For years, warehouse managers have relied on traditional methods such as logbooks, whiteboards, pen and paper, spreadsheets, and phone calls to oversee operations. While these conventional tools served their purpose in the 1990s, the evolving landscape of yard operations has brought about greater complexity. As a result, warehouses now find themselves compelled to embrace technology
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Powering the Last Mile for Home Service and Delivery Businesses
Staying Ahead of the Game: Meeting Last-Mile Customer Expectations
The last mile is regarded as the ultimate battleground where mastering the balance between customer satisfaction and service quality hangs in the balance. The pandemic has significantly transformed customer expectations around the last mile, rendering previous norms of waiting for weeks for services rendered archaic. This shift can be attributed to trailblazing companies like Amazon,
Your Operations Are So 90s – Future Calling
Part 2 We were thrilled to receive incredible feedback on our latest blog post titled ‘The 90s Operations’. As a result, we have decided to explore the evolution of the service industry and the remarkable systems that have greatly enhanced the efficiency of service businesses. In our previous discussion, we examined the challenges faced by
Your Operations Are So 90s – Yet Your Clients And Competitors Have Moved On
Part 1: Tales From The Yore During the 90s, the hardline telephone was considered an essential tool for any business striving to succeed. With this device, businesses could efficiently perform crucial tasks, such as receiving orders, communicating with warehouses, and troubleshooting, over the phone. In addition to the telephone, fax machines, and pagers were also
Routing Your Way to Success: Why Modern Service Businesses Need Route Planning
Businesses often underestimate the power of technology when it comes to order tracking and logistical management. In today’s fast-paced world, spending hours poring over maps and data with outdated methods is no longer viable. Failing to keep up with ever-changing customer demands can risk customer satisfaction, making manual planning profitless and unpromising! Instead of succumbing
Harnessing the Power of Technology to Build a Competitive Edge
For years modern service businesses retreated from using technology because they were set in their traditional (yet manual) ways of doing things. Sticking to pen and paper made sense; however, as time went on, they realized that spreadsheets and basic online tools were not as bad as they thought, so they moved on to these
Top Tips to Streamlining Your Last-Mile Service Experience
Last-mile service experience encompasses a host of activities that have to be orchestrated just right in order to ensure timely service delivery and adequate satisfaction scores. During the pandemic, last-mile services experienced an uncanny soar in their popularity with customers restricted to their homes. Modern customers crave visibility and ease in their service experiences. Service
Eliminating Friction in Your Service Journey
In today’s modern experience economy, customers are well versed in what keeps them coming back for more. As a result, they are less likely to remain loyal to service companies with whom they have to find ways to interact on the day of service. Ultimately, no matter how things turn out, the customers end up
Conversational Customer Experience: What is it? And How to Ace it?
The pandemic forced the world to shift to a contactless service experience. Be it telehealth appointments or simple grocery runs. The era we now live in is shaped by fast-paced connectivity and instant gratification. Operations and service teams traditionally concerned with only one part of the customer journey (the service) must now consider every customer touchpoint.
Operational Communication in the New Age
Pop Quiz. Which of these have you heard before from a team member? “I didn’t know I had a job today.” “How would I know if the customer rescheduled?” “The last job went over.” “I had trouble finding the fastest route there.” It’s no secret that stuff like this happens. Sound communication is essential to
