Supply Chain Visibility for Manufacturers - FourKites
Enhance manufacturing efficiency with FourKites' Supply Chain Visibility for Manufacturers. This advanced solution offers end-to-end visibility across your logistics operations with real-time data, predictive analytics, and machine learning-driven ETAs, ensuring agility, efficiency, and predictability in your supply chain.
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Last Updated: October 31, 2024
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Enhance manufacturing efficiency with FourKites' Supply Chain Visibility for Manufacturers. This advanced solution offers end-to-end visibility across your logistics operations with real-time data, predictive analytics, and machine learning-driven ETAs, ensuring agility, efficiency, and predictability in your supply chain.
End-to-End Visibility Across the Entire Manufacturing Supply Chain
FourKites redefines supply chain management for manufacturers by providing comprehensive visibility across global logistics networks. This solution integrates seamlessly with both managed and vendor-managed inbound freight, offering predictive ETAs and real-time status updates for shipments on the road and in the yard. With no need for workarounds or dealing with siloed systems, manufacturers can achieve smooth, collaborative operations.
The platform utilizes powerful machine learning algorithms to analyze data from over one million tracked loads per day, factoring in real-time weather, traffic, and 150+ other variables to deliver the most accurate ETAs. This enables manufacturers to avoid production line downtimes, optimize dock utilization, and reduce detention charges effectively. Additionally, FourKites ensures comprehensive multimodal freight tracking through a single-pane-of-glass view, enhancing operational transparency and facilitating better material planning.
Benefits
Improved Operational Productivity
Leverage real-time notifications and the industry's most accurate ETAs for incoming deliveries to maximize production throughput. Eliminate unnecessary staff time spent on status check calls and streamline production schedules with enhanced inbound visibility and predictive planning
Reduced Operating Costs
Dramatically cut transportation and operational expenses by minimizing dwell times, optimizing labor scheduling, and avoiding losses on temperature-sensitive shipments. FourKites' predictive insights and efficient tracking reduce the need for excessive safety stocks and help manage just-in-time production effectively.
Superior Service Delivery
Enhance customer satisfaction with reliable on-time delivery rates and full supply chain transparency. Automated status notifications and live tracking dashboards keep your customers informed at every stage, improving service levels and bolstering business relationships.
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Success Story: Paper Manufacturer Improves Service and Reduces Fines
In its first 8 months of using FourKites, Pixelle Specialty Solutions was able to reduce email volume to customer service teams by over 50%, and lower detention charges by 20% per month. Hear from Brad Shockey, Director of Supply Chain, on the value FourKites has delivered throughout Pixelle’s operations.
Canfor’s Success Story
Using FourKites to consolidate tracking for all its transportation modes (ocean, rail and truck), Canfor is able to proactively manage its customer pipelines and prevent stockouts.
Unprecedented Value for Manufacturing Supply Chains
One global pharmaceutical manufacturer credits FourKites with saving it $5.5 million to date in detention costs and penalties.
About FourKites
FourKites is the world's leading supply chain intelligence platform, delivering real-time visibility and execution for 1500+ companies and third-party logistics firms across 230 countries. Using a patented artificial intelligence to calculate shipment arrival times, FourKites enables customers to lower operating costs, improve on-time performance, and strengthen end-customer relationships.
Company Size
501-1000
Founded
2014
Locations
Chicago, Illinois
