Know where every dollar of freight spend goes
Know where every dollar of freight spend goes
Freight is one of your biggest cost lines, and the detail behind it is spread across contracts, invoices and shipment data. Beacon connects them, so you can see what you spend by route, forwarder, carrier and container, how that compares with plan, and where the money is leaking.
Fever-Tree finally understands its freight spend.
We're able to spot inconsistencies and errors quickly, which means we can resolve problems much faster than we did before. We now understand our freight spend much better.
Fever-Tree finally understands its freight spend.
How Beacon shows you where the money goes
How Beacon shows you where the money goes
Spend by route, forwarder and container
Every cost tied to the shipment behind it: basic freight, BAF, PSS, other surcharges and D&D, broken down however you need it.
Plan versus actual spend
Spend against budget by week, month or quarter, with the cumulative variance, so overspend shows up while you can still act on it.
Total landed cost
The full freight cost of getting each container and PO in, so you know what every order really cost to move.
Know which numbers are confirmed
Spend shows as estimated from contract rates until invoices are reconciled, then as actual, so finance always knows what is confirmed.
Freight cost against the value of your goods
See freight as a share of cost of goods by PO and product line.
Freight spend questions, answered.
Can finance and supply chain use the same numbers?
Yes. Both work from the same connected shipment, contract and invoice data, so there is one set of figures to discuss.
How does Beacon handle spot bookings?
Spot shipments are shown alongside contracted volumes, with the share of spot on each route, so you can see what is being booked outside your contracts.
Do we need clean data to start?
No. Start with the contracts, invoices and shipment data you already have, and Beacon structures it for you.
Do we need to replace our finance systems?
No. Beacon works on top of what you already have.
Truly understand the cost of your freight operations
Truly understand the cost of your freight operations
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.
