TMS Technology Value Matrix 2025

October 14, 2025 - Value Matrix Z164

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The 2025 Transportation Management System (TMS) Technology Value Matrix reflects a market defined by rapid innovation, consolidation, and the widespread application of AI across logistics execution. Persistent volatility in global trade, labor shortages, and capacity constraints continue to drive organizations toward platforms that unify planning and execution while optimizing cost and service. Vendors are embedding agentic and generative AI directly into TMS workflows, automating load planning, scheduling, payments, and exception management to shorten cycle times and improve resilience. Integration with adjacent systems, such as WMS, ERP, and supply chain planning, has become a key differentiator, enabling end-to-end visibility and faster response to disruption. Sustainability and multimodal optimization remain growing priorities, with platforms incorporating emissions tracking and carbon-aware routing into decision-making. As the line between execution and intelligence blurs, transportation management systems are evolving from transactional tools into AI-powered orchestration engines that enable global logistics networks to operate with greater speed, transparency, and precision.

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Nucleus Research names Blue Yonder, e2open, Infor, Kinaxis, Manhattan Associates, and Oracle as leading providers of TMS technology.