Case PostNL
Route planning

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The market leader in parcel delivery turned to Architechts for a real-time route planning platform.

Route planning platform

Challenge

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PostNL was working with a platform from a renowned provider but sought more customization, speed, and flexibility.

Solution

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Our unique AWS Serverless platform enables much faster (up to 60x) (re-)planning during peak times and intervals.

Teamplay

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In co-creation with PostNL planners and a Product Owner, we designed a unique cloud platform from scratch.

Impact

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The Serverless platform with integrated AI/ML scales with the fast growth of parcel delivery at a fraction of the original costs.

In e-commerce, speed and real-time (re)planning are the new foundation for CX.

Digital impact

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Discover how we contribute to PostNL’s success

Faster planning

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AWS Serverless enables a high degree of parallel processing, resulting in ultimate agility in parcel delivery. Planning can now be up to 60 times faster.

Customer satisfaction

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The platform allows real-time adjustments. In parcel delivery, everything revolves around last-mile delivery, flexible re-routing, and 'first time right' success.

Scalability

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The cloud-first solution enables super-fast data processing and automatic scaling. This brings speed and cost savings.

Sustainability

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The route planning platform leads to agile route (re)planning, efficient distribution, and the best last-mile delivery, resulting in a huge reduction in CO2 emissions.

Performance

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PostNL can now adjust in real-time, increasing the success of the entire end-to-end supply chain collaboration, beneficial for all e-commerce partners.

Cost savings

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PostNL now pays per usage, at a fraction of the original costs. This technical investment for their data-driven operations saves PostNL millions per year.