IT Services and Software for Transportation and Logistics Companies
Digital Transformation in Transportation and Logistics Operations
Since 2010, Swift Web Design has provided tailored IT solutions and dedicated services for the transportation and logistics (T&L) industry, which propel digital transformation across business management and all major T&L activities.
IT services for transportation and logistics (T&L) focus on consulting, implementation, support and evolution of T&L solutions and aim to help T&L companies streamline and reduce costs of logistics operations, enhance asset efficiency, and improve customer experience.
The dedicated IT services also cover consulting on the use of advanced techs (cloud, IoT, AI and ML, blockchain, AR, etc.) for T&L operations, IT infrastructure support, quality assurance, help desk, cybersecurity services for T&L companies, and more.
Companies Swift Web Design Serves
Logistics service providers (LSPs)
Freight forwarders, third-party and fourth-party logistics service providers.
Transportation service providers (TSPs)
Trucking, air, rail, water, and multi-modal carriers, including last-mile delivery providers.
Courier express parcel (CEP) companies
CEP services providers operating in B2B and B2C segments.
Logistics marketplaces
Providers of digital platforms that enable direct interaction between multiple T&L providers and buyers of T&L services.
IT product companies
Companies looking to develop software products for the T&L industry.
Enterprises involved in T&L activities
Non-T&L companies that need to manage large T&L teams and in-house fleet.
IT Solutions for Transport & Logistics by Swift Web Design
Financial accounting and analytics
- Automated bookkeeping.
- Consolidation and analysis of financial big data to reveal key T&L cost and revenue drivers.
- AI-powered analysis and trend-based forecasting of operational and strategic T&L expenses; suggestions on spend optimization.
- Calculation of operational and strategic T&L savings.
- Revenue calculation (by period, customer, region, etc.), analysis and forecasting.
Spend planning and control
- Calculation of transportation cost based on the delivery mode, shipment distance, fuel cost, cargo weight and size, number of stops, etc.
- Automated allocation of transportation costs to individual orders.
- Planning operational expenses based on the analysis of historical spending data, data on customer demand, and current fuel and service prices.
- Real-time tracking of operational spending by category (fuel, fleet maintenance, driver payroll, etc.).
Labor management
- Labor planning (by period, type of activity, region, etc.) based on the analysis of historical data on resource requirements for customer order fulfilment.
- Automated task assignment (for drivers, warehouse staff, etc.) based on employee availability and operational schedules.
- Real-time labour performance monitoring against pre-defined KPIs.
Customer order management
- Automated aggregation of customer orders from a customer portal, third-party e-commerce platforms, etc.
- Prioritization of customer orders based on customer value, order date, item category, and more.
- Analytics-based assignment of preferred carriers to customer orders.
- Real-time tracking of customer order fulfilment progress.
- Automated calculation of due amounts and submission of customer invoices.
Vendor relationship management (for LSPs)
- Managing RFxs, e-auctions, e-tenders.
- AI-enabled cost-benefit analysis and carrier bid/rate compliance scoring.
- Creation, editing, approval, and centralized storage of carrier contracts and transport orders.
- Automated validation of carrier invoices and submitting them for payment.
- Real-time monitoring of carrier performance against pre-defined KPIs.
- Vendor portal for carrier self-registration and facilitated communication with carriers.
Advanced operational analytics
- Automated aggregation, processing, and AI-powered analysis of operational big data (transactional data, transportation process data, fleet data, labour performance data, etc.).
- Scheduled and ad hoc analytical reports.
- Trend-based forecasting of customer demand, fleet utilization, labour utilization, etc.
- What-if scenario modelling and operational risk management.
Warehouse management
- AI-powered recommendations on optimal storage conditions for different goods, item putaway and picking routes, type and amount of order packing.
- AR-enabled order picking (pick-by-vision).
- Barcode/RFID-enabled monitoring of warehouse inventory levels.
- AI-powered planning of warehouse labour resources and equipment, operations in the yard, loading docks, etc.
Transportation management
- Transportation demand planning.
- AI suggestions on optimal transport modes and vehicles, shipping routes, item consolidation, and transportation rates. and more.
- Real-time tracking of transportation progress.
- RFID-enabled monitoring of goods transportation conditions (e.g., temperature, humidity, vibration, etc.).
- ML-powered forecasting of shipping time and estimated time of arrival.
- Creation, editing, approval, and centralized storage of transportation documents (bills of lading, commercial invoices, etc.).
- Automated reverse logistics.
Fleet management
- Template-based creation of fleet schedules and task lists for drivers.
- Real-time tracking of vehicle location, fuel consumption, driver's behaviour, tachograph data compliance with applicable regulations (e.g., MOWT requirements for Uganda), and more.
- A mobile application for last-mile carriers to enable easy updates on order shipment status.
- Predictive fleet maintenance suggestions powered by IoT and AI technologies.
