Route Planning Software

Route Planning Software FAQ’s 

• What are the benefits of using route planning software?

  From reduced planning time to improved customer service. Benefits are quickly realised, resulting in reduced time and costs to implement an optimised delivery schedule. 

• Does the software take traffic data into account?

  Yes, using the latest data from several mapping sources, Descartes’ route planning software will use time of day, direction of travel and average speeds to calculate optimal delivery route. 

• Can the delivery route planner account for a variety of vehicle types and capacities?

  Yes, the data for the entire fleet is added at setup and updated by your delivery scheduler as required. The Delivery route planer software will take all these factors into account when selecting the best vehicle for each delivery. 

• What is the return on investment for using route planning software?

  This will depend upon your fleet size along with the number and type of deliveries you make, but the savings will be significant, with reduced fuel consumption, lower maintenance costs, shorter planning time, improved capacity utilisation and potentially more sales as a result of improved customer service.

• Will the route planning software integrate with my existing ERP system?

  Descartes has previously helped hundreds of companies implement delivery route planning software and has integrated it with many different ERPs, your ERP solution is most likely to be on this list already.