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What is Blue Yonder Network Transportation Visibility?

Blue Yonder Network Transportation Visibility is the real-time tracking capability—often delivered via the Blue Yonder Supply Chain Command Center and strategic integrations with partners like project44 and FourKites—that provides a single, live view of global freight movements across all modes (Air, Ocean, Road, Rail), allowing shippers to predict arrival times (ETAs) with high precision and proactively manage disruptions.

In the past, once a truck left the dock, it entered a "Black Hole." You didn't know where it was until the driver called you or the goods arrived (or didn't). Network Transportation Visibility turns the lights on. It aggregates data from ELD (Electronic Logging Devices) in trucks, AIS transponders on ships, and API connections with carriers to show you exactly where your inventory is, 24/7. It answers the #1 question in logistics: "Where is my stuff?"

Why It Matters: From "Reactive" to "Proactive"

Knowing a shipment is late after it misses the delivery window is useless. You need to know it will be late while it is still in motion. Network Visibility delivers:

  • Customer Satisfaction: It allows you to alert the customer. "Your order will be 2 hours late due to traffic" is a much better customer experience than silence and a missed delivery.
  • Detention Reduction: It validates the times. If a carrier claims they waited 4 hours at your dock (Detention Fee), you can use the GPS geofence data to prove they were only there for 2 hours, saving thousands in disputed fees.
  • Inventory Efficiency: It reduces safety stock. When you are confident in the arrival time of inbound raw materials, you don't need to hoard extra inventory "just in case" the truck is late.

Key Capabilities

  1. Multi-Modal Tracking:

    The Scope: It tracks everything. It unifies disparate data sources—Truckload GPS, LTL Pro numbers, Ocean Container events, and Air Freight milestones—into a single dashboard. You don't need to log into 5 different carrier websites to track a multi-leg shipment.

  2. Predictive ETAs (AI/ML):

    The Brain: It doesn't just show location; it predicts arrival. It combines the Current Location with Traffic Data, Weather Patterns, and Driver Hours of Service to calculate a highly accurate Predicted ETA. For example: "The carrier says 2:00 PM, but the AI predicts 4:30 PM due to a storm in Ohio."

  3. Exception Management:

    The Filter: It ignores the good news. You don't need to watch the 95% of trucks that are on time. The system only alerts you to the 5% that are "At Risk" or "Late," allowing your team to focus on fixing problems.

  4. Order-Level Visibility:

    The Detail: It connects the truck to the SKU. You don't just see "Truck 123 is late." You see "The truck carrying PO #555 (The Promo Items) is late," allowing you to prioritize the resolution based on the business impact.

The Blue Yonder Difference

Blue Yonder differentiates this solution through Actionability.

  • See it, Then Solve it: Most visibility providers just show you the problem (The Dot on the Map). Because Blue Yonder owns the TMS and Supply Planning engines, it allows you to fix the problem. When the Visibility tool flags a raw material shipment as late, the Supply Planning engine automatically sees this delay and reallocates inventory from a different warehouse to keep the factory running. This is the concept of the "Self-Healing Supply Chain."

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