Last mile deliveries account for a significant proportion of a delivery cost within the end-to-end supply chain and continues to grow as more customers demand home delivery.
Descartes’ routing and scheduling solution for last mile delivery planning, will help you offer specific delivery slots and provide you with the confidence to know you can meet those times, with reduced costs.
Delivery slots are dynamically derived and economically scored based upon multiple variables, such as delivery location; proximity to other scheduled deliveries; order size; and road speeds and any other restrictions.
The solution’s flexibility allows last mile delivery organisations to offer value-added services at the time of ordering, such as installation, setup, and old product removal. This has been proven to drive increases in revenue for retailers.
Because the delivery scheduling system is dynamically connected to the last mile delivery routing system, validating accurate delivery costs and capacity in real time over a number of days is possible. Data can be used to change the delivery times or to move delivery days and improve customer service and efficiency.
Last mile delivery companies that have moved to our automated solution have typically seen an 88-20% reduction in delivery miles driven.
Our software goes the extra mile, so your drivers don't have to.
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