Leverage Parcel Shipping Data in Your Business Intelligence Strategy

In today’s shipping environment, data isn’t just important—it’s a competitive advantage. While most customers receive parcel invoices as PDFs, your FedEx and UPS accounts also allow you to download them in CSV or Excel formats, up to 10 at a time. For deeper integration, you can feed this data directly into your systems and databases via EDI connections.

A single invoice can contain up to 260 data fields, but don’t let that intimidate you—you only need the metrics that matter to uncover powerful insights about your shipping profile. Start simple: pull your datasets into Excel to explore trends, run basic reports, and test ideas. Once you’ve identified what’s valuable, import that data into your database or leverage the EDI feed to connect directly with your Business Intelligence (BI) platform.

From there, create dashboards and automated reports tailored to your organization. Set up alerts for specific departments so they can respond in real time to cost changes, delivery issues, or operational inefficiencies.

By bringing this expertise in-house, you’ll gain sharper visibility, faster decision-making, and a BI framework built around your exact needs—turning parcel shipping data into a true business asset.