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Areas of Expertise

10 years of experience, at your service

A decade ago, SJ Consulting Group, Inc. established ShipMatrix to assist shippers in capturing tangible value from electronic package data. At that time ShipMatrix became the first company to license desktop software to shippers and enable them to independently benchmark domestic parcel carrier service performance.

Desktop Software

ShipMatrix was the very first company to license software directly to shippers to enable them to independently verify service performance of domestic carriers. Keeping at the forefront of industry technology, we have extended our capabilities beyond domestic parcel to LTL freight and international parcel shipments.

ShipMatrix EasyTrack – Extremely easy to use do-it-yourself shipment visibility/tracking application for single location, low volume shippers

ShipMatrix Enterprise – Multi-carrier, multiple location scalable tracking application with historical data outputs to MS SQL Server

ShipMatrix Invoice Readers – User-friendly parcel and LTL invoice processing applications that convert carrier invoices in comma delimited (csv) and EDI formats for business intelligence reporting for transportation managers

Custom Transportation Applications / Reporting Solutions

ShipMatrix’s unique blend of respected transportation industry expertise and tenured transportation IT professionals enables us to provide outsourced coding of transportation-related IT projects at a lower cost and faster completion time than internal IT resources while still giving you in-house control of data processing. You are always #1 on our IT project list.

Service Performance Benchmarking

Most important to shippers and their customers is “What service am I getting?” Parcel and LTL carriers are amazingly efficient in processing millions of shipments daily with consistently high on-time overall service performance. However, the network of pick-up, sortation and delivery operations varies by carrier and location causing differing service performance within each network. ShipMatrix provides independent service performance reporting on your parcel and LTL data.

RFP Support Services

We don't take over, but we'll be with you every step of the way. We'll run the analysis, help develop the strategy and be your advocate to ensure that you are informed and knowledgeable for your meetings with the carriers. Additionally, when all the bids are in, we can analyze and benchmark the firms to aid in your decision.

In-house Freight Payment Tools

For companies currently outsourcing Parcel and LTL Freight Payment services and exploring options to bring the process in-house, ShipMatrix can simplify the transition. ShipMatrix’ structured invoice database format enables business rules to be applied for general ledger coding. Additionally, the electronic output data can be configured to interface with AP and Accounting systems.

Transportation Cost/Transit Impact Scenarios

When making a business decision to add a new distribution center (DC), relocate an old DC or consolidate several DCs, companies can often easily calculate the financial impact of such a move. However, often overlooked are the resultant transportation cost and transit time implications. Likewise, what would a new carrier or new contract mean for your business in the long run? ShipMatrix can provide before and after pricing comparisons of decision scenarios to ensure an informed business decision.

Transit Time Benchmarking

One origin location or many, ShipMatrix can provide multi-carrier transit time benchmark report comparisons for your historical invoice data.

Invoice Verification Services

Parcel and LTL carriers are diligent about getting your packages/shipments billed correctly. After you have negotiated your best transportation contract, you want to ensure you are being billed as agreed. ShipMatrix Invoice Verification services provide you the peace of mind to know you are being billed accurately and in the small percentage of instances where you are not, ShipMatrix provides reporting to apply for credits..