The Challenge
Smithfield, one of the world’s largest food producers, wanted to improve on-time delivery rates to its major retail customers. Prior to FourKites’ involvement, the company’s on-time delivery rate was 87%, and the company saw opportunity for improvement.

FourKites Solution
Smithfield implemented FourKites to track shipments across its supply chain, to know precisely when shipments would arrive at processing plants, when they would leave for distribution, and when they would arrive at retailers. That level of visibility enabled Smithfield to book more accurate delivery times with retailers and to adjust those windows proactively, leaving enough time for retailers to react without disruption.
“Smithfield’s on-time delivery rate improved to 94%, from 87%, after it began tracking truck freight with software from FourKites Inc. Smithfield plans to test its use for ocean freight, and is incorporating a new temperature- tracking feature introduced in June.”
Smithfield