Körber Review - why 2.8 stars?

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Oct 30, 2022

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What is Körber?

Körber is a SaaS based Transport Management System that offers planning features like Shipment Planning & Consolidation, Multi-Drop Rout &Zone Scheduling, Load Optimisation and Carrier Rate Management. It helps companies with cost-reduction and effective customer service solutions.

TMS is a product of Körber Software, founded in 1983, previously known as Data Collection Systems. Körber offers other products like WMS, MES, and LM as well.

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Who is it best for?

Körber has a customer circle of more than 1,300 corporate companies. It targets small to large based companies across industries like Aerospace, Automotive, Consumer Goods and others. Körber offers scalable solutions which accommodates companies of any size.

Main features and functionalities

TMS simplifies the otherwise complex route and shipment process for companies. It offers algorithms that optimize the work process to make the entire work cost-effective and ensures that customer service expectations are met with On Demand TMS. It offers multi-modal transportation management at international level for companies. Be it LTL, Truckload, Parcel or any other needs, TMS would come up with an optimal plan and execute it. Route Optimizer reduces the transportation cost of your companies where loads, pooled shipments are planned effectively.

TMS offers features like Shipment Alert and Notification, Carrier Compliance, POD and Claims among others.

What is the actual cost?

ITQlick pricing score is 5.8 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for Körber. You can also find here pricing information from Körber's website.

Pros

• TMS is architecturally flexible which reduces the burden of customization coding from the heads of users. Configuration based designing saves time and also keeps upgrades/support from getting compromised.
• TMS has SOA ,which coupled with analytics and advanced reporting capabilities make various communicative points that keep everyone from driver to customers in a loop.
• The customer service of the product is efficient being based on a partnership-style relationship that seeks customer referenceability.
• The software supports integration with ERP and SRM systems that enables TMS to work efficiently across various industries.

Cons

• Körber is small company and has Microsoft centric technologies. They can provide limited international support.
• The software solutions are largely based for North American region and lack many features to support long international solutions.
• Körber Labour Advantage was initially designed as an add-on to its WMS system. Hence, unless LMS is paired with WMS, its full potential cannot be ascertained.
• TMS solutions are highly execution based and lack planning features like Status Reporting and Role-based authorisation.

How it stacks up?

Access a head to head analysis of Körber vs alternative software solutions.

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