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Encyclopedia > NxTier

NxTier, is an Application service provider company that provides 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 Platfom allows Logistic and Supply Chain Industry providers to Schedule & Dispatch Transportation management system, accept & Transmit EDI , Provide Web Tracking functionality, Manage Orders (OMS)Order Management System, perform Business Analytics BI and Consolidate & Optimize orders and loads. An application service provider (ASP) is a business that provides computer-based services to customers over a network. ... Look up Logistics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A supply chain, logistics network, or supply network is a coordinated system of organizations, people, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service in physical or virtual manner from supplier to customer. ... ASP is a three-letter acronym with numerous meanings in different contexts. ... Commonly known as TMS, transportation management systems are a category of operations software (often Web-hosted) under the “supply chain execution” grouping that aids logistics management in various modes along with associated activities, including managing shipping units; shipment scheduling through inbound, outbound and intra-company shipments; modeling and benchmarking, rate... Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the computer-to-computer exchange of structured information, by agreed message standards, from one computer application to another by electronic means and with a minimum of human intervention. ... An Order Management System is a software system used in a number of industries for Order Entry and Processing. ... Look up Bi, bi, bi-, and BI in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


The system was originally created specifically for the 3PL market. Later it was quickly adopted by the specialized delivery, home delivery and the LTL Less than truckload markets. Today it has furthered it reach to Full Truckload carrier market , the Service industry; dispatch & 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 VAN based fees. Nxtier VSC platform provides multiple components of an (ERP) Enterprise resource planning system. It also provides interfaces to other platforms and systems. 3PL stands for third-party logistics provider, any firm that specializes in providing logistics services and which is independent from the manufacturers logistics division. ... Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) shipping is the transportation of relatively small freight. ... A truckload carrier is a trucking company that generally contracts an entire trailer-load to a single customer. ... Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERPs) integrate (or attempt to integrate) all data and processes of an organization into a unified system. ...


The platform is Internet-based, enterprise software and can be accessed with any internet connection. Enterprise Software is software that solves an enterprise problem (rather than a departmental problem) and usually enterprise software is written using Enterprise Software Architecture. ...


History

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


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