Improve operations with vehicle routing and scheduling, provide superior customer service with real-time driver connectivity and route visibility, and audit transportation costs and performance with strategic analysis tools.

Food Service

"The best thing about Appian is the whole thing."

- Bonnie White, Logistics Routing Manager, Savers

Build optimal fixed and master route schedules that incorporate delivery time windows

Leverage territory and frequency optimization

Audit current transportation costs and run “what-if” scenarios

Right size a fleet by determining the optimal number of vehicles and drivers required

Accurately price and analyze bids to make insightful decisions on new business opportunities

Increase productivity by expediting bid preparation and response times

Efficiently manage varying order volumes, capacity changes, and last minute orders

Make cost-effective route changes while adhering to business rules and customer constraints

Determine optimal placement of new stops or accounts while appropriately utilizing vehicles

Assign and dispatch routes to drivers; quickly send route changes

Electronic manifests with line-level detail and delivery instructions

Custom workflows and forms, signature capture, photo capture, and commercial vehicle turn-by-turn navigation

Track vehicle locations and retrieve dynamic ETAs

View planned vs. actual performance and examine any unplanned stops with street-level satellite imagery

View route progress and get ahead of any service failures

Provide customers updated delivery status information via email or text notifications

Analyze resource utilization and route profitability

Evaluate average service times and delivery performance

Integrate our Data Warehouse with your in-house BI solution for cross-platform analytics

Measure KPIs and build reports on key metrics, such as drive times and mileage