Finance:NxTier

NxTier, is an ASP company that provided software solutions to the logistics and supply chain industry. Using their VSC platform, the industry has visibility and control of their data virtually anywhere in the world at any time. The VSC platform is an ASP application deployed over the Internet. The platform allows logistic and supply chain industry providers to schedule and dispatch transportation management system, accept and transmit EDI, provide Web tracking functionality, manage orders with the OMS , perform business analytics and consolidate and optimize orders and loads.

The system was originally created specifically for the third-party logistics (3PL) market. Later it was quickly adopted by the specialized delivery, home delivery and the less than truckload (LTL) markets. Today it has furthered it reach to full truckload carrier market, the service industry; dispatch and scheduling, retail build out, appliance and furniture as well as retail replenishment. As the internet became a more reliable platform NxTier positioned its VSC platform to compete in the EDI space to reduce or eliminate value added network (VAN) based fees. Nxtier VSC (Visibility, Synchronization, Control) platform provides multiple components of an ERP system. It also provides interfaces to other platforms and systems.

The platform is Internet-based, ERP and can be accessed with any internet connection.

• The main components of the system:
• Online order Management System (OOMS)
• Execution Management System (EMS)
• Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Transportation Management System(TMS)
• Integration & Execution Management (IEM)
• Time Management (T&E)
• Scheduling (SMS)
• Load Optimization (FOS)

History

Founded in 1994, in Worcester, Massachusetts, to help the transportation industry increase visibility into the supply chain by giving them greater visibility and Control over their IT functions and data.

See also

• Demand chain management
• supply chain management