- Fleet maintenance monitoring in real-time and reporting upon completion.
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Advanced technology consulting
Swift Web Design’s consultants advise on the use of cloud, big data, AI and ML, IoT, blockchain, AR and VR technologies for:
- Route modelling and optimization.
- Transportation monitoring and risk management.
- Demand forecasting and spending planning.
- Predictive fleet maintenance.
- Advanced operational analytics.
- End-to-end traceability of multi-party transactions, and more.
T&L product consulting
Swift Web Design assists in idea productization, brand design, UX and UI design to help you promptly plan and launch a winning T&L solution. You get:
- A clear T&L product concept.
- A unique selling proposition to differentiate your product from competitors’ offerings.
- User journey maps and a usability testing report.
- A comprehensive UI kit.
- An interactive prototype of your T&L solution.
- An optimal toolkit to build your T&L product.
T&L solution implementation
- Designing optimal T&L solution features, architecture, UX and UI, and tech stack.
- Estimating the project's cost & timelines, ROI calculation.
- T&L software development and testing.
- Integrating the T&L solution with the required systems and hardware.
- Delivering all necessary software documentation.
- User training.
- Continuous support and evolution of the T&L solution (if required).
Outsourcing of specific IT functions
Swift Web Design offers to handle separate IT functions to optimize the quality and costs of transportation and logistics operations and provides:
- Outsourced QA.
- Cybersecurity services.
- Outsourced IT support.
- Managed infrastructure services.
- Outsourced help desk.
IT staff augmentation
Swift Web Design helps quickly cover resource gaps in your transportation and logistics IT initiative with the following experts:
- Developers (Java, .NET, Python, PHP, C++, and more).
- Testers (manual and automated testing).
- DevOps engineers.
- Data analysts.
- Cybersecurity experts.
T&L product consulting
Swift Web Design assists in idea productization, brand design, UX and UI design to help you promptly plan and launch a winning T&L solution. You get:
- A clear T&L product concept.
- A unique selling proposition to differentiate your product from competitors’ offerings.
- User journey maps and a usability testing report.
- A comprehensive UI kit.
- An interactive prototype of your T&L solution.
- An optimal toolkit to build your T&L product.
Benefits of Building IT Solutions for Transportation and Logistics with Swift Web Design
Optimized software implementation cost
- We define an accurate scope of T&L solution functionality based on our customers’ needs not to implement unnecessary features.
- We rely on iterative development to introduce essential T&L software features first and enable faster payback from software implementation.
- We use proven frameworks and ready-made components where possible to streamline development and ensure high T&L software quality.
- We opt for cost-efficient cross-platform techs (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, etc.) to develop mobile T&L apps.
Bringing business value with advanced technologies
We choose the best-fitting advanced technologies (AI, ML, big data, IoT, blockchain, AR) for each IT solution to deliver additional value across transportation and logistics workflows for our customers.
Optimal cooperation model
We offer full IT outsourcing, dedicated teams, and team augmentation to provide companies with the precise level of cooperation they need.
Transparent collaboration
We define tailored sets of metrics to track the quality of services we deliver and ensure service transparency by submitting regular reports on service quality KPIs, use of resources, potential risks, and more.
Flexible pricing options
Depending on the required kind of service, we offer:
- Time & Material, Time & Material with a cap pricing model – for advisory activities, agile implementation of a T&L solution with frequently changing requirements.
- Fixed price model – for a feasibility study and PoC development, T&L solution implementation is divided into stages to fix the price for each stage.
- A monthly subscription fee – for IT support activities for T&L companies.
Security and Compliance
We implement intelligent fraud detection algorithms, authorization controls for APIs, data validity confirmation mechanisms, and other robust security mechanisms to ensure the protection of data stored in a T&L solution. Our logistics software development company also helps achieve and maintain compliance with SOX, SOC 1 and SOC 2, WTO regulations, ISO standards, DOT requirements, and other necessary global and regional regulations.
Power T&L Processes with Reliable Software
Swift Web Design’s team is ready to design and develop effective IT solutions that provide robust automation of T&L workflows, improve business efficiency, and help decrease operational costs.
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Benefit from Digitizing Your Transportation and Logistics Operations
Based on Swift Web Design's experience in transportation and logistics, companies operating in this sector may reap the following benefits with digital transformation:
Up to 70%
reduction in time for transportation planning and control due to automation
Improved
efficiency and extended lifespan of fleet and warehouse equipment due to enabled predictive maintenance
Decreased
operational costs, including labour costs, fuel expenses, and fleet maintenance costs, due to the analytics-driven optimization of T&L operations
40%+
improvement in the on-time delivery rates due to accurate order fulfilment planning and execution
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Drive T&L Success with a Reliable Tech Partner
Swift Web Design's team is ready to implement a comprehensive stack of IT solutions and provide relevant IT services to guarantee optimized cost and high ROI of your digital initiative in transportation and logistics.
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