners for end-to-end efficiency. From resource planning and transportation management to analytics and reporting, these solutions can help take some stress out of managing your global supply chain.If you're in the market for a GTM solution, our Global Trade Management guide can help. We list some of the leading vendors in the sector, along with product descriptions and functionalities, to help you build your short list of prospective solutions. Acuitive SolutionsCharlotte, NC • acuitivesolutions.comGlobal TMSPlatform: Cloud basedDescription: Dynamically routes inbound/outbound shipments to align mode, provider, and service selections based on each shipment's need/cost.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation managementAmber RoadEast Rutherford, NJ • amberroad.comGlobal Trade Management SolutionsPlatform: Cloud basedDescription: Plans, optimizes, and executes all aspects of global trade with broad functionality.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, compliance content, analytics and reporting, FTZApteanAlpharetta, GA • aptean.comTradeBeamPlatform: Cloud basedDescription: Agile, multi-tenant, highly secure platform that integrates easily with other back-office solutions.Functionality: Transportation management, event management, compliance content, analytics and reportingBlinco SystemsToronto, ON • 3rdwave.co3rd Wave Global Trade SolutionsPlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), cloud basedDescription: Reduces complexity of operations, delivers visibility, and supports collaboration among internal and external partners and providers.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reporting, FTZBlujay SolutionsChelmsford, MA • blujaysolutions.comCustoms ManagementPlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), hosted on the vendor's website, cloud basedDescription: Manages connectivity to all global customs agencies and stays up to date with customs and compliance regulations around the world.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reportingCargosmartSan Jose, CA • cargosmart.comCargoSmart Transportation ManagementPlatform: Hosted on the vendor's website, cloud basedDescription: Provides global shipment management solutions that benchmark ocean carrier sailing schedules, performance, and contracts. Leverages IoT, weather, and news data for enhanced shipment visibility.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reportingCDM SoftwareHouston, TX • cdmsoft.comGlobal Trade Management SoftwarePlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), cloud basedDescription: Offers efficient global trade solutions that reduce paper trails and let businesses trade electronic information using the latest technology.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reporting, FTZClearTrackBrentwood, TX • cleartrack.comClarity for Global Trade ManagementPlatform: Hosted on the vendor's website, cloud basedDescription: Offers applications and professional services configured to fit each organization's requirements. Manages the complexities of today's global trading networks through a unified collaboration network offering managed data services, business intelligence reporting, and advanced analytics to protect brands, control costs, reduce risks, and maintain trust.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reportingDescartes Systems GroupWaterloo, ON • descartes.comGlobal Trade ContentPlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), hosted on the vendor's website, cloud basedDescription: Provides management tools for logistics operations, compliance, classification, valuation, denied party screening, and market research.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reporting, FTZeCustomsBuffalo, NY • visualcompliance.comVisual CompliancePlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), hosted on the vendor's website, cloud basedDescription: Includes compliance solutions such as restricted party screening, integration, license management, classification, document creation, and AES filing.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reporting, FTZe-Freight TechnologyAlhambra, CA • efreightech.comeCargoPlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), hosted on the vendor's website, cloud basedDescription: Offers freight management, security filing, and supply chain management solutions to serve the forwarding and international shipping industries.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reportingElemicaWayne, PA • elemica.comElemica QuickLink Email BuyPlatform: Cloud basedDescription: Allows businesses to integrate suppliers into their processs network without requiring suppliers to have integration software. Automatically converts electronic purchase orders to email and routes them to suppliers to support end-to-end transaction processing, giving full visibility to orders.Functionality: Supplier management, booking functionality, event management, analytics and reportingenVistaCarmel, IN • envistacorp.com myShipINFOPlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), hosted on the vendor's website, cloud basedDescription: Provides shipment visibility, carrier performance monitoring, management reporting, currency, and VAT visibility across all modes through cloud-based, global freight audit and payment solutions.Functionality: Transportation management, compliance content, analytics and reportingFreightgateFountain Valley, CA • freightgate.comTransportation Management SystemPlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), cloud basedDescription: Provides transportation management software for all modes of transportation. Offers global rate management, global tender management, and global visibility solutions.