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title: "How to catch shipment exceptions with AI"
description: "Agree with operations leads what counts as an exception, such as a missed milestone, no tracking movement for a set time, damage reported or a missing document. AI compares tracking events and order milestones against those rules, flags each exception, and routes it to the coordinator for that customer, lane or carrier with the order details, carrier status and a suggested next step. The coordinator decides every action and every message to the customer and records the outcome, so the rules can be tuned when they flag too much or too little."
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# How can a logistics or distribution team use AI to spot late, stuck or incomplete shipments before the customer calls?
Agree with operations leads what counts as an exception, such as a missed milestone, no tracking movement for a set time, damage reported or a missing document. AI compares tracking events and order milestones against those rules, flags each exception, and routes it to the coordinator for that customer, lane or carrier with the order details, carrier status and a suggested next step. The coordinator decides every action and every message to the customer and records the outcome, so the rules can be tuned when they flag too much or too little.
## What this means in practice
- Agree exception rules with operations leads.
- Compare tracking events and milestones against those rules.
- Route each exception to the right coordinator with the details attached.
- Let coordinators decide every action and customer message.
- Record outcomes and tune the rules over time.
## How Lid Vizion approaches it
We start with the business decision and operating context, define ownership and measurable milestones, then use configuration, integrations, automation, or custom software only where each earns its place.
## See it as a workflow
- [Shipment exception routing](https://lidvizion.ai/use-cases/shipment-exception-routing/): Watch tracking and order data for shipments that are late, stuck or missing paperwork, and route each exception to the right coordinator with the order, carrier status and a suggested next step, before the customer has to ask.
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