### Faster, cheaper shipping ### Regular 2-day shipping is possible with superior software Many retailers are surprised to know they can regularly hit 2-day delivery dates for customers without having to pay for Next-Day Air methods. Shipium’s carrier selection process applies automation and sophisticated modeling technology to create faster delivery speeds for less, which is critical to meet changing consumer expectations. [Read more about these trends →](https://www.shipium.com/blog/11-retail-consumer-points-highlighting-the-value-of-shipping) **91%** Consumers who abandon cart if shipping isn't free or fast enough **44%** Consumers who did not purchase because shipping was too slow **70%** Consumers who expect a 2-Day shipping option **39%** Consumers who expect a _free_ 2-Day shipping option ### Reduce shipping costs 5% or more Complexity is good, as it's a typical sign of sales and shipping growth. When retailers use multiple carriers and shipping methods, savings can be found through arbitrage. But wrangling that complexity is difficult, especially at scale. Shipium gives retailers a way to add new service providers to all warehouses in a single afternoon, and then automates the carrier selection process based on cost optimization. [Image: No description] ### Did we say 5%? We meant 20%+ Deploying a multi-carrier strategy that utilizes Carrier Selection's contract and surcharge virtualization tools will have a transformative impact on your cost structures. If what you have today with a shipping partner or two is good enough, then why aren't you reducing your carrier prices by 20%? #### An Actual Shipium Customer ##### 2022 Totals, Over 3 Million Shipments ### Improve customer loyalty by ensuring you always hit a promised delivery date Customers like predictability and are more often to buy from you if they trust when they will get what they ordered. Shipium will choose a carrier that is most likely to hit the delivery date you told the customer, which is crucial for loyalty. [Read more about these trends →](https://www.shipium.com/blog/11-retail-consumer-points-highlighting-the-value-of-shipping) **27%** Consumers who buy from one retailer over another retailer because of better delivery experience. **46%** Consumers who switched brands during the pandemic due to better ecommerce delivery experience. [Image: No description] ### Customer Success Story ### Integrate with your WMS, OMS, or TMS Shipium Carrier Selection APIs can be called from anywhere, so some customers call upstream to get cost models in the OMS, while other call from the WMS during the moment of pick-and-pack. [Image: No description] ### Send us shipment information A simple API request with origin, destination, and shipment properties is all that's required. [View documentation →](https://docs.shipium.com/docs/carrier-method-selection-flow) [Image: No description] #### We check eligibility for you ("Gate Shopping") Because Shipium’s carrier selection software is a centralized cloud platform, we only integrate into a shipping service once, and when completed, that partner is available to all customers. Part of the integration process is our team noting all eligibility criteria for a carrier method. We'll know that a P.O. Box must use USPS methods, or lithium ion batteries can't use air methods, or that a certain regional carrier doesn't deliver to zones 6-8. The first phase of our selection process checks eligibility requirements of all methods available to you, thus eliminating almost all business rules you would have to set up yourself in a TMS. ##### Shipment Information From 89433 To 98178 Hazmat Yes Dims 9x6x4 Weight 3 lbs [Image: No description] #### We predict with precision which carrier services will hit a delivery date ("Date Shopping") If a shipment must hit a specific delivery date, we stochastically model out the probability of each carrier method hitting that date. This is different than every other TMS which will simply check the carrier service level agreements. With Shipium, a 5-Day Ground method might still be in scope because it always is delivered ZIP<\>ZIP in two days whereas other offerings will disqualify it. ##### Delivery Promise Deliver By Date March 13 Today March 11 [Image: No description] #### We model rates in-memory and pick the cheapest option ("Rate Shopping") After the first two steps, we only then do rate shopping. Given eligible methods, we model the probable price with precision based on customer contracts set on the platform. Once we identify the cheapest option, it is only then that we make a call to the carrier API to print a label. The whole selection process can be completed in a fraction of a second, dramatically improving throughput and performance. ##### Shipping Price USPS Priority $8.46 UPS 5-Day $7.12 Veho $6.37 FedEx SmartPost $5.32 [Image: No description] ### We manage manifesting and labels The selection process completed by Shipium handles the returning of a label to print and manifesting the shipment with the carrier. [Image: No description] ### Modern technology ## World-class carrier platform that gives you flexibility, scalability, and reliability Our centralized cloud platform was built from the ground up to support high-volume retail. The enterprise-grade horsepower of our carrier method selection means customers can kiss the performance issues of their existing TMS goodbye. ### Move to a cloud-based future Shipium is a centralized cloud platform which means customers achieve incredible leverage and scale across their physical operations. Gone are the days of on-premise installations that haven't been updated in years. ### Carrier fallback is standard Some carrier APIs can be unreliable and return errors when calling for a label. Our system accounts for this commonality by elegantly falling back to the next best method if there is a technical problem retrieving a label. ### Scalable and elastic Bottlenecks are eliminated because the platform performs key computations in-memory on the cloud. Other rate shopping tools make a call to every carrier API for every call, resulting in a multi-second job. We processed 10K shipments per minute during 2021 peak season, and automatically scale higher to meet increased customer demand. **\> 150 million** Number of shipments processed 2024 **~10,000 / minute** Number of shipments managed during peak time **99.95%** Uptime over last year ### Adding a carrier is as simple as uploading a new rate card Shipium’s carrier selection software is a centralized cloud solution, which means customers achieve incredible leverage and scale across their physical operations. Gone are the days of on-premise installations that haven't been updated in years. ### Shipium's transportation ops team manages all surcharges for you Our team monitors and updates all default surcharges across all carriers and methods on behalf of customers. You will never need to worry about tracking surcharge changes again. ### No hidden fees for adding new carriers to your network There will never be a fee to turn on a new carrier in your network. Simply switch it on and go. If Shipium has not yet integrated the shipping partner with the carrier platform, we do so for free within an 8-week commitment. ### No middleman setting between you and your carrier rates Shipium does not resell carrier rates because we believe it doesn't help with faster and cheaper shipping. Customers bring their contracts, knowing that those contracts are optimized for their shipping profile. [Image: Schedule a Demo Icon] ### Want to see how Shipium works? Schedule a demo. Our team is happy to answer any questions or provide you an example of our capabilities.