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Beacon sheds light on supply chain problems

[ November 6, 2023   //   Chris Lewis ]

Supply chain visibility and collaboration platform Beacon has launched a collaborative feature enabling information sharing and communication across supply chain partners. It says that Beacon Live Boards moves beyond freight tracking, enhancing supply chain collaboration and visibility.

Knowing where goods are in the supply chain is a difficult task both due to the siloed nature of supply chains and intricate network of systems, stakeholders and supply chain partners. The standard approach of sending tracking updates using spreadsheets and email chains can be cumbersome and time consuming, with data often becoming quickly out of date. Beacon Live Boards responds to the difficulties of keeping track and co-ordinating responses, and is designed to help supply chain and logistics teams improve and simplify partner and stakeholder collaboration.

It allows users to share real-time updates with supply chain partners and customers bringing ‘Google Docs style’ sharing and collaboration to the world of supply chain and logistics. Users are able to filter ocean and air shipments based on port, airport, estimated arrival date, carrier, SKU, PO or any other attribute, and create a shareable view. There is also a  comment and chat feature, providing a central hub for coordinating responses to delays and disruptions with supply chain partners.

Common uses of Beacon Live Boards include scheduling port pickups with trucking partners, providing warehouse teams an accurate view of incoming shipments and creating a triage list of at-risk shipments.

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