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Last Mile Delivery Solutions

Improving Last Mile Logistics Through Technology

Companies must find a means to increase productivity and reduce expenses in order to pay for their shipping operations if they want to remain competitive.

This largely comes down to how a business handles last-mile deliveries. This means that in order for a business to thrive in the current market, it must discover ways to increase its level of efficiency.

Descartes routing software, when integrated with your online sales system can offer a host of last mile delivery optimisation solutions.

Features & Benefits

Automated route scheduling

High density delivery routes are created, utilising your resources to the full and saving costs, these can be based on most efficient routes not just fastest routes.

Dynamic slot scheduling

Increased customer satisfaction and increased sales through self-selecting delivery times and days.

Continuous optimisation of routes

Later orders whose delivery addresses are close geographically to previous orders may be brought forward and combined, improving delivery times and customer satisfaction.

Delivery notifications

Reduces missed deliveries and improves customer communicatons prior to delivery.

Home Delivery

Improve the customers' buying & delivery experience, from booking a delivery slot through to receiving and acknowledging their delivery.

Delivery Appointment Windows

Distributors, retailers, and other delivery companies can offer various appointment window sizes and value-added services at the time of ordering thanks to the flexibility of Descartes' last mile solution. By offering appointment flexibility and the potential for the implementation of additional services, these crucial aspects assist retailers in generating income.

When the delivery scheduling system is integrated with the route optimisation system, precise delivery costs and capacity can be validated in real time across a number of days, and the information can then be used to improve delivery schedules and enhance service.

 

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This has the effect of improving customer service and the last mile of delivery while also leveraging the fleet capacity and improving delivery density. These types of delivery slots can also be incentivised, if delivery is being charged for, and be made cheaper than alternative slots when other local deliveries are not taking place.

When moving to a more automated approach with our tools, we typically see an 8-12% reduction in miles if customers can't be moved across days and up to 15-20% reduction in miles when our customers have the flexibility to move customers across days.

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Last Mile Delivery & Proof of Delivery

The Descartes Mobile Applications and Devices enable real-time electronic collection for Proof of delivery. With information on location, time and data about deliveries being uploaded at the time of recording. The routing and scheduling software system is updated with the data, enabling deliveries further along the schedule to be improved and notified of expected delivery times.

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Planned v. Actual

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