According to the company, the features split shipments and booking details, and complement its existing end-to-end international visibility solutions “to help shippers proactively build routes based on in-transit inputs, all in a single user interface”.
In a press release, the supply chain visibility company said that these air visibility features provide the following benefits:
- Carrier Events View allows shippers to compare data from carrier websites against FourKites’ milestones, events and highly accurate Dynamic ETAs® for Air that leverage machine learning and AI algorithms. This allows supply chain partners to increase workforce efficiencies and maximise collaboration based on high-quality, end-to-end visibility data.
- Easy Load Creation enables shippers to generate air shipments with limited information, thereby accelerating their time to value with visibility.
- New Dashboards — including a Transit Time Dashboard, On-time Performance Dashboard, Milestone Dashboard, Customer Health Dashboard and Lane Dashboard — allow for more strategic decision-making through insights on carrier and lane performance, tracking health and more.
- Split Shipments let customers track shipments that have been split onto different flights or routes, and monitor quantity and weight at the flight level. This provides enhanced visibility into inventory levels, empowering shippers to improve resource planning and pickup scheduling.
- Booking Details — including flight number, status, origin/destination, arrival/departure time, quantity, weight and volume — provide clear visibility into the flight expectations compared to the tracking updates happening in real time.
Commenting on the announcement, Priya Rajagopalan, chief product officer at FourKites, said:
“By offering true door-to-door air visibility, FourKites is focused on providing the full picture to help customers transport high-value freight efficiently. Shippers and freight forwarders often rely on air to transport valuable goods and to speed up shipments in case of delays. FourKites’ new capabilities, created in close collaboration with our customers, represent a meaningful step forward in integrating air transport more efficiently in global supply chains.”
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