{"id":2632,"date":"2023-05-15T20:50:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T11:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/?p=2632"},"modified":"2023-05-15T20:55:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T11:55:18","slug":"supply-chain-visibility-leader-fourkites-partners-with-gravity-supply-chain-solutions-to-provide-real-time-first-mile-visibility-for-global-shipments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/supply-chain-visibility-leader-fourkites-partners-with-gravity-supply-chain-solutions-to-provide-real-time-first-mile-visibility-for-global-shipments","title":{"rendered":"Supply Chain Visibility Leader FourKites Partners with Gravity Supply Chain Solutions to Provide Real-time, First-Mile Visibility for Global Shipments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Exclusive partnership will bring real-time visibility into purchase orders and inbound shipments to streamline inventory management, manufacturing and distribution<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 10, 2023, CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)--Leading supply chain visibility provider FourKites<\/a> today announced an exclusive partnership with Gravity<\/a>, maker of an award-winning supply chain management platform for many of the world\u2019s leading shippers and freight forwarders. The partnership will extend the real-time visibility offered by the \"FourKites\" platform to encompass the first mile \u2014 from the time an order is placed with a supplier \u2014 all the way through to product delivery via a seamless integration with Gravity\u2019s SaaS solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first mile is often the critical link in the supply chain, when raw materials and purchased finished products are shipped from global suppliers to manufacturing and distribution locations. \u201cLast-mile delivery generates a lot of attention and a lot of headlines, and often overshadows the importance of the first mile,\u201d FourKites founder and CEO Mathew Elenjickal said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t have sufficient control over your upstream supply chain, everything that comes after the first mile will be less effective.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inefficiencies and disruptions in the first mile have significant ramifications on working capital, costs and revenue. Traditionally, companies have attempted to manage the first mile through manual processes, including spreadsheets and phone calls. This cumbersome, disjointed approach results in unpredictability and higher costs. Consequently, shippers lack the visibility to know if they will have sufficient inventory on hand to meet production and\/or distribution schedules, and they are unable to collaborate efficiently with their suppliers to ensure material availability and delivery dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gravity\u2019s modern, easy-to-use SaaS solution addresses these issues, offering visibility into and control over the purchase order process \u2014 from order creation through changes and fulfillment. This solution will integrate with FourKites\u2019 real-time shipment visibility and order intelligence solutions to ensure that customers have an exception-based, single source of truth for the entire order life cycle. The highly configurable solution, which can be up and running quickly, will provide seamless integration, simpler collaboration and streamlined operations with real-time updates \u2014 all in one centralized platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf any visibility provider on the market, we chose to partner with FourKites because of its deep, trusted relationships with many large Fortune 1000 customers,\u201d said Graham Parker, CEO and founder of Gravity Supply Chain Solutions. \u201cOur partnership will give these brands a seamless, end-to-end picture of their supply chain, so they can react quickly and confidently to any situation. We have been impressed by FourKites\u2019 innovative solutions, its collaborative culture and its impressive track record of delivering value to customers, and we\u2019re thrilled to work together to fortify our efforts and provide a unique offering to the market.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 2015, Gravity is headquartered in Singapore, with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. The company has rapidly gained traction in the 3PL and freight forwarder space, and counts among its customers the French conglomerate Bollor\u00e9 SE, R\u04e7hlig Logistics, Scan Global Logistics and Gebr\u00fcder Weiss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs FourKites continues to expand into order and inventory management with solutions such as our Order Intelligence Suite<\/a>, this partnership with Gravity will extend our capabilities even further upstream,\u201d Elenjickal said. \u201cAs a result, our customers can be confident that their suppliers will provide the necessary components and parts they expect by the promised date, eliminating the delays, confusion and costs that many people now incorrectly attribute to issues with the last mile.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About FourKites<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading global supply chain visibility platform FourKites\u00ae<\/sup> extends visibility beyond transportation into yards, warehouses, stores and beyond. Tracking more than 3 million shipments daily across road, rail, ocean, air, parcel and last mile, and reaching over 200 countries and territories, FourKites combines real-time data and powerful machine learning to help companies digitize their end-to-end supply chains. More than 1,200 of the world\u2019s most recognized brands \u2014 including 9 of the top-10 CPG and 18 of the top-20 food and beverage companies \u2014 trust FourKites to transform their business and create more agile, efficient and sustainable supply chains. To learn more, visit https:\/\/www.fourkites.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Exclusive partnership will bring real-time visibility into purchase orders and inbound shipments to streamline inventory management, manufacturing and distribution May 10, 2023, CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading supply chain visibility provider FourKites today announced an exclusive partnership with Gravity, maker of an award-winning supply chain management platform for many of the world\u2019s leading shippers and freight forwarders. The partnership will extend the real-time visibility offered by the \"FourKites\" platform to encompass the first mile \u2014 from the time an order is placed with a supplier \u2014 all the way through to product delivery via a seamless integration with Gravity\u2019s SaaS solution. The first mile is often the critical link in the supply chain, when raw materials and … Continue reading \"Supply Chain Visibility Leader FourKites Partners with Gravity Supply Chain Solutions to Provide Real-time, First-Mile Visibility for Global Shipments\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[10],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2632"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2634,"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632\/revisions\/2634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}