Logistics & transport

Tour planning app for dispatchers at a groupage freight forwarder in Osnabrück: capture jobs with address, time window, weight and hazardous-goods code, build tours automatically for 14 trucks and around 60 stops a day, and show stop sequence plus map per tour. Planning includes driving and rest periods and warns before departure when a tour exceeds the nine-hour daily driving limit. When a stop moves, ramp times and customer texts follow automatically. Result: print-ready tour sheet as PDF for drivers, interface in German.

Loading-list generator for warehouse management at a contract logistics provider in Duisburg with 4200 pallet spaces and 35 loaded trucks a day: record consignments with pallet count, weight, dimensions and hazardous-goods code, then generate one loading list per truck. The app adds up total weight and axle loads and warns as soon as a load exceeds 40 tonnes. The driver confirms receipt on the tablet, offline as well. Result: loading list as printable PDF for drivers and loading crew.

Dock scheduler for goods-in management at a contract logistics provider in Hamburg with nine docks and 25 truck arrivals a day: register deliveries with number plate, carrier, pallet count and time window, then build a dock plan in half-hour slots. When a truck is late, the app releases the slot at the push of a button, moves the next truck up and sends the driver a text with the new dock and time. For each dock it learns the usual handling time and keeps buffers free. Result: daily plan and dock occupancy as PDF for shift handover.

Customs checklist for the customs officer of a border freight forwarder running ten consignments a day into Switzerland and France: capture goods value, tariff number, country of origin, preference proof and required permits per shipment and tick off what has arrived. From those documents the app builds a dossier as PDF with cover sheet and barcode for clearance. If the preference proof is missing, it flags the shipment red at once, so the gap is settled before departure instead of risking three days standing at the border. Result: complete customs dossier per shipment as PDF.

Shipment tracking for the customer service of a refrigerated haulier in Hamburg running 120 consignments a day: every shipment gets its own status page with a pickup number that customers can open by order number without logging in. It shows milestones reached, planned and actual times, temperature deviation and the responsible contact. Status changes take one click, and on request the recipient gets a text on arrival. Result: daily report as PDF and a status that is never two hours old.

Maintenance tracker for fleet management at an asphalt and building-materials company in Trier with 22 trucks and six wheel loaders: record mileage, last inspection, next roadworthiness test, tyre changes and repairs per vehicle. The app lists every job due within the next 30 days and spaces workshop appointments so that no three vehicles are off the road on the same day. An overdue oil change or an expired inspection sticker shows up red at once. Result: maintenance record as PDF with check items for filing and on-site inspection.

Inventory management for the management of a wine logistics provider in Landau with 1800 items: keep stock, batch, vintage and reorder level per item and book goods receipts and issues with one click. The app lists items below their minimum level and turns that into a purchase suggestion. For outbound goods it proposes the older wines first by vintage, so the FIFO rule no longer has to be checked from memory. Result: stock and batch list as PDF for stocktaking and customer enquiries.

Delivery note generator for dispatch management at an electrical wholesaler in Munich with 180 consignments a day: create a delivery note with line, quantity and serial number from the order and show partial deliveries correctly. The driver collects the customer signature straight on the phone, even offline. Printing twice and retyping in accounting disappears, which caused 14 discrepancies last quarter. Result: all delivery notes exported in the evening as PDF and as an accounting file.

Picking app for shift management at the distribution centre of a retail company in Reutlingen with 300 orders per shift: bundle the lines of several orders into one batch list and guide the picker through the aisles in an optimised sequence on the handheld scanner. Every line is confirmed by barcode so that mix-ups show up. If an item is missing from the shelf, the shortage can be reported directly and a substitute item of the same size is proposed. Result: shorter walks, shift end without the usual 40 minutes of overtime, pick log as PDF.

Briefing administration for fleet management at a hazardous-goods logistics provider in Bremerhaven with 45 drivers: record briefing date, ADR certificate, vehicle authorisations and deadlines per driver. The app reminds 30 days before expiry and prints the annual briefing sheet for the driver to sign. The signature lands as PDF in the driver profile, so an audit finds every proof within minutes instead of seven missing sheets in a folder. Result: deadline list and proof PDF per driver.

Consumption tracker for operations management at a courier service in Cologne with 28 vans and four trucks: drivers log litres, price, mileage and their own ID for every refuelling. The app calculates consumption per vehicle and per driver and alerts when a value sits more than 15 percent above that unit's own average. Leaks or misuse of the fuel card surface early instead of at month-end billing. Result: monthly analysis with cost per kilometre as PDF and CSV.

Returns capture for warehouse management at a mail-order retailer in Lübeck shipping 9000 parcels a week with six percent coming back: record every return with order number, item, reason and condition, and take a photo of the condition right on the phone. From that data the app derives the returns rate per item and per reason instead of collecting paper slips in a box. For each return it produces a document as PDF that prepares the credit note. Result: weekly analysis and credit-note documents as PDF.

Delivery times dashboard for dispatch at a steel fabricator in Saarbrücken shipping 70 tonnes of steel parts a week to construction sites: merge promised date, actual dispatch and delay per customer and route, instead of comparing three systems by hand. Critical orders sit at the top and are marked red, and the on-time rate of the last eight weeks is visible as a trend. Result: weekly report as PDF for management and a milestone list with traffic lights for daily business.

Order management for dispatch at a freight forwarder in Regensburg handling 40 jobs a day by phone and email: capture customer, pickup point, destination, weight, date and price. The app assigns a consecutive consignment note number automatically, blocks duplicate entries and produces the order confirmation as PDF. For known routes it suggests the last agreed price, so costing does not start from scratch every time. Result: a gap-free consignment note number range and a confirmation ready to send.