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We understand that driving down costs and enhancing competitive advantage is as important as ever. And we are knowledgeable about today’s leading transportation and logistics software.

ZMS introduces z! Series, a revolutionary approach to integrated Transportation Management suite that will transform your business. We are raising the bar for what a solution and a software partner should do for your business – for your top and bottom line, your competitiveness and your ability to act quickly and with confidence in a fast paced world.

Read on to learn about the z! Series vision, and why customers have partnered with ZMS to make this vision a reality, to build the future of TMS.

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z! Series: A modern approach to the traditional TMS ...

... working in concert with a new generation of advanced modules offering capabilities not available with today’s best of breed, ERP, or in-house applications.

z! Series configures and scales based on your size and business model – from bread-and-butter domestic transportation management to global networks providing sophisticated fulfillment and logistics. Deploy in house or as an on-demand managed TMS, to suit your needs.

The z! Series application suite consists of the following modules:

z! GATE - Global Trans-Modal Routing & Rating **

An advanced trans-modal routing, rating, and planning engine, encompassing both scheduled carriers (Air, Bus, LTL, RFS, Rail, Ocean) and on-demand providers (couriers, PU&D, TL, Charter). Whether the shipping request is for immediate, same day delivery or a deferred service, z! GATE allows you to present all options to your customer.

z! ENTRY – Order Entry and Quote Management

This enterprise class order & quote entry application module is designed to support multiple channels for order capture - EDI, XML, CSR Order Entry, and Customer Web Order Entry.   Working in conjunction with z! GATE, this module presents optimal end-to-end fully rated shipment plans comprised of single and multiple modes.



z! ORDERx – Order Execution

The configurable Transportation Shipment Execution module is designed to automate critical functions and workflows in complex, time definite and/or expedited environments. This module includes a flexible workflow engine, supporting various general or unique transportation services and their corresponding activities and milestones. It has a powerful architecture for continuous monitoring, shipment status, workflow management, and settlement activities.

z! PORTAL – Portal Suite for Customers, Carriers, and Suppliers

A robust web based portal for your most important constituents – Customers, Carriers, and Suppliers. z! PORTAL allows you to deliver context-based functionality such as order and quote entry, visibility & tracking, profile and rule maintenance, notification services, and financial information. The web experience offered by z! PORTAL is engaging, powerful, and will drive tremendous efficiencies for your operation and your constituents.



z! INTEGRATE – Customer, Carrier, and Supplier Integration

This sophisticated integration hub supports automated electronic transactions with Carriers and Agents for tendering, booking, and status monitoring. z! INTEGRATE is the foundation for providing your customers and suppliers integration services such as electronic orders, acknowledgement, advanced shipping notices and other critical transactions.



z! CONSOL – Dynamic Consolidation **

A dynamic, real-time consolidation engine that aggregates customer orders to look for lower cost, reliable options.



z! FLEET – Fleet Management

This module allows you to easily manage your fleet and drivers in both dynamic and controlled environments. It provides advanced tracking and visibility using a variety of devices, channels, and communication networks. Other standard features include multi-stop route optimization, auto and manual dispatching, driver communication, vehicle monitoring, alerting, and operational preferences and rules.

z! SOURCE – Intelligent Sourcing **

This advanced sourcing engine determines in real time where, when, and how to most cost effectively source and/or fulfill an order. It is a highly scalable and flexible solution targeted to meet the needs of enterprises with simple to complex demand and supply chains.



z! SIMULATE – Business Simulation **

This module is designed to evaluate bottom line impact of different operational and strategic scenarios. Analyze the business impact of new and/or revised transportation service offerings. And for your existing customers, the tool provides continuous monitoring of performance and cost savings – ensuring the customer remains confident in your operational excellence.

** An Industry first! Please contact us to learn about z! series exciting proprietary innovations that can significantly impact your operations.

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Partnership approach

We believe customers deserve more from their software providers. We believe customers need not compromise their best practices to take full advantage of innovations provided by next generation software. We work with you as a partner — an extension of your team – to ensure you get the benefit of next generation of capabilities that will lead you and your customers into the future.

Experience the difference when you work directly with Team ZMS and its Founders – people with an unparalleled understanding of and insight into your domain and the brains behind the tools that tomorrow’s leading companies will need to stay ahead.

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z! Series Architecture

z! Series delivers real time optimization of large complex transportation and logistics problems through graph-theoretic algorithms and clustered data partitioning built on an n-tier architecture. The flexible architecture uses non-specialized hardware to exceed the scalability and failover capabilities demanded of an enterprise class solution.

z! Series’ web native platform is engineered from the ground up to deliver on the promise of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). It is deployed stand alone or fully integrated via an extensive XML web services framework. This integration framework provides interoperability via all standard integration methods including EDI, Transportation industry protocols, and Microsoft .NET.

z! Series emphasizes configurability over customization, protecting your investment over the long term. It is designed for both internationalization and localization, to meet the needs of a global marketplace. The entire system is secured through advanced security protocols and full auditing capabilities.

z! Series is engineered with an understanding of who uses it → people… people who are customers and vendors, people from line operations to the executive suite. Available in both rich and thin clients, the user interface provides information at the fingertips.

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