CHICAGO, Aug. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cargill
announced today it has selected FourKites to provide predictive
shipment visibility across the company's Brazilian food ingredient
operations, expanding on Cargill's existing North American shipment
visibility partnership with FourKites, based on the program's
success.
FourKites, the freight visibility platform with the world's
largest shipper network, will provide real-time shipment location
data and arrival time predictions for Cargill's food shipments
moving from company facilities to customer delivery sites.
"This international expansion of FourKites predictive tracking
reflects Cargill's commitment to delivering outstanding customer
service in every region where we operate," said Jeannie Frana, Global Process Owner,
Cargill Transportation and
Logistics. "After successfully implementing FourKites within our
North American operations and seeing the power that predictive
shipment visibility could bring, we concluded that FourKites was
the provider best equipped to scale visibility
internationally."
Predictive shipment tracking in Brazil will enable Cargill to notify Brazilian
customers proactively when shipments are running ahead of or behind
schedule, and to manage those exceptions to minimize customer
impact.
This expansion builds on Cargill's existing partnership with
FourKites in North America, where
Cargill uses FourKites to track both truckload and
less-than-truckload (LTL) loads. Cargill also drives continuous
improvement by analyzing data from FourKites Insights, an advanced
analytics suite.
"As the visibility platform serving the world's largest network
of Fortune 500 shippers, we are proud to have the opportunity to
scale internationally with admired companies like Cargill," said
Mathew Elenjickal, founder and CEO of FourKites. "Cargill's
forward-thinking, innovative adoption of FourKites in North America has been exemplary, and this
expansion of FourKites tracking into Brazil is a testament to Cargill's dedication
to delivering exceptional customer service and operational
excellence internationally."
For more information on FourKites, visit
http://www.fourkites.com
About Cargill
Cargill's 155,000 employees across 70 countries work relentlessly
to achieve our purpose of nourishing the world in a safe,
responsible and sustainable way. Every day, we connect farmers with
markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with
the food they need to thrive. We combine 153 years of experience
with new technologies and insights to serve as a trusted partner
for food, agriculture, financial and industrial customers in more
than 125 countries. Side-by-side, we are building a stronger,
sustainable future for agriculture.
For more information, visit http://www.cargill.com.
About FourKites
FourKites is the fastest-growing predictive supply chain platform,
delivering real-time visibility and analytics for the broadest
network of Fortune 500 companies and third-party logistics firms.
Using a proprietary algorithm to calculate shipment arrival times,
FourKites enables customers to lower operating costs, improve
on-time performance, and strengthen end-customer relationships.
With a network of more than four million GPS/ELD devices, FourKites
covers all modes including ocean, rail, parcel and over-the-road.
The platform is optimized for mobile and equipped with
market-leading end-to-end security.
To learn more, visit http://www.fourkites.com.
SOURCE FourKites