Shipping Analytics Guide
Data-driven decisions for shipping optimization.
Key Metrics to Track
| Metric | Why It Matters |
|---|
| Cost per shipment | Profitability |
| Transit time | Customer satisfaction |
| On-time delivery | Service quality |
| Damage rate | Carrier quality |
| Return rate | Product/shipping issues |
Benchmarks
| Metric | Good | Excellent |
|---|
| On-time rate | 95% | 98% |
| Damage rate | Under 1% | Under 0.5% |
| Cost accuracy | 90% | 95% |
| Tracking upload | 99% | 100% |
Report Types
| Report | Frequency | Audience |
|---|
| Daily shipping | Daily | Operations |
| Cost analysis | Weekly | Finance |
| Carrier performance | Monthly | Management |
| Strategic review | Quarterly | Leadership |
Optimization Opportunities
| Finding | Action | Savings |
|---|
| High zone costs | Add warehouse | 20-30% |
| Oversized charges | Better packaging | 15-25% |
| Late carrier | Switch carrier | Quality |
| DIM weight issues | Right-size boxes | 10-20% |
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