Smart logistics IoT solutions

A logistics app is necessary for any business in deploying an effective logistics strategy as it provides real-time visibility & insights about the fleet movement within the Supply Chain. This monitoring & tracking mechanism provided by the app on a centralized dashboard helps in enabling a more seamless transportation of materials between the different stakeholders of the Supply Chain. The real-time fleet visibility essentially offers 2 important strategic benefits to the top management:

Reducing the various costs associated with transportation of goods

Protecting the brand image of the companies

A logistics app provides a number of essential features like real-time tracking, centralized dashboards, advanced analytical reports & in-app payments which can allow the top management of businesses to optimize on logistics costs.

Real-time fleet tracking feature enabled within the logistics app helps in getting alerts & notifications on any kind of unwanted disruptions and helps in avoiding thefts/damages to the cargo. This can be particularly useful for vehicles when they go through most critical & theft-prone routes where the risks are pretty higher. The logistics app can help in tracking any kind of suspicious events in real-time.

Another way in which logistics app can help is by optimizing the delivery routes which provide a number of advantages in reducing fuel costs, maintenance costs & saving time. The optimized delivery routes can help in upto 10% increase in margins (according to research by Bain & Co.). Also, using logistics apps brings in more predictability within the transit times between places which can help in more efficient management of the warehouses by reducing high levels of inventory & safety stocks.

As far as protecting the brand image of a business is concerned, a logistics app allows a track & trace system for the products & vehicles in order to prevent any kinds of counterfeiting which plays a major role in spoiling the brand image.

With transparency & visibility upto the last level of suppliers for any fleet, businesses can easily identify the root causes of the problem being faced by them. Also, the app also enables the companies to inform & send real-time updates to the customers in case there are any delays in the delivery because of some unwanted circumstances.

The app will enable the drivers to register & create in their own personal accounts within the app. Each driver will also have a dedicated dashboard for him which would tell a number of different things like active jobs, completed jobs, earnings etc. Moreover, while commuting the drivers will get a built-in location finding & multi-lingual support inside the app. Not only that, there will be a pre-defined FAQs & real-time chat feature for them in case of any emergencies being faced.

Moreover, the feature of in-app payments will help them in ensuring a hassle-free travel across the different locations of the Supply Chain. The app will also be able to give them notification about any critical update or emergency during the commute process. A driver’s log will also be a part of the app which will maintain essential information about their individual trips like start time, estimated arrival time, end time, miles covered, no. of working hours etc.

TechAhead understands that there is considerable difference between the requirements of different companies depending on their size, scale & budget. Since, our philosophy is to serve both the Fortune 100 businesses & startups in an equal manner, we will try to cater to all the requirements which have been put forward to us by our clients.