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Critical Capabilities for Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platforms

Published: 25 March 2024

Summary

Real-time transportation visibility continues to be a key priority for shippers and logistics providers, and their customers. Supply chain technology leaders can use this research to evaluate RTTVP vendors across a set of critical capabilities and use cases.

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Key Findings
  • Organizations require varying functionality and transportation network coverage from real-time transportation visibility platform (RTTVP) vendors. Requirements are dependent on the complexity level of their supply chain network, the operating regions, the transportation modes in-scope and the capabilities needed. These diverse requirements often drive vendor selection.

  • RTTVP vendors’ ability to support multiple modes and geographies varies.Not all RTTVP vendors are able to support complex transportation networks, especially for enterprises that require support in multiple locations across the globe.

  • Differences in core functionality between vendor offerings often seem minimal, but differentiation can be found in the approach to data quality, usability, implementation

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  • Blume Global
  • FourKites
  • IntelliTrans
  • Overhaul
  • project44
  • Shippeo
  • Trucker Tools
  • Modal Coverage
  • Global Presence
  • Core Capabilities
  • Extended Capabilities
  • Usability and User Experience
  • Data Quality
  • Implementation and Integration Tool
  • Technology Partners
  • Carrier Networks
  • Level 1 Complexity
  • Level 2 Complexity
  • Level 3 Complexity
  • Level 4 Complexity
  • Level 5 Complexity

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