The most necessary need today – is the need for comfort. Online shopping, goods delivery services, etc., cultivated the biggest exaltation of “home convenience” during the pandemic. Giants like Amazon and Walmart, eBay, and others have shown that online shopping is a great way to purchase and sell a wide range of products. More organizations realize how important it is to have an online presence. They hire independent freelance developers or turn to software development agencies and pay them an agreed amount to create a website or mobile application or convert their old webpage into a more modern one. Businesses are looking for experts in this area more than ever. Moreover, to start a development business, you don’t need an office or should understand coding, and it takes a small investment of money. More important is the ability to gather a professional team and put in some time and effort.
If you are determined to start your own logistics development company, let’s talk about the stages you should follow:
- Business plan. Define what you specialize in, what makes you different, and what you long for (everything from the name to the mission and vision of the company, investments, profit margin, target audience, etc.)
- Registration. You should go through paperwork like filling out the registration form, mailing the documents, and making the payment.
- Licenses. To avoid any penalties, you must obtain the necessary licenses like GST Registration and Shop and Establishment License (if setting up an office).
- Business bank account. Opening a separate bank account helps in managing the expenses and estimating the actual profits. Also, it protects your assets in case of any debts.
- Business account. Keep a record of the expenses and earnings. It benefits you in tax filing and knowing the financial review of the company.
- Team. Hire professionals of what you are going to do. It can be freelancers, part-time employees or full-time developers. No matter, there are just things you cannot do on your own.
- Website. The last one, but not the easiest. Your company’s site should represent the brand you strive to build and attract the customers.
That is the basics. And what about the services you are going to provide? Let’s go through the clients’ wish list of logistics software development company services.
Custom logistics software development
The logistics process includes such operations as receiving and processing an order, checking and preparing inventory, packing and picking an item, dispatching it, and selecting the best route to deliver the product to a customer. All these operations need good management. That is what logistics management software development is used for. This management system is a combination of software tools that optimize all processes, from making an order to delivering it to a customer’s door. There are a few modules of the logistics management systems that the clients might be interested in:
- Order management. It is a process of monitoring orders from receiving to confirming them by customers.
- Inventory management. It is a process of receiving, storing, and tracking inventory by automatic systems.
- Warehouse management. It is a set of tools to maintain, control, and automate warehouse operations.
- Strategic transport planning. It is a process of shipment optimization. Software development provides effective solutions for documentation systems and helps to establish connections with carriers.
- Transport management. The whole process, from scheduling, cross-docking, last mile logistics, and order tracking management.
- Reverse logistics. Managing returns from customers to buyers.
- Logistics analytics. Creating logistics software to manage freight accruals, carrier and KPI reports.
TRIARE is a reputed development company with expertise in custom logistics software that combines experience and innovation. If you want to make your transportation and warehouse operations more agile and manageable—we’ve got you covered.
Being the outsourcing logistics software development company, we offer expert software development logistics consulting to turn your innovative ideas into efficient products; cover all stages of the software development lifecycle guaranteeing flawless. Starting from planning, implementing, monitoring, communicating, and finally delivering the completed project before the deadline, we ensure quality at each step.
Example of provided custom logistics development services
The logistics company came to us with a mobile app idea. The major functionality they required was accurate GPS tracking of temperature-sensitive freight. We started our cooperation from the discovery stage to learn about particular client needs. In the process, we learned that damaged cargo was the company’s biggest pain point. Given that they deal with perishable goods, we had to design an app that would allow quickly identify a possible problem and act on it on time.
The challenge
The app is meant to be used by the company’s drivers as well as third-party drivers, so we needed to make the interface as simple as possible so that any driver could understand the flow intuitively without additional guidance.
While this is a relatively typical challenge, the tougher one was related to crafting a live map. In the app, admins are able to see the map with all current deliveries in real-time and receive notifications if any delivery doesn’t move for a given period of time. Since they deal with perishable goods, the accuracy of location tracking and data synchronization between driver and admin systems were essential to the project.
Value we delivered
- Flexible cargo tracking. With powerful GPS tracking at its core, the app features important customization options. Admins can choose what information they need to be displayed at any given moment, set notification alerts, and quickly search in the delivery database by different parameters. Drivers, in their turn, can add notes to any delivery request, document the receipt of cargo in multiple ways, and specify the cargo’s temperature.
- Multiple messaging options. Seamless communication between drivers and admins is essential to the company. The app allows drivers to communicate any issues to admins. They can add photos, record audio, or type text messages if they need to document anything regarding cargo and delivery. Plus, they have an opportunity to inform admins about an incident with one quick tap.
- Simple UI. Even though the interface includes lots of details—delivery addresses, reference numbers, ETA calculation—it looks clean and helps users easily perform their tasks, document and track deliveries, and communicate in case of any issues.
The result
The TRIARE team built a smart logistics solution that allows for real-time tracking of temperature-sensitive freight. The app features versions for admins and drivers and ensures smooth communication between these two types of users. The app allows for assigning and managing delivery requests, documenting cargo conditions, and resolving issues on time.
