Universal Rules Engine | Deep configuration capabilities for the modern era | Shipium
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PLATFORM
Universal Rules Engine
Implement and scale flexible business rules across your network
Scale your shipping operations by centralizing and automating key processes using configurable criteria for everything from packaging optimization to order routing to carrier selection.
TOUR
Powered by Flexibility: The only rules engine focused on end-to-end shipping operations
The platform’s universal rules engine provides new super powers you never thought were possible—until now.
Centralized Control
The web console gives you a single pane of glass to see and configure all rules across your entire network, from all carriers to fulfillment origins to partners and more.
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.
As Granular As You Want It
The expansiveness of options gives you extreme granular control of operations, which is particularly powerful in a multi-tenant environment like a 3PL.
Configurable via Console or APIs
Managing rules couldn’t be easier with a set-it-and-forget-it web console, but they can also be configured per API call for moments with a rule needs to be overridden.
Customer Success Story
Carriers, partners, and analysts agree — Shipium is setting a new standard for fulfillment technology.
We now have the premium shipping experience to complement our incredible shopping experience that sets Saks OFF 5TH up to be an ecommerce leader.
— Shivi Shankaran,
Chief Operating Officer
Use Cases
The way business rules were meant to be
Streamline key processes
Automate your most critical workflows using deeply configurable criteria.
Carrier selection
Set volume thresholds, define carriers and service methods by zone, and automate the use of economy methods whenever possible.
Seasonality and promotions
Schedule, apply, and centrally manage business rules for peak season, promotions, and other events.
Automated shipment properties
Automate setup of essential business rules, like package level details.
Manage rules throughout your network
Flexibly implement and manage unique business rules for different contexts, and scale logic network-wide.
Fulfillment contexts
Apply unique business rule configurations to be considered during rate selection and label generation for locations in your network.
Comprehensive properties
Manage carriers, service methods, specific accounts, rates, injection, and labeling for each unique configuration.
Global and local configurations
Easily implement shipping configurations globally, per-location, by brand or tenant, and more.
Total Control
Centralize all shipping operations into a single web console for easy management
Website EDDs
Create a more competitive online shopping experience through ironclad delivery promise dates that are backed by ML-powered time-in-transit predictions.
Learn more about Delivery Promise
Order Routing
Optimize when and where to ship from. Shipium is the perfect partner to your OMS as our shipping speed and cost models paired with a universal rules engine makes sure customer experience is maximized and costs are minimized when routing an order.
Learn more about Route Optimization
Order Fulfillment
Rate shop across carriers and select the cheapest carrier and method to fulfill every shipment without missing delivery dates.
Learn more about our Rating Engine
Simulation
Simulate executed shipments with new parameters to understand the performance and cost implications of process changes before making them.
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.