The challenges of transport management across Africa present significant opportunities for companies that can leapfrog traditional supply chain practices through adopting automation, a global tech consultancy has said.
According to Seidor, real-time logistics visibility is transforming the way transport organisations operate, providing them and their customers with live updates on the location and status of the vehicle fleet as well as the goods that have been ordered.
“Without this technology, companies do not have insights into deliveries, leading to inefficiencies and customer dissatisfaction, and an inability to keep up with competitors,” a statement by the IT service provider has said.
With the needs of customers in the region in mind, the firm has developed a logistics “solution” called Transport One that provides real-time, end-to-end transport visibility.
Daisy Ndanyi, the company’s head of technical account management for East Africa, says Transport One was developed in consultation with the company’s large base of customers in the transport and logistics industry.
“What we have now is a seamless solution that integrates with SAP Business One (management software) and provides our clients with the information they need to optimise their transport and logistics operations,” she says.
“Real-time visibility allows for accurate tracking and tracing of assets, and their location and status, throughout the supply chain.”
Ndanyi adds that any business that operates a fleet of commercial vehicles requires information about the whereabouts of any given vehicle at any time.
Incorporating the latest GPS technology, Transport One is far more than just a tool to help commercial drivers to navigate from location to location.
“It allows SMBs (small- to mid-sized businesses) to monitor vehicle location, geofencing, vehicle speed, odometer reading and routes taken.”
As part of a modern mobile transport tracking software tool, Transport One provides information that is critical to cost assessment, excellent customer service and improved efficiency.
It provides several ways to maximise ROI – from tracking and calculating cost and profit per kilometre, to monitoring fuel use, reducing downtime, and increasing asset availability.
And according to Ndanyi, the solution is also affordable, quick to implement and integrates easily with SAP Business One.
