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The construction and house building sector is a fast-paced, dynamic market with products and deliveries often needed the next day or at a specific date and time.
The COVID-19 epidemic and other major economic challenges such as driver shortages and rising fuel costs have had an impact on the construction sector, along with many other sectors. To move projects along without adding new concerns or delays, building supplies and construction companies need to adapt with new solutions to provide cost-effective, on time and in full (OTIF) deliveries.
Here are four logistics issues in the building industry that you can resolve.
By reducing miles driven and increasing delivery density for building supplies and materials with advanced route optimisation and delivery scheduling software costs and CO2 emissions can be significantly reduced. A win-win situation that can be a real competitive advantage rather than a challenge.
Large building supplies can be prone to damage in transit. All too frequently, improper handling, poor delivery procedures, and improper loading and unloading can cause serious damage leading to long (and expensive) delays. Optimised loading and route optimisation can ensure that your goods are more likely to be delivered on time and in full.
It is a challenge to meet increased demand and delivery expectations with the well-publicised driver shortage, You can overcome this challenge using routing and scheduling software to optimise your fleet deliveries. Existing Descartes customers have increased delivery capacity by 25% without adding vehicles or drivers.
Before the building supplies have even arrived, there may be a mess on-site if the construction team is unaware of the forthcoming deliveries. Therefore, knowing the delivery window for building supplies is critical. You can give your company insight into the delivery process for building supplies by choosing the right end-to-end visibility solutions.
With your current vehicles and drivers, we can help you cut down on mileage, fuel costs, and delivery times while enabling you to provide more precise and reliable delivery windows and the ability to create visibility for drivers, vehicle performance or location.
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