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Shipment Digital Twin

The living record of every shipment — one page, full context.

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Overview

The Shipment Digital Twin is the heart of the platform. Every shipment has a permanent, deep-linkable page that unifies status, timeline, documents, communications, financials, and AI recommendations in one place.

Business Value

One URL replaces a dozen tabs and an email chain.

Every stakeholder — ops, sales, finance, customer — sees the same truth.

Full audit trail: who did what, when, and why.

How It Works

A Twin binds all system-of-record data to a single object. The AI Context Rail summarises status, risk and next best action. The Customer Update Drafter turns state changes into ready-to-send messages. Every action is written to the audit trail with the operator's identity.

Workflow

  1. 1

    Open

    Deep-link from any KPI, exception, or search result.

  2. 2

    Understand

    Scan the AI Context Rail for status, risk, next best action.

  3. 3

    Act

    Draft the customer update, resolve the exception, approve the charge.

  4. 4

    Trace

    Every action lands in the audit trail with citations.

Key Components

Timeline
Chronological events with SLA markers and provenance chips.
AI Context Rail
Grounded summary with citations to the source fields.
Customer Update Drafter
One-click communications derived from Twin state.
Financials
Live margin, charges and profitability per shipment.
Audit Trail
Immutable log of decisions, approvals, and system events.

Best Practices

  • Send the Twin URL, not a status update — the URL never goes stale.
  • Approve AI drafts explicitly; the audit trail is what makes the AI trustworthy.
  • Use the Related Modules panel to jump into customs or finance without losing context.

AI Insights

Cited by construction

Every AI recommendation on the Twin cites the exact field it read — click the chip to jump to the source.

Primary demo case

BZ-24817 is the canonical demonstration shipment across every surface.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I share the Twin externally?

Yes — with per-partner permissions. External views hide internal margin and audit data.

How long is the audit trail retained?

Indefinitely. It's the legal record of every operational decision.

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