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Direct Store Delivery (DSD)

A large number of manufacturers and vendors deliver directly to the retail store – especially in cases where it is necessary for the vendor to manage the inventory as in date code sensitive products. Whether it is Frito Lay delivering snacks, Arctic Glacier stocking ice at service stations, or Piller’s delivering fresh deli meats to grocery stores, it is critical to ensure that deliveries are handled efficiently at the lowest possible cost, and merchandising at the store level is productive.
Cube Route understands the challenges faced by DSD providers: escalating costs make it increasingly difficult to optimize delivery cycles while maintaining margins, handling exceptions on the road can lead to missed deliveries and reduced customer service, fluctuations in product demand can add to delivery costs, and getting a real-time view of fleet operations has historically been expensive.
The Cube Route Advantage
Cube Route delivers a number of benefits to direct store delivery operations, including:
 Lower operating and financial risk
Optimal sequencing of fixed routes
Optimized capacity planning
Proactive exception management in the field
Improved customer service
Tracking against engineered plans
Enhanced planning based on historical data
Improved process control
Industry Benefits
Benefits to Direct Store Delivery providers:
Reduce administration costs
by up to 50%
Reduce fuel costs by 7%
to 15%
Reduce dock waiting times
to less than 5%
Eliminate truck rental fees and overtime for peak order times
Reduce ROI between 6X to 12X
Increase stops per paid hour
by over 10%
Investment cost is less than 1.5% of the total cost of delivery
Fact Sheet
Please click on the PDF link below to download the Direct Store Delivery Fact Sheet.
Corporate Fact Sheet
Case Study
Please click on the PDF link below to download the Arctic Glacier Case Study.
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Press Release
Click the links below to go directly to the Cube Route feature Press Release:
September 26, 2005 –
Cube Route Adds Support for Merchandisers and Mobile Workforce to Managed Logistics Service
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