Fall Tech Release
Flexport’s Fall Tech Release highlights updates to improve user experience within this main hub.
What is the Flexport Platform?
Control Tower gives a unified view across all shipments, acting as this organizational “meta‑dashboard.”
What is a central supply chain command center?
Flexport teams use this communication tool to collaborate globally in real time.
What is Slack?
The Tariff Calculator helps importers estimate these government-imposed charges.
What are duties or tariffs?
This Flexport tool allows clients to instantly obtain a door‑to‑door shipping rate online.
What is the Instant Price Booking tool?
One significant feature from the Fall Tech Release enables quicker collaboration between shippers and these external partners.
What are suppliers or vendors?
Control Tower aggregates exceptions in one place using data from these three key logistics systems.
What are carrier, customs, and warehouse systems?
The #ship‑updates channel primarily communicates this type of operational information.
What are shipment or logistics status updates?
The calculator uses this universal international product identifier to determine classification.
What is the HS code (Harmonized System code)?
The Instant Price Booking tool currently provides quotes for these primary modes of transportation.
What are air and ocean shipments?
The release introduced enhancements to this analytics dashboard allowing better shipment insights.
What is the Control Tower or Analytics Dashboard?
The predictive insights in Control Tower rely on this type of analytics to forecast disruptions.
What is machine learning or predictive analytics?
The #rate‑intel or #ocean‑market‑intel channels share this type of market analysis.
What is pricing and capacity insight?
Flexport’s Tariff Calculator integrates directly with this feature to provide landed cost insights.
What is the Flexport Platform or Product Catalog?
Instant Price Booking combines live carrier data with this internal capability to ensure speed and accuracy.
What is dynamic rate calculation or real‑time pricing algorithms?
The release focused on improving visibility, collaboration, and this major operational capability.
What is automation?
The ability to filter by incoterms, modes, and origin hubs helps managers make quicker what?
What are operational or routing decisions?
Slack integrations allow users to pull live data from this Flexport product directly into a message.
What is the Flexport Platform or Control Tower?
Using the Tariff Calculator allows customers to model cost impacts when this trade policy situation changes.
What are tariff updates, trade wars, or new duties?
This Flexport technology enables visibility into space availability before confirming a shipment.
What is real‑time capacity lookup or carrier API integration?
The Fall Tech Release embodies Flexport’s vision of uniting logistics, finance, and technology into one global ___ platform.
What is supply chain or logistics platform?
In advanced enterprise setups, Control Tower integrates with ERP systems for seamless end‑to‑end data, forming this strategic concept.
What is digital supply chain integration or unified data ecosystem?
Joining functional channels like #engineering‑news, #design‑lab, or #product‑strategy helps teams align on which company objective?
What is continuous innovation or platform improvement?
Advanced Tariff Calculator analytics can assist with this type of strategic sourcing or supplier decision.
What is country‑of‑origin optimization or cost scenario planning?
One strategic benefit of Instant Price Booking is enabling shippers to lock in rates in response to these rapid market changes.
What are freight rate fluctuations or market volatility?