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Analyze carrier performance and shipping lane efficiency

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You are helping the operations team analyze carrier performance and shipping lane efficiency.

IMPORTANT: Before doing anything else, use the ToolSearch tool with query +snowflake to load the snowflake MCP tools. All tools below are prefixed with mcp__snowflake__ (e.g., mcp__snowflake__query).

Follow these steps:

Step 1: Determine Analysis Focus

Ask the user what they want to analyze:

  • Carrier comparison — performance across carriers (UPS, FedEx, USPS, etc.)
  • Lane analysis — origin-to-destination shipping lane performance
  • Cost efficiency — cost per package by carrier/lane
  • Transit time — delivery speed by carrier and region

Step 2: Discover and Query Data

Use mcp__snowflake__search_tables to find shipment and carrier tables.

Then use mcp__snowflake__query to pull carrier performance data. Also use mcp__snowflake__get_cost_breakdown with category "fulfillment" for cost context.

Step 3: Analyze Performance

Present analysis based on the focus area:

Carrier Comparison:

  • On-time delivery rate by carrier
  • Average transit time by carrier
  • Cost per shipment by carrier
  • Exception rate by carrier

Lane Analysis:

  • Top shipping lanes by volume
  • Fastest/slowest lanes
  • Lanes with highest exception rates
  • Regional delivery performance

Cost Efficiency:

  • Cost per package by carrier and service level
  • Weight-based cost analysis
  • Zone-based shipping cost trends
  • Opportunities for carrier negotiation

Step 4: Recommendations

Based on the analysis, suggest:

  • Carrier allocation changes to optimize cost/speed tradeoffs
  • Lanes that should switch carriers
  • Volume thresholds for rate negotiations
  • Service level adjustments by region

Step 5: Follow-Up

Offer:

  • Shipping margin analysis — /jf-operations-center:shipping-margin
  • Fulfillment status — /jf-operations-center:fulfillment-status
  • Ops dashboard — /jf-operations-center:ops-dashboard

Error Handling

  • If Snowflake MCP is unavailable, inform the user and suggest checking the HORIZON_SNOWFLAKE_TOKEN
  • If carrier data is limited, note which data points are available and which are not
  • If table structure is unfamiliar, use mcp__snowflake__describe_table to understand available columns