Many businesses today face a critical challenge: substantial shipments moving through their supply chains without real-time visibility into their location or status. Inbound freight, third-party logistics, and international shipping data often remain opaque, leaving supply chain managers operating with limited information.
Agistix has addressed this challenge with its newly launched Total Visibility SaaS platform. This solution represents more than a simple transportation management system (TMS) upgrade—it offers a comprehensive approach to supply chain transparency.
Total Visibility: A Comprehensive Solution
The cloud-based SaaS platform uniquely consolidates and standardizes shipping data across organizations. Unlike traditional TMS systems that primarily focus on outbound shipments, Total Visibility provides end-to-end tracking for inbound, third-party, and international freight.
Key Features and Benefits
Real-Time Shipment Tracking
The platform offers live monitoring of all in-transit goods regardless of carrier, service level, transportation mode, or shipment type (inbound, outbound, or third-party logistics). This enables businesses to track exact locations, estimated arrival times, and proactively address potential issues.
Data Integration and Standardization
Total Visibility aggregates shipping data from multiple systems—including TMS, ERP, and freight audit platforms—and standardizes it into a unified view. This eliminates data silos and simplifies analysis.
Predictive Analytics
Beyond real-time monitoring, the platform analyzes historical data and current trends to forecast potential challenges. Businesses can anticipate freight expenses and identify possible bottlenecks before they occur.
Compliance Management
For international shipments, the system generates detailed activity reports that help manage regulatory risks, including tracking goods' origin, destination, and relevant compliance requirements.
Flexible Deployment
As a SaaS solution, Total Visibility offers modular functionality that scales with business needs.
How Total Visibility Works
The platform operates on a "data continuity" principle, capable of evaluating shipments already in transit rather than requiring pre-loading of shipment data. Implementation involves:
- Data collection: Automated integration with existing TMS, ERP, and related systems
- Data cleansing: Standardization and error correction
- Data consolidation: Unified platform integration
- Real-time tracking: GPS and RFID-enabled monitoring
- Analytics and reporting: Comprehensive supply chain insights
Business Value Proposition
Early adopters report measurable benefits including:
- Reduced transportation costs through optimized routing and carrier selection
- Improved supply chain efficiency via proactive issue resolution
- Enhanced customer service through accurate delivery estimates
- Lowered compliance and operational risks
Differentiating Factors
Agistix emphasizes three key differentiators:
- Comprehensive coverage of inbound and third-party shipments
- True real-time data availability
- Simplified multi-system data integration
Target Market
The solution particularly benefits organizations with:
- Complex multi-vendor supply chains
- Time-sensitive shipment requirements
- Significant transportation budgets requiring optimization
Agistix, established in 2004, has built the platform on nearly two decades of freight management expertise. The company plans continuous enhancements to maintain technological leadership in supply chain visibility solutions.