From operational performance to financial results.
With the powerful reporting tools in Adaption’s Forwarding Management System (FMS), you improve processes and make decisions based on facts, not assumptions.
Reporting management goes beyond simply collecting and displaying data. It’s the structured process of gathering, interpreting, and turning logistics data into valuable insights. By actively using this information, you gain a clear picture of your organization’s performance, operationally, financially, and in terms of compliance.
Its real value lies in what you do with those insights: you identify where processes can be optimized, where costs can be saved, and where risks of delays or errors lie. Reporting management helps you not only gain control over current operations but also make strategic decisions that strengthen your competitive edge.
In forwarding, you operate in a context where:
Margins are often tight, so insight into costs and profits per shipment or leg is essential to remain profitable.
Transport flows are complex, involving multiple modalities, partners, countries, and customs procedures.
Customer expectations are high, requiring reliable delivery times and transparent communication.
Regulations are strict, and you often need to demonstrate compliance.
Good reporting management enables you to:
React quickly to deviations
For example, if a shipment risks delay or costs exceed expectations. Real-time insights allow for immediate course correction.
Continuously improve processes
By analyzing trends and patterns, you detect operational bottlenecks, like recurring delays on specific routes or inefficient capacity usage.
Easily demonstrate compliance
During audits or contractual obligations, you can provide reports with all relevant data, including documentation and audit trails.
Without solid reporting management, problems may only become visible when it’s too late, and improvement opportunities may go to waste.
With Adaption’s FMS, you can generate all relevant reports, operational, financial, and compliance-focused.
Reports
2. Financial reports
Costs per shipment or leg: including margin calculation
Planned vs. actual cost comparison: to detect deviations immediately
Customer and supplier analysis: revenue, margin, and payment behavior by partner
3. Compliance reports
Customs and document status: overview of required documents per shipment
Audit trails: full logs of order and document changes
Safety and certification checks: e.g. ADR or phytosanitary inspections
With Adaption’s FMS, reporting becomes an integrated part of your daily operations.
1. Real-time data and dashboards
Example:
An operations manager sees that on-time sea freight delivery is 8% lower than last month. A quick analysis reveals the cause, and planning is immediately adjusted.
2. Flexibele rapportageopties
Ready-to-use reports for common logistics and financial analyses
Build custom reports filtered by period, customer, modality, route, or carrier
Example:
A forwarder creates a report per customer for the last six months, filtered by air freight exports. This reveals which customer has the highest volume and which routes yield the best margins.
3. Exporting and sharing reports
Easily export reports to Excel or PDF
Automatically send reports to customers and partners
Schedule periodic reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly)
Example:
A monthly report showing costs per transport leg is automatically emailed to the management team, keeping them informed of financial performance.
All-in-one platform
Operational, financial, and compliance data in a single system
Real-time insight
Up-to-date data for immediate decision-making
Flexible setup
Reports tailored to your business and customers
Time-saving
Automated reports without manual input
Better decisions
Backed by reliable, current figures
Yes, you can modify existing reports or create entirely new ones, including custom filters and columns.
Yes, you can schedule periodic reports to be automatically emailed to internal or external recipients.
Reports can be easily exported to Excel, PDF, or connected to BI tools like Power BI via APIs.
Yes, all dashboard data is continuously updated based on the latest system data.
With complete, detailed reports and audit trails, you can quickly and fully present the required information during inspections.
With Adaption’s FMS, reporting is no longer a time-consuming task, but a strategic tool. Want to experience how powerful reporting can take your business to the next level? Book a free demo and discover how Adaption turns your data into actionable insights.