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## Take full control of your shipping operations

Use the Shipium Console to control shipping operations from one end of your supply chain to the other. Enterprises rely on the Console to quickly respond to network changes and reduce costs around network maintenance and updates.

## Powered by Control: The only web Console that centralizes all your shipping operations

Self-service management of everything from carriers and rates to business rules and data models makes the Console a super power you never thought was possible—until now.

#### Put Operators in Control

The web Console gives you a modern operating system that you can use to configure almost any aspect of shipping within your network.

#### No External IT Support Required

Eliminate the historical headaches of scripting and IT configurations for every little change, and instead turn IT into a strategic ally.

#### Modern, Intuitive User Interface

Enable operators to leverage a modern interface that combines ease-of-use with powerful functionality and precise granularity.

## Customer Success Story

Carriers, partners, and analysts agree — Shipium is setting a new standard for fulfillment technology.

Shipium is a true partner who has provided us with more flexibility and cost control capabilities, while also expanding what is possible for our customer-obsessed team.

— Tim Orsega,

Senior Manager, Parcel & Ecommerce Transportation

## Total Control

Centralize all shipping operations into a single web console for easy management.

### Configure and manage your network

Set your unique network properties to automate key workflows and scale operations.

### Manage carriers

Execute your multi-carrier strategy across your entire network using a single platform.

### Track your shipments

Gain and provide full visibility into every shipment in your network.

### Analyze and predict performance

Report on performance and generate predictive insights to make more informed process decisions.

## The Shipium Console has over 100 features and configurations—here are some of the most powerful

### Fulfillment contexts

Create fulfillment contexts to power scenario-based decision automation.

**Set carrier contracts**  
Define specific carrier accounts and their associated rates and settings for specific locations.

**Configure origins**  
Create contexts for each origin that dictate available carrier and service methods, label configurations, injection sites and more.

**Define shipment lanes**  
Manage shipment lanes by origin to ensure that packages are loaded onto the correct carrier’s trailer.

### Rules

Set up configurable rules that shape how carriers are selected or how ML models work, like estimating delivery dates.

**Selection rules**  
Set up inclusion or exclusion rules that automate carrier selection based on your specific criteria.

**Manage volume limits**  
Set minimum and maximum thresholds per carrier/service method, origin, or other unique properties that are important to your organization.

**Use configurable ship options**  
Define your own groups of carriers, service methods, and rules per delivery zone to improve flexibility and precision.

**Create time-in-transit based rules**  
Create time-in-transit based rules to choose carriers and service methods based on your desired delivery dates and origin performance.

### Analytics & KPIs

Report on key aspects of shipping performance to optimize operations and control costs.

**Gain visibility into performance**  
Analyze on-time performance and delivery speed to ensure customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

**Understand cost breakdowns**  
Gain insights on cost-per-package by origin, carrier type and more to protect your bottom line.

**Compare carrier performance**  
Compare OTD/speed, CPP, and volume mixes by carrier and service type.

**Build custom reports**  
Work with us to tailor reports to your unique needs using platform-wide data.

### Simulation

Generate predictive insights that power smarter decision-making.

**Optimize transit decisions**  
Predict volume and performance based on date constraints, and identify opportunities for service upgrades and downgrades.

**Establish more favorable discount tiers**  
Combat forced discount incentives by evaluating how volume and cost structures would shift if carrier volume discount tiers changed.

**Predict the impact of new origins and carriers**  
Simulate executed shipments with new origins and carriers to determine the volume, cost, and performance implications of adding them.

**Gain carrier negotiation leverage**  
Arm yourself with insights on which changes to your contract will best benefit your network.

### Injection / zone skipping

Power a faster, more cost-efficient delivery strategy.

**Optimize for speed and OTD**  
Reduce overall transit times by pinpointing the best locations to inject shipments within a carrier’s network.

**Optimize for cost**  
Identify the most cost-effective entry locations and routes that minimize shipping expenses.

**Avoid long-haul costs**  
Create the ideal long-haul lanes by consolidating and sending shipments directly to their delivery zone.

## Enterprise Ready

### Control and manage access

Enable admins to ensure enterprise-grade security and compliance.

#### Granular permissions

Assign each user a role (viewer, editor, administrator etc.) based on operating needs.

#### Access control policies

Provision, modify, restrict, and remove user access to prevent unauthorized changes.

#### SSO support

Leverage SSO through SAML 2.0 for a simplified and secure login process.

#### Audit trail

View the date and time of changes as well as which users made them.