DRAFT: Mobile Apps | Descartes
Fleet Mobile Apps
Mobile Proof of Delivery (mPOD)
Eliminate paper, reduce back office costs and streamline operations
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Customer Success: Martins Atacadista
Learn how Martins Atacadista transformed fleet performance with real-time information.
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Fleet Mobile Apps Drive Performance, Customer Engagement, Financial Processes & Enable Machine Learning
Real-time, GPS-enabled mobile applications are at the heart of transformation of fleet performance.
Performance
Enable drivers to be safer and more productive.
Visibility
Give delivery performance visibility to managers in the field.
Analytics
Get vital delivery data to power customer engagement, POD & payment processes
Artificial Intelligence
Enable advances such as machine learning to further improve fleet performance.
Key Mobile Features
Standard
- Configurable workflows
- GPS-based real-time tracking
- Proof-of-delivery (POD) with signature and image capture
- Barcode scanning and validation
- Printing
- Automatic status updates (ASU)
- Navigation
- Break management
- Same-day dispatch
- Add new shipments and line items
Advanced
- Re-sequencing based on real-time traffic
- Scan to route
- Automated stop geofencing
- High volume package pickup and delivery
- Invoice manifest reconciliation and generation
- Driver performance and compliance dashboard
- Manager mobile visibility, performance, and exception management app
Descartes' Innovative Mobile Solutions Help Drivers Do a Better Job and Give Managers Improved Visibility and Control of Fleet Operations
Descartes’ fleet mobile applications give drivers the tools they need to effectively execute their routes according to plan, address disruptions as they occur, and more efficiently capture proof-of-delivery information. The real-time, GPS-based data gives managers and dispatchers enhanced delivery visibility and allows interactions with drivers to address disruptions and issues as they occur or make changes to routes.
— Nicholas Chesna, Fleet Assistant Manager at Richards Building Supply
"With the Descartes solution, we now have real-time visibility into deliveries as they are made—and proof of delivery when customers receive their orders."
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Operational Benefits of mPOD
Mobile proof of delivery can move an organization closer to achieving the perfect delivery.
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Customer Success: U.S. Foods
U.S. Foods digitizes the delivery process.
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Evaluate Your Delivery Strategy
Mobile Technology Adoption – The Weakest Link in Your Delivery Strategy?
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Fleet Mobile Apps FAQ
How do fleet mobile apps improve driver productivity?
Fleet mobile apps provide drivers with a route sequence and turn-by-turn navigation that minimizes the distance drivers take to execute a route which can allow drivers to make more deliveries per route.
How do fleet mobile apps improve customer service?
Fleet mobile apps provide vital delivery data that informs customers of the estimated-time-of-arrival (ETA) and captures proof-of-delivery (POD) information such as GPS-tagged pictures and signatures that document a successful delivery or captures overs, shorts or damage.