Delivery management software for optimising and scheduling multiple delivery routes and deliveries
Simplify the planning and monitoring of deliveries, while having the ability to include customer notifications and driver engagement tools, plus electronic proof of delivery and location tracking software.
Descartes delivery management software is the solution
Reduce planning time and improve customer satisfaction with delivery management software.
Optimise multi-drop deliveries for all of your depots and vehicles quickly and easily.
Delivery management software makes it easy
- Reduce delivery window times
- Make more deliveries on time
- Improve efficiency and reduce costs
- Analyse data to improve performance
- Plan & dispatch multiple vehicles across multiple delivery routes and depots
Delivery management software features and benefits
Plan Multiple Drop Delivery Routes
Plan optimised delivery routes for multiple deliveries on each vehicle quickly and easily.
Optimised delivery routes
Minimises route distances, reduces stop durations and improves on-time delivery performance.
Accurate ETA's and delivery times
Improved customer satisfaction with on-time deliveries and a reduced office workload as the number of phone calls enquiring after deliveries diminishes.
Contactless Proof of Delivery
If a signature is not to be collected as proof of receipt, alternative methods for proof of delivery such as capturing an image can be easily configured.
Delivery notifications
Automated messages during the last mile of delivery minimise missed deliveries and improve customer communications prior to delivery, improving customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Continuous optimisation
Achieve more efficient route plans for your fleet than traditional batch-based optimisation techniques and provide costed delivery options at the point of sale in seconds to influence buyer behaviour.
Route Optimisation Software Benefits
Optimised Deliveries
- More accurate and reliable delivery times and ETA’s
- Reduced driver hours
- Reduced vehicle mileage and lower CO2 emissions
- Increased productivity and delivery density
Improved Resource Management
- Improved utilisation of existing vehicles and drivers
- Improved customer service and satisfaction
- Reduced driver stress and fewer accidents
- Reduced costs
Proven Results from Existing Customers
- Increase delivery capacity by up to 35%
- Increased fuel efficiency >15%
- Up to 25% cost reduction
- Customer delivery satisfaction increased by 40
- Savings of £2m per annum
Customer successes with delivery management software
“Working with Descartes, we’ve saved 13% on annual fuel costs, which equates to approximately 354,000 fewer miles driven.”
Lee Holmes, Transport and Logistics Director
Annual Fuel bill reduced 13%
Productivity improved 56%
Annual savings £2 million
“Descartes Reservations™ and Route Planner™ solutions were integral to our strategy of offering a more extensive, but unified delivery service. The advanced optimisation capabilities and architecture of the Descartes solutions were critical, bringing new delivery service options to our customers in an economically feasible way. ”
Andrew Gay - Systems Manager
Fulfilment costs reduced £1.8m
Increased delivery productivity 35%
Delivery windows provided at POS
“Investing in Descartes has been the game changer we expected it would be for our business. Descartes’ last mile delivery solution enabled us to win not just one, but two major contracts without increasing headcount.”
Matt Shields, Director, PBO Logistics
Delivery Capacity Increased 8x
Operations headcount No Increase
Saving on driver's hours 10%
“Suffice to say, it has been one of the most profitable and productive changes we have made to the business. Overnight our business was transformed. Our planning team and drivers love using Descartes.....Since introducing Descartes, Stop Start’s daily delivery volume has increased 50%. This rate of growth would not have been sustainable without digital planning tools. ”
Andrew Bayne, Managing Director
Daily planning time reduced 75%
Daily Deliveries 1,450
Fleet size 50
“We were impressed by the investment and support that Descartes put into this product and the roadmap. This technology has allowed us to be agile, forward-thinking and work optimally with our fleet with benefits on costs, sales and satisfaction across the business and with our customers. ”
Edward Corbett - Head of Programme
Delivery capacity increased 25%
OTIF deliveries increased 15%
Fleet size 500+
“Redefining the Customer Experience in the Tyre Replacement Market”
Jobs/van/day increased 194%
Mileage reduced 13%
Fleet size 400+
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