Wholesale Distribution Software

Wholesale Distribution Software

End-to-End Logistics Solutions to Streamline Warehouse, Store & Home Deliveries

Tackle Wholesale Distribution Challenges Head-On

Deliver on time and in full

Offer customers short delivery time windows

Cut CO₂, fuel use, and delivery miles

Optimise your fleet and drivers with route planning

Discover how to improve delivery efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance customer service.

Logistics Software for Wholesalers

Wholesale distributors must cater to demanding customers with urgent needs every single day.

Failing to deliver the right goods, at the right time, to the right place, and in acceptable condition directly impacts your bottom line.

Overcome Industry Challenges with Proven Logistics Software

Proven logistics software helps you overcome these challenges and stay competitive. With Descartes, you can solve complex operational issues and gain the control, visibility, and efficiency needed to serve the supermarket and wholesaler industries.

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Overcome Supermarket & Wholesale Logistic Challenges

Controlling Rising Fleet Costs

Rising fuel, maintenance, and labour costs demand smarter delivery planning. Optimise routes, increase delivery capacity, and reduce mileage without compromising service quality.

Becoming More Sustainable

Reduce miles driven, fuel consumption, and CO₂ emissions while selecting the most efficient vehicle for every delivery.

Real-time tracking

Real-time tracking is now a must have requirement. Failing to provide it will place you at a competitive disadvantage. Customers want to know when their deliveries will arrive, the more precise the information - the happier the customer. The delivery will be achieved successfully the first time, without the expense of redelivery, and the customer is more likely to purchase again.

Proof of delivery

Predictability becomes increasingly important as the quality of the customer experience during delivery improves. Among other benefits, cutting-edge proof of delivery software guarantees that your drivers will keep to a set of procedures consistently, providing a dependable customer experience every time.

Control Rising Fleet Costs

Becoming More Sustainable

Reduce miles driven, fuel consumption, and CO₂ emissions while selecting the most efficient vehicle for every delivery.

Customer Successes

“After extensive research, we partnered with Descartes to help transform our distribution management practices because it proved to be a real benchmark in the market. Their tools are very effective. The routing solution has been a resounding success resulting in lower costs and greater customer satisfaction, while the appointment booking capability is in great demand from our customers and their consumers.”

Nicolas Tellier - Chairman

Operational costs reduced 5%

Customer Net Promoter Score (NPS) Increased

Fleet size 250+

“Descartes Reservations™ and Route Planner™ solutions were integral to our strategy of offering a more extensive, but unified delivery service. The advanced optimisation capabilities and architecture of the Descartes solutions were critical, bringing new delivery service options to our customers in an economically feasible way.”

Andrew Gay - Systems Manager

Fulfilment costs reduced £1.8m

Increased delivery productivity 35%

Delivery windows provided at POS

“Descartes' Route Planner™ On-demand helps us have more efficient delivery operations by taking into account our assets, business rules, customer requirements and geographic information. Seamless mobile solution integration ensures we can track actual performance against optimized route plans and address new work or delivery exceptions as they happen to better serve our customers.”

Nimmoo Adam, IT Manager

Delivery temperatures recorded

Delivery costs analysed

Proof of delivery collected

Solutions for Wholesalers Distributors

Descartes provides supply chain and logistics solutions purpose-built for wholesale distributor fleets worldwide. Our software helps wholesalers streamline operations, improve delivery performance, and reduce transportation and warehouse costs across complex distribution networks.

From inbound warehouse scheduling to multi-drop customer deliveries, Descartes enables greater control, visibility, and efficiency across your wholesale logistics operations.

Wholesale distribution requires efficient planning of high-volume, multi-drop delivery routes to retail, hospitality, and business customers.

Descartes route optimisation automatically sequences deliveries to minimise distance and time while considering customer requirements, vehicle constraints, and live road network data, improving fleet productivity and service reliability.

Wholesale customers increasingly expect predictable and reliable delivery windows.

Descartes enables delivery slot scheduling that balances customer preferences with operational efficiency. Delivery options are optimised based on route density, location, and capacity, helping you maximise utilisation while maintaining service levels.

Dock appointment scheduling streamlines inbound deliveries by shifting booking responsibility to carriers and suppliers.

A shared web portal prevents congestion by spacing deliveries throughout the day, reducing wait times and improving dock utilisation. The system automatically calculates required time slots based on your rules, accepts bookings, or proposes alternatives.

Warehouse teams have full visibility of all appointments and can easily adjust schedules using a drag-and-drop interface.

Digital proof of delivery eliminates paperwork and improves accuracy across wholesale operations.

Capture signatures or contactless confirmation to ensure goods are delivered correctly and without damage, while providing customers with reliable delivery records.

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