Land stock on time and protect your margin
Land stock on time and protect your margin
We understand the supply chain pressures retail businesses are under. Beacon connects your shipments, contracts, invoices and POs in one workspace, so you cut avoidable cost, hold carriers and suppliers to account, and make stock decisions with the full picture.
$1.3m to $0: D&D eliminated at a large food importer.
By tracking free-time exposure live and checking every charge against terms, a large food importer took a $1.3m D&D bill to zero, straight back into margin.
$1.3m to $0: D&D eliminated at a large food importer.
By tracking free-time exposure live and checking every charge against terms, a large food importer took a $1.3m D&D bill to zero, straight back into margin.
What Beacon does for retail businesses
What Beacon does for retail businesses
Pay only what you agreed to
Freight invoices checked against your contracted rates and what actually happened to each shipment. Mismatches are flagged before payment.
Know when stock will really land
Actual lead times by lane, supplier and forwarder, with delays flagged early enough to act. Plan stock and safety stock on how long product really takes to arrive.
Know how every partner performs
Every carrier, forwarder and supplier measured against what they agreed to on transit time and service, including how they performed preparing for your last peak season.
See your total landed cost
Freight, surcharges and D&D tied to each shipment and PO, so you know what every order really cost to get in, and where margin is leaking.
Track plan versus actual
Volumes and arrivals measured against plan, so you can see which lanes and suppliers are falling behind and why.
Stop D&D before it starts
Free-time exposure tracked on every container, so you act before a breach. Charges that should never have been applied are flagged and recovered.
Protect your cash flow
Real lead-time data by lane gives your team the evidence to renegotiate supplier payment terms, so cash leaves the business closer to when stock arrives.
Retail questions, answered.
How does Beacon help us plan for peak season?
You can see which forwarders and lanes delivered in your last peak before you commit volume to the next one. During peak, shipments at risk of missing their window are flagged while there is still time to move them.
Can we see the total landed cost of an order?
Yes. Freight, surcharges and D&D are tied to each shipment and PO, so you can compare what it really cost to get stock in by supplier, lane and forwarder.
When stock lands late, we lose sales. How does Beacon help?
You see delays and lead times drifting early enough to reroute, rebook or adjust your plans, before the gap reaches your customers.
Do we need to replace our current systems?
No. Beacon works on top of what you already have. Start with spreadsheets and documents, and connect by API when you are ready.
How many carriers does Beacon connect?
160+ carriers, so your whole network is measured on one consistent basis.
How quickly can we get started?
Weeks, not quarters. Start with the data you already have.
Land stock with confidence.
Land stock with confidence.
Book a walkthrough. We'll show you your own freight data as a live workspace.
See the whole picture. Decide with confidence.
See the whole picture. Decide with confidence.
