route planning and optimisation Archives

August 30, 2021October 9, 2024

RIX Ltd.: the route planning solution relieves the work of dispatchers and drivers

Freight transport by road has been the most commonly used way of transporting goods in Europe for years. The latest Eurostat data shows that road transport accounts for 76.5% of total inland freight transport. As demand increases and road infrastructure and the intensity of its use changes, fleet management solutions play an increasingly important role in the organisation of the supply chain, helping to plan the vehicle routes (especially trucks), and ensuring their efficiency. The usefulness of route planning solutions is also recognised by the international freight carrier RIX Ltd. (hereafter – RIX), which has managed to facilitate daily work for both fleet dispatchers and drivers with the help of this technology.

June 9, 2021August 8, 2023

4 ways to use route planning and optimisation software

route planning and optimisation solution use cases demonstrated on the mapon fleet management and asset tracking platform

The growth of the global online retail business has increased the workload for transportation and delivery services, pushing them to look for technology that would help to manage business more efficiently. Route planning and optimisation is one of the solutions that companies seek for and there’s a good reason for that – according to Logistics Bureau, organisations that focus on the supply chain and delivery process optimisation can deliver more while saving up to 15% of the operational costs.

March 19, 2021August 8, 2023

Handling vaccine distribution with the help of fleet management systems

Vaccination for COVID-19 is a large project that requires a solid strategy and use of technology to be successful. Currently, a lot of countries are struggling with executing their vaccination plans, especially bottlenecks in the process of vaccine delivery. When the first vaccines were registered, many people were surprised by the fact that they must be delivered at certain temperatures – they didn’t know that logistics companies have been delivering temperature-sensitive cargos for decades and already had all the necessary tools and technology in place to do the job right away. So what is the problem with deliveries then? We’ll look at some of the challenges and delivery process aspects in this blog post.

January 12, 2021October 9, 2024

JYSK: Mapon route planning solution helps us to effectively manage in-house delivery

jysk uses Mapon route planning and optimisation solution to launch in-house delivery service in the Baltics and Belarus

Route planning and optimisation is a solution used by many businesses worldwide. In 2020, COVID-19 pandemic brought major changes in the retail and e-commerce landscape that caused even greater demand for this solution – businesses needed it to ensure high transportation and delivery service efficiency and maintain good customer satisfaction levels. Now, the latest research by Global Newswire says that the route planning software market is expected to have a 10.9% compound annual growth rate until 2025.

Meanwhile, some of our clients have already tried the solution and discovered the benefits it brings to the business. Read on and find out how Scandinavian household goods retailer JYSK has used route planning to manage their online store deliveries to clients in Riga, Vilnius and Minsk.