Ploeger managed its daily bread distribution planning in Excel, including routes, drivers and vehicles. As the planning process became more complex, maintaining schedules manually became increasingly time-consuming and offered limited visibility into driver availability, vehicle allocation and route execution.
Business Need: Ploeger managed its daily bread distribution planning in Excel, including routes, drivers and vehicles. As the planning process became more complex, maintaining schedules manually became increasingly time-consuming and offered limited visibility into driver availability, vehicle allocation and route execution.
Solution: CAPE developed a custom planning application that provides a central overview of all routes, drivers and vehicles involved in the bread distribution process. The solution includes integration with driver roster data, giving planners direct insight into availability, contract hours and assigned shifts. Automated driver communication replaces manual sharing of schedules, while API integrations with customer systems ensure planning data is exchanged seamlessly across the transport chain. The platform also supports automated analysis of actual driving hours and kilometers after route completion.
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