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LOGISTICS — FREIGHT FORWARDING

Quote in minutes, not hours — with AI-powered forwarding

From 2-4 hour manual RFQs to 2-3 minute AI quoting. Achieve 99% tariff accuracy and cut documentation time by 80%.

25%
avg ocean spend reduction
11x
faster invoice processing
AI-powered freight forwarding operations

Freight Forwarding Benchmarks

Where does your operation stand against industry leaders?

KPI Industry Average Top Quartile AI-Transformed
Rate Quoting Time 2-4 hours 30-60 min 2-3 minutes
Booking Confirmation 24-48 hours 4-8 hours 5-15 minutes
Tariff Classification Accuracy 95-97% 97-98% 99%+
Cash Conversion Cycle 45-60 days 30-40 days 20-30 days
Documentation Processing 2-3 hrs/shipment 30-60 min 2-3 minutes

What global leaders are doing

Industry examples from publicly reported initiatives — not Xamun projects. Included to illustrate what AI transformation looks like in this sector.

How the world's largest forwarders are deploying AI at scale.

Maersk
Trade & Tariff Studio

AI-powered customs and tariff platform managing 6,000+ product codes and 20,000+ sub-codes. Found average 5-6% tariff overpayment across customer base.

50% reduction in customs clearance times
DHL Supply Chain
$737M Automation Investment

1,000 robots across UK/Ireland, 8,000+ collaborative robots globally. Boston Dynamics Stretch handling 700 packages/hour. 80% reduction in worker training times.

30% increase in units picked per hour
XPO Logistics
LTL 2.0 Optimization Program

AI across linehaul, load-building, routing, and the $550M XPO Connect digital marketplace automating 99.7% of load matching with zero human intervention.

15% transportation cost reduction
UPS
ORION + AI Pricing

$1B investment in AI-driven dynamic pricing, network planning, and warehouse optimization. Processing 1+ billion data points daily for route and freight decisions.

$200-300M annual savings at full deployment

The transformation opportunity

What changes when mid-market forwarders adopt AI-powered operations.

Before — Typical Mid-Market
  • ✗ Manual rate quoting: 2-4 hours per RFQ
  • ✗ 70% bookings take 24-48 hrs to confirm
  • ✗ Tariff classification errors at 3-5%
  • ✗ Profit margin visibility only monthly
  • ✗ Cash conversion cycle: 45-60 days
  • ✗ Documentation: 2-3 hrs per shipment
After — AI-Enabled Operations
  • ✓ AI rate quoting in 2-3 minutes with margin calc
  • ✓ Booking confirmation in 5-15 minutes
  • ✓ Tariff classification 99% accurate
  • ✓ Real-time profitability dashboard by lane
  • ✓ Cash conversion optimized to 20-30 days
  • ✓ Documentation automated to 2-3 minutes

How Xamun delivers

AI systems scoped, specified, and delivered in weeks.

AI Rate Quoting Engine

Real-time access to FBX, DAT, and proprietary rate databases. ML models predicting optimal routing and mode mix with margin-aware pricing.

10-15% margin improvement, 50% faster quoting
Automated Customs & Tariff

AI agents trained on HS codes and tariff rules across 6,000+ product codes. Multi-country compliance checking and automated penalty risk scoring.

99% accuracy, 80% cost reduction in docs
Real-Time Profitability Analytics

Dashboard visibility into margin by lane, customer, and mode. Alerts for below-target lanes and carrier spend analysis for negotiation leverage.

5-8% margin improvement within 6 months

Transform your freight forwarding

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