Delivery route planning - an advantage in logistics or a daily nightmare?

2023-10-18

New technologies, or allies of your business

Using free ordinary routing apps, you will quickly notice errors and flaws in the systems, through which you will lose time, money and your team's nerves and motivation. While such apps will determine the route from point A to B, the problem will already be intermediate points, any changes in addresses and orders, errors in addresses and sudden difficulties on the road. And it will be quite impossible to divide orders and routes to different drivers and any control of execution and personal settings. 

Drivers are increasingly reporting delays, problems occurring on routes, and obstructions to future orders due to the lack of up-to-date road data in their usual app. At some point, logisticians are faced with the question - how to do it better, how to grow the company while reducing costs? The answer is one - use dedicated solutions, from reliable, professional providers. 

What makes the business solutions from AutoMapa's offer give a logistic advantage?

Current geolocation data

AutoMapa has its maps and its road data. Thanks to frequent updates, the maps have the freshest data, which results in the exact location of each job, including a 3D building preview and full numbering on the map. 

Correcting and organizing address data

An extremely efficient system for geocoding addresses is AutoMapa's offering, which in practice means peace of mind and certainty of delivery. The system offers automatic correction of typos, taking into account street name changes and other mistakes made by orderers and marking corrected addresses on the map along with completion of incomplete data. The driver is assured that if the route has been mapped, he is going to the right address. Thanks to full automation, the system takes into account changes on the fly and recalculates routes, verifying many variables.

Dedicated system for route planning and task allocation to drivers

Route planning is one task, and closely related to it is the division of routes into drivers and the assignment of delivery zones to them. Such tasks are supported by the system AutoMapa #lastmile - an intelligent route and task planner, successfully used, among others, in the courier and catering industries. The system also provides control of task execution. It sends current status information (such as notes, photos, completed orders) from the driver's application to the operator's system. 

Determination of multi-point routes for trucks

When the company determines routes for vehicles of higher tonnage, AutoMapa #elements provides tools for determining and optimizing travel routes in terms of money and time. Once the route is mapped, the system can provide information on the cost for trucks (eToll) for highway tolls (concession and national toll roads). The vehicle's tonnage, size, vehicle category and euro standard are defined, the route is mapped (via AutoMapa's map service - Targeo.pl in the Pro version) and the user receives feedback on the cost, if there are toll roads on the route. The system operates on a desktop basis, AutoMapa provides the necessary APi for integration with the Customer's systems.

Logistics network analysis

For large delivery companies, the company offers analytical tools, for determining and analyzing routes between fixed destination points, such as warehouses and stores, transshipment hubs. Determined routes, which are used by drivers on a daily basis, are constantly monitored to optimize the connection - changes in regulations, new road connections, or new restrictions (opening of a section of a new road, renovations). Such analyses optimize the cost of travel (financial and time) and update calculations for toll sections.

Own road network 

Sometimes a delivery company has its own road regulations and approvals, for example, for entering closed streets, technical roads, private roads, its own tonnage restrictions for bridges, etc. AutoMapa's systems take into account personal restrictions and settings, planning routes taking into account any external information. What this means in practice is that if a company is allowed to enter an alley, despite a prohibition sign, AutoMapa (in its dedicated version), which is adapted to this, will determine the route even on an officially inaccessible road. This applies mainly to transport companies, but also to the Fire Department, Ambulance Service and the Police. 

The tools offered by AutoMapa enterprise are not only AutoMapa navigation, but, above all, a number of solutions dedicated to logistics and transport departments. Navigation is the final product of a complete and intelligent system for managing the entire supply chain process, composed of many building blocks, from which you can choose the best-fitting solutions and create your own, together with a team of AutoMapa specialists.

If you want to learn more, make an appointment with us. You will see how to use such products in your business.

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Delivery route planning - an advantage in logistics or a costly nightmare?

New technologies, or allies of your business

Using free ordinary routing apps, you will quickly notice errors and flaws in the systems, through which you will lose time, money and your team's nerves and motivation. While such apps will determine the route from point A to B, the problem will already be intermediate points, any changes in addresses and orders, errors in addresses and sudden difficulties on the road. And it will be quite impossible to divide orders and routes to different drivers and any control of execution and personal settings. 

Drivers are increasingly reporting delays, problems occurring on routes, and obstructions to future orders due to the lack of up-to-date road data in their usual app. At some point, logisticians are faced with the question - how to do it better, how to grow the company while reducing costs? The answer is one - use dedicated solutions, from reliable, professional providers. 

What makes the business solutions from AutoMapa's offer give a logistic advantage?

Current geolocation data

AutoMapa has its maps and its road data. Thanks to frequent updates, the maps have the freshest data, which results in the exact location of each job, including a 3D building preview and full numbering on the map. 

Correcting and organizing address data

An extremely efficient system for geocoding addresses is AutoMapa's offering, which in practice means peace of mind and certainty of delivery. The system offers automatic correction of typos, taking into account street name changes and other mistakes made by orderers and marking corrected addresses on the map along with completion of incomplete data. The driver is assured that if the route has been mapped, he is going to the right address. Thanks to full automation, the system takes into account changes on the fly and recalculates routes, verifying many variables.

Dedicated system for route planning and task allocation to drivers

Route planning is one task, and closely related to it is the division of routes into drivers and the assignment of delivery zones to them. Such tasks are supported by the system AutoMapa #lastmile - an intelligent route and task planner, successfully used, among others, in the courier and catering industries. The system also provides control of task execution. It sends current status information (such as notes, photos, completed orders) from the driver's application to the operator's system. 

Determination of multi-point routes for trucks

When the company determines routes for vehicles of higher tonnage, AutoMapa #elements provides tools for determining and optimizing travel routes in terms of money and time. Once the route is mapped, the system can provide information on the cost for trucks (eToll) for highway tolls (concession and national toll roads). The vehicle's tonnage, size, vehicle category and euro standard are defined, the route is mapped (via AutoMapa's map service - Targeo.pl in the Pro version) and the user receives feedback on the cost, if there are toll roads on the route. The system operates on a desktop basis, AutoMapa provides the necessary APi for integration with the Customer's systems.

Logistics network analysis

For large delivery companies, the company offers analytical tools, for determining and analyzing routes between fixed destination points, such as warehouses and stores, transshipment hubs. Determined routes, which are used by drivers on a daily basis, are constantly monitored to optimize the connection - changes in regulations, new road connections, or new restrictions (opening of a section of a new road, renovations). Such analyses optimize the cost of travel (financial and time) and update calculations for toll sections.

Own road network 

Sometimes a delivery company has its own road regulations and approvals, for example, for entering closed streets, technical roads, private roads, its own tonnage restrictions for bridges, etc. AutoMapa's systems take into account personal restrictions and settings, planning routes taking into account any external information. What this means in practice is that if a company is allowed to enter an alley, despite a prohibition sign, AutoMapa (in its dedicated version), which is adapted to this, will determine the route even on an officially inaccessible road. This applies mainly to transport companies, but also to the Fire Department, Ambulance Service and the Police. 

The tools offered by AutoMapa enterprise are not only AutoMapa navigation, but, above all, a number of solutions dedicated to logistics and transport departments. Navigation is the final product of a complete and intelligent system for managing the entire supply chain process, composed of many building blocks, from which you can choose the best-fitting solutions and create your own, together with a team of AutoMapa specialists.

If you want to learn more, make an appointment with us. You will see how to use such products in your business.