Since Chainalytics’ proprietary benchmarking approach leverages your actual shipment data, we can provide very detailed reports of your specific network. Performance benchmarks are available by lane, carrier, and geography as well as weekly trends by mode, carrier, and industry which highlight the impact of procurement efforts and changes due to market dynamics.
The consortium effect has many benefits including the ability to conduct in-depth surveys and reports on the topics that matter most across the membership — from operations and procurement strategies to technology, accessorials, and fuel management. The collective knowledge of the member companies is both insightful and powerful.
Every FMIC member receives access to rating tools and market rate estimates. You can also access this data through cloud-based visualization and business intelligence tools (powered by Tableau) as well as REST-based APIs for integration for rate information into your execution systems.
Whether through user groups or the annual member gathering, there are significant opportunities for networking and best practice sharing. An annual FMIC Summit is available in North American and Europe for additional educational content, research insights, thought leadership from industry experts.
Chris concurrently serves as Chief Scientist for Chainalytics and the Executive Director of MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics. At Chainalytics, Chris pioneered the Freight Market Intelligence Consortium which he presently co-leads.
In his role as Executive Director of the Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he is responsible for the planning and management of the research, education, and corporate outreach programs for the center to include the Supply Chain Exchange and the Master of Engineering in Logistics (MLOG) graduate program. He is also the founder of the MIT FreightLab – a research initiative that focuses on improving the way freight transportation is designed, procured, and managed. Prior to joining MIT, Chris held senior management positions in supply chain consulting, product development, and professional services at several companies, including Logistics.com, SABRE, and PTCG.
Chris holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Transportation and Logistics Systems, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI).
Inam leads the global Freight Market Intelligence Consortium (FMIC) at Chainalytics. In this role, he develops intelligence solutions for the transportation market using machine learning and data visualization techniques. FMIC offers unparalleled visibility to transportation rates and market data across the globe, making it the most powerful and trusted source of freight market intelligence.
Prior to joining Chainalytics, Inam led the engineering team at Transplace, a third party logistics provider, where he developed and innovated such service offerings as network optimization, site selection, procurement, and transportation optimization. These services helped many shippers balance the cost and service trade-offs across their large, complex networks.
Inam holds a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas in Applied Operations Research, a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Oklahoma State University.