Around this time each year, we turn our clocks back to gain an extra hour, and it’s a perfect moment to reflect on what the impact would be if we could “gain” time more often. In the supply chain world, where every minute matters, FourKites’ visibility and yard management tools help teams focus less on chasing information and more on value-added tasks.
Customers are adding productive hours to their day by automating time-consuming manual tasks and delivering the insights they need exactly when and where they need them. Here are some of the top ways FourKites can help you save time and increase productivity:
In the past, tracking shipments often meant hours spent on emails, phone calls, and manual updates. Traditional track-and-trace methods not only take time but often leave teams with outdated or partial data, which can limit decision-making and response time. FourKites solves this by automatically tracking shipments and providing predictive ETAs that update in real time. This freedom allows transportation teams to focus on higher-value work, like strategic planning or managing at-risk loads, rather than on routine track-and-trace tasks.
Schreiber Foods has been able to reclaim over 150 hours a month by using FourKites predictive ETAs to prioritize managing at-risk shipments and streamline its inbound arrivals.
Customer expectations around communication are higher than ever. FourKites makes it easy for companies to automate shipment status updates and even offer customers real-time tracking dashboards. Even when disruptions occur, proactive notifications and updated ETAs mean customers can adjust their own plans, ultimately improving service satisfaction and reducing the burden on customer service teams. And with FourKites’ AI solution, Fin AI, pinpointing the impact of disruption on your shipments is faster than ever— just ask Fin and you’ll receive a comprehensive list of impacted loads within seconds.
Synergie Canada empowers its employees with self-service tools and access to real-time data through FourKites, saving employees around 48 hours per month!
Yards have often been overlooked in supply chain digitization and, as a result, they are notoriously inefficient. FourKites YardWorks® suite includes advanced tools and automation to fully optimize yard logistics and save tons of time. Picture a facility where scheduling and rescheduling appointments, assigning tasks, and prioritizing loads all happen automatically. This new level of integration and automation boosts workforce efficiency by 25-30%, cuts detention fees by up to 80%, and improves throughput by as much as 40%.
Kimberly-Clark uses FourKites to automate appointment scheduling and rescheduling in its facilities, freeing up more than 166 hours per month for its teams.
These time-saving changes aren’t just about efficiency; they’re about empowering teams to work more strategically and effectively, ultimately leading to a better work experience. As we all enjoy an extra hour from Daylight Saving, imagine how much value could come from gaining extra time every day. FourKites makes that possible with real-time visibility and productivity-focused solutions that put time back in your hands.
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