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Operational Control

Shipping Analytics

# Analyze and improve shipping performance

Gain complete visibility into what’s happening in your network — from carrier performance to cost trends to origin-specific metrics.

## Your data + Shipium’s platform. A proven recipe for insights and improvement.

### Differentiated data and models

Leverage data from millions of shipments and the most advanced ML models in the industry.

- 10+ models support time-in-transit predictions, accurate costing, volume balancing and more
- Data from platform-wide executed shipments is anonymized and used for model training
- Your unique data is automatically fed to our analytics platform for reporting

### Granular visibility

Analyze performance and costs by time period, origin, carrier, service method and much more.

### Reports tailored to your needs

Work with Shipium’s team to configure custom reports from our suite of available base reports.

### Centralized insights and execution

Create and act on data-driven insights within a single platform.

## Simplify integration with your host systems

- Pre-built integration templates for major OMS and WMS systems
- Connect to Shipium APIs, partner with an SI, or work with our Professional Services team for integration development
- Data gathered throughout the fulfillment process is used for analytics

## Common Use Cases

### How Shipium’s customers are using analytics to understand performance and improve outcomes.

### Cost Analysis

Understand cost trends, and what’s contributing to them:

- Identify cost drivers and make strategic changes like renegotiating carrier contracts or presenting less aggressive delivery dates
- Compare costs between carriers and implement strategic changes as needed
- Identify opportunities for smarter routing and origin selection

### Granular Performance Analysis

Break down performance by carrier, service method, origin and more:

- Identify carrier-specific on-time performance trends to ensure SLAs are met and make changes as needed
- Understand on-time performance for each zone, or specific origin
- Ensure that on-time performance doesn’t increase shipping costs beyond your desired thresholds

### Invoice-Specific Reporting

Analyze invoice discrepancies and implement strategies to reduce them:

- Approach contract negotiations armed with your knowledge of expected cost increases by lane
- Plan for volume shifts and changes to origin selection based on new cost structures
- Gain complete operational control

## Shipium provides the tools you need to measure and manage performance

### Shipium Solutions

#### Simulation

Predict the impact of network changes

#### Delivery Promise

Present exact delivery dates to customers

#### Delivery Date Enhancement

Improve accuracy by replacing static transit times

#### Shipment Tracking

Consolidate and standardize event updates

#### Route Optimization

Optimize where to ship from, when to ship, and how to ship

#### Packaging Optimization

Choose the right packaging

#### Address Validation

Ensure address accuracy

#### Mode Optimization

Parcel and LTL rating workflows

#### Zone Skipping

Manage complex injection schemes

#### Carrier Load Management

Balance discounts, limits, and rules

#### Rating Engine

Compare rates and select carriers

#### Pack Station

Attendant shipping for warehouses

#### Ship-from-Store

Connected shipping for stores

#### Dropshipping

Pass decisions to suppliers

#### International Shipping

Manage cross-border shipments

#### Billing Management

Reconcile invoice discrepancies and bill customers faster

#### Shipping Analytics

Analyze any aspect of shipping performance

## Ready to gain visibility into shipping performance?

[Contact Sales](https://info.shipium.com/demo)