5 Keys to Reducing Costs in Building Materials Distribution
Construction material costs may be starting to stabilize at last—though some pockets of volatility certainly remain—but that doesn’t change the basic dilemma faced by distributors ...
Strategic Route Planning with DispatchTrack [Video]
In logistics, strategic route planning is essential for maintaining efficiency and profitability.
Is Your Data Hiding Profits? Last Mile Delivery Analytics Can Help
Last mile delivery analytics form the basis of data-driven decision making in last mile operations. You can’t optimize what you can’t measure, and you can’t improve processes witho...
DispatchTrack Case Study: Morris Furniture [Video]
Morris Furniture Company was founded in Dayton, Ohio with a simple idea: offer quality furniture at a reasonable price with superior service. They’ve prided themselves on making ho...
How to Cut Costs and Boost Loyalty with Smarter Last Mile Delivery
Last mile delivery is about a lot more than just cheap, fast order fulfillment. It’s about a lot more than the Amazon effect, or the e-commerce boom. It’s about managing complexity...
4 Benefits to Look for In Smart Route Optimization Software
Every year, customer expectations around delivery change at least a little bit. A recent study showed that nearly 70% of people wouldn’t reorder from a company that failed to deliv...
How to Scale Your Delivery Processes in Building Supplies Delivery
Dropping a couple of stacks of 2x4s and a case of joist hangers at a home builder’s site is all in a day’s work, but what happens when you need to do that for hundreds of sites—and...
The Best Route Planner App for Last Mile Logistics
It’s a cliche at this point to say that the last mile of the supply chain is often the most expensive—but it’s true. Studies show that it can account for about 40-50% of total logi...
5 Key Features Your App for Delivery Drivers Should Offer
Planning is one thing—execution is another. What is it they say about the best-laid plans in logistics? That’s right: they require (among other things) an effective mobile app to e...
When’s the Last Time You Did a Route Analysis?
Many ops managers and routing specialists approach route analysis with the same gleeful anticipation as an upcoming root canal. Throw in a few “what ifs” and you have the perfect r...
Is Good Enough Routing Really Good Enough?
One of the surprisingly common refrains we hear from delivery organizations we talk to is that their route optimization is “good enough.” In other words, they know it’s not on the ...