Aptean Transportation Management System (TMS) for Apparel Wholesalers
Streamline Complex Shipments. Reduce Costs. Strengthen Supplier Collaboration.
In the apparel wholesale industry, logistics goes beyond moving goods from point A to point B. It’s about timing, aligning seasonal demand, shifting supplier lead times and managing SKU complexity where one missed delivery can jeopardize retail commitments and customer trust.
Apparel wholesalers juggle multiple carriers, overseas suppliers and third-party logistics (3PL) providers— each running on different systems and schedules. That complexity makes it tough to align inventory turns, delivery windows and compliance requirements. Aptean TMS is designed to address these challenges. It gives brands centralized control across logistics workflows—from shipment planning and carrier selection to real-time tracking and supplier collaboration. With Aptean TMS, you gain the visibility, efficiency and control you need to meet retailer deadlines, manage transportation spend and ensure every delivery supports your brand and customer commitments.
Key benefits of adopting Aptean TMS:
End-to-End Visibility
Track inbound shipments from supplier to warehouse with real-time status updates, ensuring you know exactly where your goods are and when they’ll arrive.
Gain Full Control
Unlike using a broker, Aptean TMS puts you in the driver’s seat—giving you real-time visibility, direct carrier access and the ability to optimize routes, costs and service levels based on your specific needs.
Optimize Freight Costs
Leverage dynamic rate shopping consolidated shipments and carrier performance insights to reduce transportation spend while balancing cost with delivery speed for seasonal launches, retail promotions and flash sales.
Reduce Delays and Stockouts
Automated alerts and ETAs help you proactively manage disruptions, reduce lead times and avoid costly stockouts or inventory imbalances due to delayed seasonal launches.
Ensure Retail Compliance and Brand Integrity
Manage delivery timelines, packaging standards and retailer routing guides to maintain brand reputation and meet compliance requirements.
Improve Supplier Collaboration
Provide suppliers with a self-service portal, incorporating routing guide logic behind the scenes to support reverse logistics, restocking workflows and customer satisfaction through efficient returns management.
AI-Powered TMS for Apparel Wholesalers
Aptean TMS is built within AppCentral, Aptean’s intelligent, connected platform for applications and data, giving apparel wholesalers a unified logistics solution that scales with business complexity. Built-in intelligence delivers answers immediately and automates routine work, helping you shorten lead times, protect margins and get ahead of the competition.
Key Features
Integrated Transportation Planning, Routing and Shipping – Plan, route and ship on a single platform. From parcel shipments to international containers, you can manage orders efficiently and align deliveries with tight retail windows.
End-to-End Visibility – Track inbound and outbound shipments across parcel, LTL, FTL, ocean, air and rail on one platform including SKU-level tracking, seasonal delivery monitoring and retailer compliance checkpoints including visibility into sustainability metrics such as emissions and packaging standards.
Enhanced Freight Audit and Pay – Digitize and automate every freight audit step through our fully-managed process. Our team handles invoice validation against contracted rates and spot quotes, resolves discrepancies directly with carriers and manages payment execution—so your apparel business saves time, ensures accuracy and reduces transportation spend.
Carrier and Vendor Portals – The carrier portal supports spot quotes, shipment management, invoice visibility and appointment setting to keep operations on schedule. In addition, the vendor portal provides visibility into purchase order fill rates at the SKU level and ensures compliance with your routing guide for accurate and timely deliveries.
Freight Consolidator – Collaborate with freight consolidators to gain full visibility across every step of the shipping process. This approach reduces transportation costs, lowers carbon footprint and streamlines operations for greater efficiency.
Smart Dock Management – Optimize dock schedules and yard operations, ensuring highvolume apparel shipments move quickly and accurately through your facilities.
AI-Driven 3D Load Builder – Optimize cargo planning with 3D visualization that ensures efficient use of trailers and containers. Reduce wasted space and streamline order consolidation for multi-SKU apparel shipments while reducing fuel consumption and trailer waste.
Ready to streamline your apparel logistics and support your brand’s sustainability goals?
Reach out to our team of experts today.
About Aptean
Aptean is one of the world’s leading providers of purpose-built, industry-specific software that helps manufacturers and distributors effectively run and grow their businesses. With both cloud and on-premise deployment options, Aptean’s products, services and unmatched expertise help businesses of all sizes to be Ready for What’s Next, Now®. Aptean is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia and has offices in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
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