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Optimising deliveries with state-of-the-art mobile apps
Professionals in warehouses and logistics who use using mobile applications on smartphones or tablets to carry out their duties can benefit greatly from speed, accuracy and timely data.
Descartes' mobile applications assist you getting through even the most difficult daily duties, whether it be the GPS location data that safely directs drivers to a new location or executing paperless proof of delivery, conducting essential vehicle safety checks, sending messages and more.
Here's how Descartes Mobile™ will reduce fleet costs, improve efficiency, maintain compliant and safe vehicles and enhance the customer experience.
Mobile Applications
Understand how Descartes Mobile Applications can help with proof of delivery, navigation and paperless communications.
Why use our mobile applications?
Navigation
- Driver satellite navigation
- Real time updates to driver
- Capture arrivals and departures
- Plan v Actual with alerts
Proof of Delivery
- Shipment barcode scanning
- Digitally record POD
- Capture photographs in-system
- Eliminates paper & printing
Vehicle Safety Checks
- Configurable for your company
- Reports captured in real-time with photos
- Auditable record of checks
- Generate reports for DVSA
What devices are compatible with the delivery apps?
Descartes' mobile apps run on a wide range of mobile platforms, such as Android and iOS, and a wide range of devices, including ruggedized and consumer-grade models, to match your specific requirements, technological strategy, and budget.
Our mobile solutions
Digital Proof of Delivery
Eliminate paper, streamline operations and reduce confirmation of delivery notifications with POD capture and parcel scanning for accuracy on deliveries.
SmartCheck: Vehicle Safety Checks
Digitise your daily walk-around vehicle safety check to ensure compliance with DVSA regulations and store for future reference.
Navigation
Sat-Nav mobile application with turn by turn routes and real-time updates and connectivity to route planning software.
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Customer Successes
“Descartes ePOD solution has unlocked considerable benefits for both our business and our customers. We have seen the number of requests for PoD decline dramatically and have received increasingly positive feedback from our customers.”
Peter Russell, IT Director, Carpet & Flooring
Reduced Customer requests for POD -80%
Covid-19 Safe Contactless Deliveries Solved
Successful 1st Time Deliveries Increased
“The Descartes Reservations™ and Descartes Route Planner™ solutions were integral to our strategy of offering more extensive, but unified , delivery services. The advanced optimisation capabilities and architecture of the Descartes solutions were critical to bringing new delivery service options to our customers in an economically feasible way. ”
Andrew Gay - Systems Manager
Delivery mileage reduced per annum 1.5m
Savings from fuel costs & vehicle servicing £1m
Increased delivery capacity 35%
“In the past year since having the Descartes' system our jobs per route has improved by just short of 10%.”
Martin Alldritt - Planning & Optimisation Manager
Jobs per route has increased 9.9%
Average mileage between jobs reduced
Improved Customer Service
“With the Descartes solution, we now have real-time visibility into deliveries as they are made—and proof of delivery when customers receive their orders,”
Nicholas Chesna - Fleet Assistant Manager
On-time delivery has improved
Real time visibility of deliveries
Great delivery capacity
“We now have a system which we can optimise the automation of the routes thanks to Descartes... We have improved service levels expected by our customer in full compliance with the time-windows.”
Gabriele Golinelli - Operations Director - Fidelitas
Customer Service levels improved
Employee shift scheduling has been simplified