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reportingFreightosMiami Beach, FL • freightos.comInternational Freight MarketplacePlatform: Cloud basedDescription: Helps top-tier Beneficial Cargo Owners reduce costs and increase efficiency with instant air, ocean, and land freight quote comparisons, booking, and management across 50+ global logistics providers and carriers.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, analytics and reportingGT NexusOakland, CA • gtnexus.comGT Nexus Commerce NetworkPlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), hosted on the vendor's website, cloud basedDescription: Cloud-based collaboration platform that automates supply chain processes across entire global trade communities.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reporting, FTZGTKonnectIrvine, CA • gtkonnect.com> GTM PlatformPlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), hosted on the vendor's website, cloud basedDescription: Features a high-end platform with end-to-end solutions and capabilities to enhance global trade management efficiencies.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reportingIntegration PointCharlotte, NC • integrationpoint.comIntegration Point PlatformPlatform: Cloud basedDescription: Suite of global management products enabling companies to achieve global compliance while maximizing supply chain savings.Functionality: Compliance content, analytics and reporting, FTZLOG-NETTinton Falls, NJ • log-net.comLOG-NET PlatformPlatform: Cloud basedDescription: Capabilities include order management, supplier management, visibility, customs ISF, and entry costs, all through multiple modes of transportation.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, analytics and reportingMIQ LogisticsOverland Park, KS • miq.comInternational Supply ChainPlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), hosted on the vendor's website, cloud basedDescription: Delivers value by combining services across MIQ Logistics to create a complete end-to-end solution.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reporting, FTZNavegateMendota Heights, MN • navegate.comNavegatePlatform: Cloud basedDescription: Provides supply chain visibility, end-to-end tracking, vendor/manufacturer compliance, organized collaboration, delivery and pick-up confirmations, and documents.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reporting, FTZnVision GlobalMcDonough, GA • nvisionglobal.comiMpact TMSPlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), hosted on the vendor's website, cloud basedDescription: This global track-and-trace tool with multi-mode, multi-carrier visibility provides supplier/order management and shipment planning and execution.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reporting, FTZOracleRedwood City, CA • oracle.comGlobal Trade Management CloudPlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), hosted on the vendor's website, cloud basedDescription: Optimizes and streamlines business processes related to cross-border trade.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reporting, FTZPrecision Software (QAD)Downers Grove, IL • precisionsoftware.comGlobal Trade Management SoftwarePlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), cloud basedDescription: Automates documentation production and customs reporting to help companies adhere to regulatory requirements and reduce hidden costs.Functionality: Transportation management, compliance content, analytics and reportingQuestaWebClark, NJ • questaweb.com Global Trade Management SoftwarePlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), cloud basedDescription: Facilitates timely and compliant movement of goods from origin to destination, across borders, anywhere in the world.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reporting, FTZSAPNewtown Square, PA • sap.comSAP Transportation ManagementPlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), cloud basedDescription: Speeds customs clearance, reducing unnecessary delays, and minimizes fines and penalties from trade compliance violationsFunctionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reporting, FTZSEKO LogisticsItasca, IL • sekologistics.comGlobal Trade Management ToolPlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), hosted on the vendor's website, cloud basedDescription: Provides instant access to all current regulations, for any combination of countries, with full integration into MySEKO.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reporting, FTZTOC LogisticsIndianapolis, IN • toclogistics.comGlobal Logistics ServicesPlatform: Hosted on the vendor's websiteDescription: Provides visibility and metrics tracking and reporting.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, compliance content, analytics and reporting, FTZTransporeon GroupFort Washington, PA • transporeon-group.comTransporeon & TicontractPlatform: Cloud basedDescription: Collaborative, modular logistics platform that links manufacturers, retailers, and wholesalers with logistics service providers, connecting a global network of more than 1,000 shippers and trading companies, almost 90,000 carriers, and more than 100,000 users in 100-plus countries.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, analytics and reporting, FTZTransportation InsightHickory, NC • transportationinsight.comInternational LogisticsPlatform: Cloud basedDescription: Combines multi-modal expertise with a blended technology platform to improve agility to respond to changing global shipping demands.Functionality: Transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reporting, FTZTransportGisticsMt. Sinai, NY • transportgistics.comTGIPlatform: Licensed to user (installed locally), hosted on the vendor's website, cloud basedDescription: Easy-to-execute global rate management portal with bid/response capabilities, as well as tendering, tracking, rating, reporting, and analysis.Functionality: Supplier management, transportation management, booking functionality, event management, compliance content, analytics and reporting