On-Demand Fleet Management

The Descartes On-Demand Fleet Management Service provides an easy and affordable way to plan, optimize, dispatch routes, track and monitor delivery fleets in real time. This on-demand fleet management solution combines sophisticated functionality with the simplicity of service delivery built to run on the Web. It optimizes both static routes and dynamic routes to maximize efficiency by taking into account geographic zones, time windows and other physical constraints when planning delivery fleets. It also provides dispatchers, managers and customer service representatives with a real time, global view of driver movement and delivery status across an entire enterprise. This robust solution drives out operational inefficiencies, ultimately cutting costs and improving customer service.

The Descartes On-demand Fleet Management Service is based on an affordable subscription model and is available on a pay-as-you-go basis to eliminate up front costs and meet your organization’s need for logistics functionality.

Key Benefits and Capabilities

Descartes’ on-demand fleet management service reduces delivery costs by up to 15% by developing efficient routes that are continually improved through benchmarking, optimization and field data analysis

• Reduction in driver hours by comparing actual performance against engineered plan.
  • Accountability for a.m. and p.m., break and service times.
  • Increased stops per paid hour.
• Reduced fuel consumption, miles driven.
• Improved exception management and tracking of field inventory.
• Improved service through real-time visibility.
• Benchmark driver performance in comparison to industry standards.
• Customer time windows are confirmed.
• Reduced data entry costs.
• Reduced customer service costs by empowering front line workers.
• Geocoding functionality.
• Static routes are assigned delivery times and mileage calculated.
• Changes at dispatch can be incorporated in real time.
• Visual mapping tools.

Sample Customers

• Argix Direct
• The Home Depot
• Crate and Barrel