Matches are automatically and intelligently generated in Matium to provide match ratings between a have and a need. Matches allow you to find the best buy, sell and trade opportunities in your market, based on suitability of the material, price and location.
Viewing Matches
To view all matches being tracked by your company, select Matches in the left sidebar.
Each match will show the corresponding have and need along with an overall match rating (0-100%). Hover over the match rating to view individual ratings based on material specification, location and price.
Match Rating - Overall rating taking material suitability, price and location into account.
Material Rating - Rating based on how close the material specifications of the have match the material parameters of the need.
Price Rating - Rating indicating if the target price is less than the offer price (0%), the target and offer price are the same (50%) or the target price is greater than the offer price (100%).
Location Rating - Rating indicating how close the pickup location of the have is from the delivery location for the need.
Filtering
By default, you can view all matches (All) or only those matches where you are listed as a rep on the have or need (Personal).
Utilize the All Types drop-down to filter by material type.
Grouping and Sorting
The Group By and Sort options allows you to view either a consolidated list where only the matches with the highest ratings are shown, or to view all matches. In this way, you can easily identify the best trade opportunities based on the metric of your choosing, or you can look through all potential opportunities.
Grouping can be based on:
Have - Only the matches with the highest rating for each have will be shown.
Need - Only the matches with the highest rating for each need will be shown.
None - All matches will be shown for all haves and needs.
The Sort drop-down allows you to sort the list of matches and also determines which metric is used for grouping matches.
Sorting and grouping can be based on:
Match Rating
Material Rating
Price Rating
Location Rating
Newest Matches
Oldest Matches
Hiding Matches
If there is a match that you do not want to consider, you can hide it so it will not show up in your list of potential trade opportunities. To do this, click the ellipsis menu in the upper right corner of the match card and select the Hide option.
To view hidden matches, toggle the Hidden filter on. To un-hide a match, click the ellipsis menu for the match and select the Un-Hide option.
Note: Hiding a match will only hide it from your view. Other users in your company will still be able to view the match.
Working with a Match
Match Details
Click on a match to view more detailed information including:
Owner, location, weight and offer price of the have.
Owner, location, weight and target price of the need.
Estimated profitability of a 40,000 lb. truckload:
Gross Profit
Freight Cost
Net Profit
Distance between pickup and delivery locations
Estimated freight emissions (Beta):
Based on a 40,000 lb. truckload, distance from source to destination, and the emission intensity of the mode of transport.
The mode of transport is based on the packaging of the Have. Note that emission estimates are not yet supported when packaging is set to Railcar.
Matching fields when comparing the material specifications of the have with the acceptable parameters for the need.
Creating an Order
Within the match details pop-up, click the Create Order button to create a new trade order in Matium for the have and need.