ArrowXL Optimizes Last Mile Delivery and Unlocks Capacity with Descartes

Published: 2025-05-21 07:35:26 ET DSG.TO

Published on 05/21/2025 at 07:35

Descartes Systems Group announced that ArrowXL is using Descartes' route planning and execution solution to automate and optimize last mile delivery route planning. This enables ArrowXL's route planning team to plan and optimize routes for deliveries dynamically and more efficiently, unlocking transportation capacity for the organization. ArrowXL is focused on bespoke services centered around a customer-first approach.

The company offer 'Next-Day', 'Nominated Day' and 'Diary Booking' delivery appointments to customers, as well as the setting up and connection of some white goods, assembly of some furniture items, and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) recycling and packaging removal. Managing and executing these delivery services successfully at the sheer scale that company do requires precision planning and execution. With Descartes in place, team of planners has automated and streamlined previous manual planning processes, allowing to optimize vehicle usage and minimize CO2 emissions.

This approach increases capacity across operations dynamically in real-time. Since the Descartes solution interfaces between company system and clients' systems, company provide the entire value chain with a true view of delivery capacity to take advantage of, allowing everyone to increase operational efficiency and customer experience. It supports dynamic delivery requirements, including same-day delivery.

The Descartes solution improves route productivity by using advanced optimization technology to reduce the distance driven per delivery, which maximizes delivery capacity and reduces costs. In ArrowXL's case, Descartes helps the company to manage deliveries efficiently where boundaries between delivery locations and team areas are unclear. Descartes also improves delivery sustainability with increased route productivity.