Why Should You Invest in Smart Cargo
Vending Machines?
Advantages offered by ParcelA Smart Cargo Vending Machine to cargo and logistics companies:
E-Commerce is moving towards a more widespread and flexible supply chain. The solution that will most increase efficiency and reduce costs for cargo and logistics companies will be ParcelA Smart Cargo Vending Machines.
ParcelA Smart Cargo Vending Machines are suitable for both indoor and outdoor installation. They can be commonly installed in common areas of residences and offices, postal areas, university campuses, high-traffic areas in neighborhoods, and parks.
ParcelA Smart Cargo Vending Machines use solar-powered, rechargeable, long-lasting batteries. This system eliminates the need for an external power source and allows cargo vending machines to be installed anywhere.
Reduced Costs
The most expensive leg of a cargo’s journey from supplier to consumer is delivery. Delivery of goods from the supplier to the residence or office accounts for 53% of the total delivery cost.
A large part of these costs arise from the intensity of delivery to different addresses. If a driver has 200 packages in their vehicle, 50 of them may be bulk deliveries while 150 may be individual deliveries. Each single delivery means more time spent in traffic and more gas and time.
Thanks to ParcelA Smart Cargo Vending Machines, more packages can be delivered to a single address, thus consuming less time and less fuel. Moreover, cargo vending machines are open 24/7, allowing couriers to make most deliveries during off-peak hours.
Increasing Productivity
Removing some of the vehicles from traffic and delivering them during off-peak hours will not only provide relief in road flow in general, but also reduce costs and increase efficiency.
ParcelA Smart Cargo Automats create optimized routes for couriers by reducing the number of package delivery stops and help them find delivery addresses more easily with navigation software.
The software of ParcelA Smart Cargo Automats has the technology to retrieve information from companies’ databases and seamlessly integrate with the software used by cargo companies. The software that can be integrated into the system determines new routes for the driver and the route is updated in case of any changes.
Undeliverable shipments account for 40% of delivery costs and are a major cause of lost productivity. ParcelA Smart Cargo Vending Machines are open 24/7, eliminating the problem of missed deliveries. This saves up to 20% of the total cost of delivery.
New Market Opportunities
Cargo and logistics companies can expand their product range and market by establishing the ParcelA Smart Cargo Vending Machine network. As supply chain management changes following Covid-19, companies are looking for new markets for their products; Instead of physical stores, it uses new generation warehouse automation to create warehouses. They prefer ParcelA Smart Cargo Vending Machines to deliver their packages to their customers.