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New High Tech Solutions To Distribution

ericjgough • Jan 30, 2018

Creative New High Tech Solutions To Age Old Distribution Center Problems.

Distribution Problems

One of the biggest problems currently faced by the transport and distribution industry has been the issue of safe and efficient supply chain management both in urban and rural environments.

This holds especially true for many if not most, distribution companies with regard to freight and transportation fleet management. However, there do exist many apps and electronic tracking devices that can easily help ensure that the distribution center managers are completely aware of the location of the various individuals and vehicles that collectively make up their fleet.

As a matter of fact, many such asset tracking devices can not only locate but also ensure both vehicle tracking as well as signature capture to ease the logistical burden at the distribution center. Furthermore, many such smart phone apps are also quite capable of remote invoice printing as well and thereby help to further streamline all commercial delivery systems that may be in operation at the distribution center.

Such an app or software program can easily help minimize the total amount of work that may be conducted at the distribution center, both on a day to day basis, as well as with individual deliveries of specific high value items. While simultaneously acting to help the management of the center in running such tedious and time consuming chores as customer service, managing operations, accounting and last but not the least, maintaining the fleet that may be employed by the distribution center to ensure timely deliveries.

Distribution problems and new technology

Furthermore, the software and hardware tools that are designed to minimize the manual workload at the distribution center can also help save on labor costs by minimizing paper work through the elimination of manual entry and other related paperwork. They can also cut down on many common accounting mistakes and thereby get rid of the expenses that may be incurred from correcting such mistakes in the first place.


  • Ease of use

Such an application can be easily installed in the systems of any distribution center head office and subsequently be linked to branch offices as well . There are many important advantages of using such devices and apps. These include the following:


  • Up-to-the-second GPS tracking ability
  • Route and order information
  • The easy editing of invoices

The above points are only a few such advantages, but as technology steadily improves, these devices continue to help distribution center management in ever more creative ways.

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