Logistics Management Software Solutions for Navare
Client: How logistics management software solutions helped Navare’s cloud-based enterprise level transport management system?
Overview
Navare aimed to support truck drivers and depot staff in e-commerce with logistics software and a barcode scanner app. Challenges faced by the client: updating workflow changes to staff, and connectivity issues hampering pickups and deliveries.
- Designed logistics software with a barcode scanner app for dynamic screen updates and automatic delivery changes.
- Offline compatibility for drivers to scan and update items when out of internet connectivity
- Suggest the best route for the drivers based on the current location
- The app supports multi-tenancy and saves driver/loader actions as raw data, facilitating seamless integration with existing applications.
The Case
The increased demand in e-commerce has thrown open new challenges in ensuring faster and trusted service delivery and logistics management. The disruption after disruption in the retail and e-commerce sectors poses difficulties for the management, movement, and coordination of supply chain trucks that are either overfilled or standing idle in warehouses or on their return journey. Navare solutions wanted to help their truck drivers and the depot staff engaged in the e-commerce activities with logistics management software solutions and barcode scanner app for inventories that will enable them to scan items, work offline and integrate applications with existing applications and make their jobs easier.
Challenges
The challenges faced by our client were:
Up to date updating of changes in workflow or screens to depot staff or truck drivers
Improper internet connectivity affecting pickup and delivery
Difficulty in assigning different jobs in an area or route to truck drivers
Scanning of wrong barcodes, especially in the case of an international freight or freight commuting through multiple networks
Drivers being unaware of their current battery percentage
Solution
The following solutions were incorporated:
With this application, the truck drivers are able to perform their tasks using devices like Panasonic FZ N1, Honeywell CT50, and Zebra TC57. We also developed a ready-to-install logistics management software for android smartphones making them work similar to a scanner using its camera. Also, scanner devices are assigned to individual drivers and if they log in from other devices or they change the device assigned to them, the administrator will be notified. Collection of location information during delivery scanning or pickup scanning is incorporated which helps both the drivers and the customers to locate their items. This feature will also enable tracking of routes and of drivers. Communication between drivers, loaders, depot staff, and the admins happens across the chat feature in the functionality. Also, push notifications are enabled to notify about new messages and new jobs assigned. Other features include a Health check, where the drivers will have to answer some questionnaires in order to confirm they are all good and this information will be recorded for further use.
Dynamic screen designing to avoid forced updates
Offline compatibility for drivers to scan and update items when out of internet connectivity
Route suggestions for drivers based on current location
Ticket validations through prefixes to prevent scanning of incorrect items
Notification bar and theme color change to red when charges fall below a threshold value
Impact
TA’s expertise in mobility was used to build the app with reusable code within an estimated time and budget. The application is designed to support multi-tenancy. So, different companies or organizations can use our application at the same time. The actions of the drivers or loaders are saved as raw data in our application. So the integration of our application with any of the existing applications can be done smoothly and swiftly.
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