“Using Podfather, we can plan to a set of rules, regardless of personal preferences or geographical priorities, which allows us to operate across borders, allocating routes fairly and consistently,” commented Ben Garner, logistics director at Tarmac.
“This is allowing us to transition from purely next day planning to more live, dynamic planning, which in turn, means our team can be more responsive and reactive to our customers, building relationships and having the capacity and tools to troubleshoot if required.”
Tarmac has been working with Podfather for a number of years, having first introduced its ePOD (electronic Proof of Delivery) solution and real-time tracking in 2017, which at the time, although familiar for home deliveries, was considered an innovation for the construction sector.
Digitally capturing date, time, and location stamped photographs and signatures, Podfather’s ePOD tools are thought to be saving Tarmac in the region of three-quarters of a million sheets of paper every month. The system also means that all delivery information is available, when needed, at the click of button, to answer customer queries, and it has had a positive impact on Tarmac’s OTIF KPI results.