Territory Analytics & Optimization
TAO is the first solution on the market dedicated to decision-makers and depot managers in the post and parcel delivery industry. By tackling strategic and tactical challenges upstream of route optimization, it unlocks the full potential of last-mile delivery.
Key Usecases
National Territory Optimization
Design the optimal territory organization for the whole country area. Simulate the addition or deletion of new delivery centers or sub-depots.
Fleet Sizing & Fleet Conversion
Visualize the impact of new vehicles (e.g. electric vehicles) on your operations by creating simulations to make data-driven decisions about your fleet.
Sectorization of the Delivery Center’s Territory
Design the optimal territory partitioning for a delivery center‘s area based on historical parcel counts and considering operational constraints.
Parcel Picking and Sorting
Assist the picker in sorting the packages during its scan in order to gain time and productivity.
Subcontractor Pricing
Get precise estimates of your subcontractor’s cost structure to buy transport at the right price.
Tour Sequencing
Get the optimal tour after each driver scans the packages to reduce costs and improve quality of service.
Meeting the challenge of
volume fluctuations
In the parcel industry, the day-to-day or month-to-month parcel volume fluctuations can lead to significant disruptions, low truck fill rates, rebalancing parcels between trucks, and longer routes.
By combining complementary units when creating a sector, we ensure the daily consistency of field operations.
Key Benefits
Optimize your operating costs by right-sizing your fleet
Reduce the need for balancing and parcel transfers between trucks before departure
Facilitate discussions with your service providers using shared data
React quickly to activity surges and simplify real-time decision making
Get greater insights on your business and its progress over time
Make the right strategic decisions by testing your assumptions before implementing them
Key Benefits
Reduce costs and improve operational performance (10% to 40% productivity increase, depending on the industry).
Improve your company’s quality of service
Reduce your CO₂ footprint.
Comply with industry-specific laws and regulations.
Get a better strategic overview of costs and performance.
Ensure compliance with labor law obligations (e.g., work and break times for employees).
Optimize existing processes.
Anticipate peak periods and your respective resource needs.
Simulate future scenarios to further improve your processes.
Leverage the progressive power of Machine Learning to continuously improve your performance.
Develop your organization gently and step by step.
Use indicators and reporting to optimally manage your company.
Save valuable time in planning and subsequently optimizing field service assignments.
Make the integration of urgent or unscheduled operations easier and more efficient.
Respond quickly and efficiently to unforeseen events and imponderables on site.
Address industry-specific constraints and peculiarities in the best possible way.
Track deployments in progress in real time.
Increase the well-being and satisfaction of your field staff.
The routes are practicable and cause less stress.
Kardinal supports your teams and assists them in their decisions so that they can make the best choice in the field.
Your sales representatives retain full control over their routes: Kardinal makes suggestions, your employees take the decisions.
Working hours and break times are observed.
Compliance with the obligations makes customer relations more pleasant.
Your customers benefit from reactive deliveries / home visits.
Scheduled appointments, visit times, or other commitments to your customers are honored.
Your customers enjoy a better relationship with your employees.