Logistics Software Development

THE CHALLENGE

Within the ground transportation industry, the reality is dictated by time and speed. As an enterprise, you encounter operational challenges. We explore the nuances to highlight the obstacles that define your operating landscape:

01. Logistical Inefficiencies

Traditionally you rely on manual static route planning, incapable of adapting to real-time traffic or weather changes. Lack of real-time visibility regarding shipments poses a logistic challenge. High operational costs, with traffic congestion alone costing the industry billions annually.

02. Labor Market Limitations and Market Dynamics

The logistics labor market remains constrained. It needs to match customer demands. External factors like inflation and supply chain disruptions amplify industry challenges.

03. Operational Inefficiencies

Your traditional logistics system can struggle to provide real-time cargo visibility, leading to delays, inefficiencies, and uncertainties. Outdated fleet operations methods result in suboptimal routes, fuel losses, and maintenance issues. Ensuring your cargo and driver safety proves to be a complex task, exacerbated by the risks such as thefts, accidents, and unauthorized access.

04. Fragmented Mobility Services

Users juggle multiple apps and payment systems for various modes of transportation. Lack of seamless integration between public transport, ride-sharing, and other services leads to suboptimal routes and over-reliance on personal vehicles, contributing to congestion and emissions.

05. Transparency and Security Concerns

You need intermediaries such as banks, customs, and transport companies for transaction verification and trust-building. Fragmented systems and lack of transparency complicate goods tracking throughout the supply chain. Manual processes for transport documents and invoices result in delays, errors, and inefficiencies, while fraud and counterfeit goods remain prevalent issues.

06. Financial Pressures and Demand Forecasting

Skyrocketing prices have increased logistics companies' overall costs, reducing financial efficiency. Clients demand full transparency in delivery and personalized user experiences. Rapid expansion in the logistics sector has led to driver shortages, while transport costs constitute a significant portion of overall expenses.

07. Demand Forecasting and Inventory Management

Inaccurate demand forecasting leads to supply chain inefficiencies and unpredictability. You will struggle gaining a comprehensive view of the entire supply chain without a digital twin.

08. Inventory Management and Operational Costs

You get increased operational costs and difficulties in tracking shipments if you manage inventory inadequately. If your Warehouse Management System is not optimised to your processes, it may lead to catastrophic bottlenecks and price spikes, underscoring the fragility of overstressed supply chains.

Software Engineering

We can develop innovative logistics and supply chain optimisation solution for your business that overcome multiple challenges by integrating advanced technologies. We can apply artificial intelligence, IoT, blockchain, MaaS, and other technologies to improve efficiency, security, transparency, and reduce costs and emissions in your business.

01. Traffic Management Systems

We can develop system for your business to improve delivery time, minimise traffic congestion and reduce operating costs. We use artificial intelligence to realistically optimise routes, taking into account changes in traffic and weather conditions.

02. Cargo Tracking System

We can develop system to provide real-time visibility of cargo, enabling your business to plan logistics operations more efficiently. The systems we develop are based on advanced algorithms and loT technologies.

03. Inventory Management System

We can develop solution that allow you to automate inventory management. The use of artificial intelligence in such system can allow you to track and monitor inventory in real time, optimise its level and reduce losses.

04. Data Analytics

We can develop a comprehensive analytical system for your business to help improve your inventory planning accuracy. Our experts use artificial intelligence to analyse data in detail, reducing errors to less than 1% and optimising resource utilisation.

05. Driver Behaviour Monitoring System

We can develop system for your business to analyse driver behaviour in real-time using data from sensors and cameras. Our approach is focused on improving road safety, reducing operating costs and increasing transport efficiency. This not only improves safety but also reduces fuel costs.

06. Demand Analytical System

We can develop system that use real-time statistics to quickly respond to fluctuations in demand in the supply chain in your business. Such a solution can help you make more informed decisions based on accurate data from various sources.

07. Application of Edge Computing

We can use Edge Computing to process data at the edge of the network, which enables high speed processing of large volumes of data in your business. This improves the efficiency of operations, reduces latency and optimises the use of network resources. We can integrate Edge ecosystem with your existing IT system and business processes. Using APls and data exchange services, we create a seamless interaction between systems, contributing to more efficient operation and better data management.

08. Payment Integration

We can integrate payment mechanisms into your logistics services. We can simplify communication between different modes of transport and payment systems, ensuring continuity and convenience of payments in your business.

