Building a Comprehensive, Cost-Effective Tech Stack for Shipment Visibility
By now, any supply chain stakeholder (whether a shipper, broker, 3P/4PL, or forwarder) knows the importance of visibility for ensuring smooth operations and building resiliency. But visibility can have many meanings, and there’s no one-size-fits-all solution that’s perfect for every business. To add to the complexity, there are countless technological solutions that offer different layers of visibility at various costs of implementation. How do you determine the right solutions for YOUR business?
In this guide, you’ll learn how to build a visibility tech stack that fits your business model based on what and how you ship. By diversifying data streams and layering in the most robust visibility solutions only where you need it most, you can maintain an end-to-end view of your supply chain in a way that’s efficient, effective, and budget-friendly.
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Key Takeaways
- Many supply chain stakeholders regularly say they want “more visibility,” but still use visibility solutions that only provide partial data.
- Gaining 100% visibility requires the right tech stack. Forms of visibility range from simple phone calls to robust, real-time shipment tracking technology – and there’s no one-size-fits-all that’s perfect for every business model.
- Categorize your freight by risk level and value level to determine where various methods of visibility make the most sense to deploy.
