(The Life of a Package from Depot to Delivery)
By: Alex Barth
Everything sounds better in French. We’re thrilled to be at VivaTechnology in Paris this week showcasing our work with DPD, the largest fleet and parcel service company in Europe.
Our logistics solution supports the operations of DPD UK, the leading parcel service provider across the Channel, and their entire driver delivery operation. For delivery drivers, for example, the map uses anonymized, live data to improve routes on an ongoing basis. The app’s feedback button allows drivers to improve their routing experience and the underlying map on a day-to-day basis, saving time and avoiding expensive re-routes.
Built with Mapbox
A package of APIs and SDKs provides the building blocks for logistics companies and fleet operators to build fully dynamic end-to-end optimization solutions. Solving the challenges of last mile and on-demand deliveries, Mapbox tools integrate live location into the delivery driver application, consumer application, backend routing systems, and GPS into one self-learning, live-updating map in a bandwidth-efficient way.
For consumers, the DPD mobile application allows every user to track parcel deliveries on a map in real time and receive notifications when the delivery is 15 minutes away. If nobody’s at home, the app allows for rescheduling delivery or redirecting delivery to a neighbor. In addition, the app offers a simple way to schedule a return to one of the 2,000 Pickup store locations in the UK.
Today, Jay Cox-Chapman from our product team gave a logistics optimization talk at the booth where he shared details about how the logistics solution we built together with DPD.
Dynamic end-to-end solutions for last mile: Today on stage at #VivaTech, Mapbox Product Manager for Navigation @coxchapman shared @DPD_UK platform connecting drivers with routing optimized in real-time, and consumers with live delivery updates. #SimplifierLaVie
— @Mapbox
If you’re at VivaTechnology this week, stop by the DPD Booth on the LaPoste stand in Hall 1, J31, and come say hello. If you can’t meet us in person, join online to hear how live location is reshaping logistics optimization, bringing business efficiencies and an enhanced experience for customers.
Get in touch if you want to find out more about how live location and data visualization can unlock value, and find out how today’s on-demand businesses deliver greater value to customers.
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