[1] A TMS focuses on back-office processes and is considered a tool for corporate training administrators.
[2] A TMS can be a module in enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
[4][5][6] Some TMSs also manage financial aspects, including budget forecasting and cost-tracking.
TMSs were originally designed to be locally hosted on-premise, where the organization purchases a license to a version of the software, and installs it on their own servers and network.
Many TMSs are also offered as SaaS (software as a service), with hosting provided by the vendors.