Shipping Comparison
In this article let's go through the Shipping Comparison dashboard together and have a better understanding of what insights you can get out of it.
To open the dashboard, follow the steps below.
This dashboard allows you to compare volumes of carriers, shipping options, and countries over time.
Note
Return shipments, mailbox shipments, and some small carriers are not included in this dashboard.
Main Menu
Select the variables you want to include (or exclude) in the charts and tables.
Update Notification
Note
The dashboard will be updated daily.
All/YTD
Year to date (YTD) represents a period of time between the beginning of the selected year(s) and the current date (month/day).
Created Date/ Scanned Date
Use the shipment creation date, or the shipment scan date, for breaking down volume over time.
Manual & FAQ page
Go to the manual (information-icon) and FAQ page (question-icon) by clicking on the icons on the right top of the dashboard.
Chart – Shipments Over Time Stacked By Carriers
Offers a volume comparison between different carriers over years, quarters, months, weeks, and days.
Click on the plus/minus buttons to drill down/drill up time levels.
Hover over the bar to see the total number of shipments.
Chart – Shipments Per Carrier Over Time
Offers a breakdown of volume per carrier over years, quarters, months, weeks, and days.
Click on the plus/minus buttons to drill down/drill up time levels.
Hover over the bar to see the total number of shipments.
Click on the sorting button (high>low/low>high) to change the order.
Chart – Shipments Over Time Stacked By Shipping Options
Offers a volume comparison between different shipping options over years, quarters, months, weeks, and days.
Click on the plus/minus buttons to drill down/drill up time levels.
Hover over the bar to see the total number of shipments, shipping options, carriers, and other details.
Chart – Shipments Per Shipping Option Over Time
Offers a breakdown of volume per shipping option over years, quarters, months, weeks, and days.
Click on the plus/minus buttons to drill down/drill up time levels.
Hover over the bar to see the total number of shipments, carriers, and other details.
Click on the sorting button to change the sequence.
Tables – Carrier rankings/Shipping Option rankings/Country rankings
Each table presents a ranking for the variables selected in the main menu.
Each table allows you to highlight the top N
