Identify risks to your on-time delivery before they derail your operations, cost you thousands in OTIF fines, and ruin your customer experience. Supply chain visibility arms you with predictive insights so you can make better, more proactive decisions.
9 of the top-10 global Consumer Packaged Goods companies are already eliminating supply chain blind spots with FourKites.
Are you ready to join us?
What makes up Visibility Cloud?
Visibility is all about transforming your siloed supply chain into an optimized, multi-modal network and we believe that every supply chain should have access to matched precision and predictability.
That’s why we created Visibility Cloud.
Machine Learning
Real-Time & Historical Tracking Data
+
The World’s Largest Network of Shippers, Carriers, & 3PLs
This gets you:
Real-time, predictive insights, right at your fingertips
You’re in good company
FourKites is more than a software platform, it’s a full-service solution. You can rely on our team for support at every step of the process, and build a business partnership for the long-haul.
Why CPG Shippers Choose FourKites:
The Challenge: With skyrocketing OTIF fines, the cost of business for shippers continues to climb. To avoid costly delivery and late appointment fines, on-time delivery is essential.
The Solution: OTIF fines are a thing of the past with FourKites’ comprehensive visibility and actionable insights. Use customized alerts and predictive ETAs to manage by exception and keep your freight running on time.
How Kraft Heinz found the upside of OTIF
Kraft Heinz began tracking customer deliveries to improve on-time performance and after 2 years, their on-time delivery rates have improved by over 25%.
“Food maker Kraft Heinz Co. began using FourKites’s software about five months ago to track customer deliveries as part of a broader effort to improve on-time performance. The company’s on-time delivery rate is now between 75% and 80%, up from the mid-50s in fall 2016.”
– Troy Shannan, Kraft Heinz’s head of North America supply chain
The Challenge: Delivery expectations for a CPG shipper in today’s market are continuing to be influenced by the Amazon effect.
The Solution: With a cloud-based predictive visibility platform and incredibly accurate ETAs, you keep your customers up to date with information they can depend on.
How one Fortune 500 CPG company automates tracking updates for customers
By using the FourKites system to automate the process of sending tracking information to their customers, a leading CPG company saves time and money, while enabling improved customer service. The company estimates that these FourKites automations save at least 8 hours of staff time per day.
“FourKites has decreased the amount of daily calls from our customers since they have access to tracking info immediately. Now our conversations center around the loads we know are in jeopardy versus every single load.”
– Brooke H., Transportation Dispatcher
The Challenge: With carriers being more selective about the shippers that they work with, you need to improve stop-level efficiency and nurture relationships with your carriers to gain shipper of choice status.
The Solution: Improve appointment planning through accurate ETAs, automated alerts for loads entering detention, and historical dwell time analytics to please your carriers and your bottom line.
Reducing monthly dwell times with FourKites
FourKites users have reported up to a 20% monthly reduction in dwell times since they began using data from their supply chain visibility solution.
“FourKites has decreased the amount of daily calls from our customers since they have access to tracking info immediately. Now our conversations center around the loads we know are in jeopardy versus every single load.”
– Brooke H., Transportation Dispatcher
Consumer Packaged Goods + FourKites
2.8 million
CPG loads tracked by FourKites in the past year via all modes
Of CPG loads tracked in the last year, FourKites proactively identified that
36%
arrived late
129 million
load location updates on CPG shipments tracked by FourKites in the past year
800
unique carriers are providing visibility to CPG shippers through FourKites
CPG loads tracked by FourKites travel an average of
660 miles
How does Conagra use FourKites to support their product innovation initiatives?
Conagra ships about 1,000 loads per day, and uses the FourKites platform to focus and take an exception-based approach to their work. Watch the video to discover how they utilize real-time visibility data to resolve issues before it is too late!