09. Ride-Sharing Management System

We can build custom solution to provide easy access to shared rides, improving mobility in urban areas. Such solutions can encourage users to share vehicles, thereby reducing traffic congestion and emissions.

10. Digital Twin Modelling

We can develop virtual copies of physical assets of your business, which can allow you to simulate various scenarios in the digital environment. This can improve planning and optimisation of processes, reducing risks and costs.

11. Last Mile Delivery System

We can use loT, BLE, and Beacon technologies to optimise last-mile delivery system in your business, enabling your e-commerce to improve customer experience and ensure fast delivery.

12. Enterprise Resource Planning System

We can integrate a comprehensive ERP system that manages all information across your organisation to provide full visibility into the supply chain, and optimise procurement, order management, and financial operations.

13. Transportation Management System (TMS)

We can develop TMS solution for your business to ensure accurate planning and execution of transport, selection of the most suitable carrier based on defined criteria, creation of optimal routes, consolidation of shipments and optimisation of payment processes.

14. Order Management System (OMS)

We can implement an OMS solution in your business to ensure continuous data exchange between the order management system and the warehouse management system, correctly allocate stock, update stock levels in real-time, prevent overselling or out-of-stock items, optimise reverse logistics processes and reduce order processing times.

Benefits

Streamlined operations

Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) with traditional algorithms automates processes, minimizing the need for manual intervention in logistics and supply chain operations. Real-time tracking capabilities coupled with AI analytics empower data-driven decision-making, optimizing inventory management and mitigating losses.

Enhanced visibility and efficiency

IoT devices such as RFID tags, eSIMs, and GPS sensors provide precise real-time tracking of shipments, improving visibility throughout the supply chain. Seamless data exchange within supply chain ecosystems enables you to offer personalized customer experiences, while edge computing ensures timely access to cargo platform activity data.

Enhanced customer experience

Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platform has a unified interface for simplified trip planning and ticket purchases, providing your clients with optimal routes integrating various modes of transport.

Improved security

Blockchain technology ensures secure and transparent transactions through decentralized ledgers. Automation of processes via smart contracts reduces reliance on intermediaries, facilitating real-time tracking of goods and verifying product origins to minimize counterfeit incidents.

Maintenance and operational insight

IoT sensors transmitting data to digital twins enable proactive maintenance by providing insights into equipment location, condition, productivity, temperature, and damage.

Smarter inventory management

Data analytics facilitate fuel-saving route optimization and smarter inventory management, enhancing operational efficiency. Timely deliveries and improved services elevate customer satisfaction, while extended analytics pinpoint inefficiencies, reducing overhead costs.

Process modelling and risk mitigation

Digital Supply Chain Twins (DSCT) enable efficient process modeling, exploration, and testing without altering real-world operations. It allows identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and potential risks in the supply chain and give possibility for better planning and resource allocation.

Automation and optimization

Robotic Process Automation automates inventory management, route optimization, safety enhancement, and issue prediction, boosting efficiency and optimizing inventory levels. AI and RPA mitigate labor shortages in logistics by taking on tasks currently performed by humans.

Operational enhancement

Warehouse Management Systems accelerate order fulfillment, increase product delivery speed, and minimize distribution costs. Real-time data provided by IoT devices enhances visibility and control over warehouse operations, with cloud-based WMS services offering cost-effectiveness and faster deployment compared to local solutions.

Selected Cases

Explore and learn more about some of Computools' recently delivered projects

Railway System

#Ground Transportation #Enterprise #Switzerland #Data #Internet of Things #Java

We helped a Western-European rail operator develop a system for intelligent real-time positioning of cargo fleets, providing information on important safety parameters such as volume, pressure and temperature. By harnessing the power of IoT technology, the system generates instant alerts if measured parameters deviate from the set norms, reducing manual checking of the fleet status. The system utilises the MQTT protocol, ensuring reliable data transmission and state-of-the-art security in information exchange.

Locargo

#Ground Transportation #SMB #USA #Internet of Things #Java

Our team helped a US-based logistics operator to turn their IP into a B2B marketplace, bringing other operators on the single platform. This task required our team to develop an integrated IoT solution that uses sensors and a distribution optimisation algorithm to plan the logistical operations across the ecosystem of participating drivers. The client benefited from the ability to utilise unused capacity.

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