Understanding the Shipping Analytics Page
Overview
The Shipping Analytics page is designed to provide a comprehensive view of your current shipping data across all of your warehouses and customers. By leveraging the information shown on the dashboard, you can make data-driven decisions to improve delivery times, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction.
This feature is currently only available in Extensiv's Sandbox.
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Accessing the Analytics Page
You can access the analytics page with the following steps:
- Log in to Extensiv Analytics.
- Click the Analytics Tile.
- From the left-hand navigation menu, select Shipping.
- Click Shipping Analytics to open the dashboard.
Key Components
Top-Level Metrics
Located at the top of the page, this shows the following data:
- Total Shipments: The total number of shipments included in the current filtered view.
- Average Shipping Distance (miles): The average distance shipments traveled, providing a quick measure of shipping reach and efficiency.
Order Distribution Map
This consists of an interactive U.S. Map that displays shipment destinations across the country, highlighting shipping density and areas with higher transit distances.
Each point on the map is shaded according to the following color-coded shipping zones:
Zone 1 |
< 50 miles |
Zone 2 |
50–150 miles |
Zone 3 |
150–300 miles |
Zone 4 |
300–600 miles |
Zone 5 |
600–1000 miles |
Zone 6 |
1000–1400 miles |
Zone 7 |
1400–1800 miles |
Zone 8 |
> 1800 miles |
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Average Shipping Distance by Warehouse
You will see a horizontal bar chart here that compares the average distance shipped from each warehouse.
You can use this to:
- Identify warehouses with longer shipping distances.
- Evaluate whether rebalancing inventory or the addition of a new warehouse could reduce shipping miles.
Order Count by Warehouse
A vertical bar chart showing total order volume per warehouse.
This helps you:
- Spot high-performing warehouses
- Balance order fulfillment loads
Order Count by Shipping Zone
A stacked bar chart displaying:
- Total orders per shipping zone
- Breakdown of orders by customer
If more than 10 customers are included in the dataset, only the total number of orders per shipping zone will be displayed.
This chart helps assess the following:
- Which zones and customers generate the most shipments
- How shipping costs and delivery times vary by zone
Using Filters
The Shipping Analytics page also gives you the ability to filter the information presented by individual customers, individual SKUs, carriers, warehouses, or order sources. To use the filters,
- Click the Filters button in the top-right corner to narrow the view:
- Filter as necessary by specific customers, SKUs, carriers, warehouses, and order sources.
- (Optional) Apply multiple filters to focus on a particular region or customer set.
Best Practices
To help you maximize the use of Shipping Analytics, it is recommended to regularly perform the following actions:
- Identify High-Cost Zones: For example, focus on shipments in Zones 6–8 to explore potential cost savings.
- Warehouse Optimization: Compare distances across warehouses to determine where strategic inventory placement or additional warehouses can reduce transit times.
- Customer Insights: Review customer-specific order counts to align shipping strategies with demand patterns.