# TMS Solution: The Big Picture

_Inbound Logistics, May 2017 by Karen Kroll_

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Consider the experience of John Conte, logistics manager for Holman Parts Distribution in Pennsauken, N.J., a division of Holman Enterprises and a nationwide, single-source supplier of original equipment powertrain products with annual shipments topping 10,000. When Conte began looking for a TMS, he focused on solutions that were cloud based, easy to use, and could be adopted across the organization.

Conte didn’t want to sign a multi-year contract, or be charged for each transaction on top of monthly or annual fees. “If a provider wants to charge to print a bill of lading every time you make a shipment, those transactions will eat up the freight savings,” he says.

Conte selected a [cloud-based TMS](/content/kuebix-tms/index.html) from Maynard, Mass.-based Kuebix that fit his requirements. The system has cut the time required to process a freight shipment from eight minutes to two, and offers “total visibility,” Conte says, noting that he’s responsible for operations at 11 locations.

The [Kuebix TMS (Transport Management System) software](/content/kuebix-tms/index.html) also cut freight costs by about 15 percent without changing carriers. “The system allows us to look at all our carriers, shipment by shipment,” Conte says. “Depending on a shipment’s origin and destination, the system identifies the most cost-efficient carrier.”

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