Innovative Logistics: Nova Poshta, Tech Solutions, and Trends

Supply chain, logistics, and delivery are in great demand that only grows each year. The continuous rise of global eCommerce and food delivery created the necessity of business automation and optimization. All expanding logistics companies face the same problem – hiring more staff makes the processes go slower instead of boosting their speed. For this and many other reasons, the logistics industry trends focus on integrating IT solutions. Logistics Technologies and Innovations: How Nova Poshta Boosted Its Efficiency Nova Poshta is the biggest logistics company in Ukraine. Created in 2001, this company had grown into a logistics corporation with more than 8000 offices. According to the Company’s Development 2019 Report, Nova Poshta has the highest percentage of usage and brand recognition among Ukrainian citizens. Millions of packages each year and continuously growing demand created the necessity to optimize and innovate logistic processes. Back in 2018, the company opened its first innovative terminal in Kyiv that was recently extended and upgraded. Vladyslav Savchenko, the founder of Powercode and the Forbes business council, visited the Kyiv Innovation Terminal (KIT) and interviewed the Nova Poshta co-founder – Vyacheslav Klymov, on how it works and what IT solutions were implemented. The innovative terminal is an advanced system that helps to automate and optimize:

• sorting packages,
• tracking packages,
• tracking vehicle movement and location across the country,
• forecasting weather condition,
• locating or predicting traffic jams,
• gathering analytical data, etc.

Additionally, the system helps to minimize or even eliminate human mistakes and increase the speed and quality of logistics and delivery services. How This Logistics Technology Works In general, the logistics process has three main steps:

1. 1. The packages are received from the clients and sent to the sorting hub.
2. 2. The terminal sorts the packages by region and automatically delivers them to the vehicles.
3. 3. The packages are loaded in the vehicles and go to the required regions and departments.

In our case, the most exciting processes happen in the innovative sorting hub. All packages that come to the sorting terminal go through the high-speed system that scans the barcode on each package and analyzes the point of destination (region). The speed capacity of the scanner is impressive! It processes three packages per second and can process up to 50000 packages per hour. After the scanner analyzes the barcode information, it distributes packages to special portals that use a conveyor belt to send packages directly to the vans’ back doors. The system also analyzes a load of each portal and alerts when one of them is overloaded so the filled van can be timely replaced with the empty one. The innovative terminal system also includes a tracking and analytical system that covers logistics-related conditions inside and outside the terminal. Thus, this logistics infrastructure system analyzes and shows data on the weather condition and traffic jams across the country to alert the drivers and adjust their routes. At the same time, the system tracks and stores the location of each package and van to eliminate cases of loss or damage. Big Data processed by the system is used for the needs of the analytical and marketing team for building the most efficient and safe business strategy and keeping high standards of logistic and transportation services.

The Future of Logistics with Powercode Solutions 

As a company that provides custom software development services for multiple industries and the one that created the first online supermarket in Ukraine – Foodex24, we know how to innovate logistics, transportation, delivery, and many other business processes. In 2021, all the trends in logistics are about automation and integrating more IT innovations because, without them, no company can survive the competition. Over the years, we have successfully delivered business solutions that helped startups, companies, and enterprises to optimize their businesses and make them more efficient. Our solutions help clients meet logistics trends and:

• automate package receiving, warehouse, delivery, and other processes;
• manage crisis situations by forecasting them;
• integrate cloud solutions;
• enhance cybersecurity;
• enjoy timely and advanced reporting in convenient formats;
• get the platform flexible to future changes and upgrading;
• minimize or eliminate human mistakes;
• boost general productivity;
• optimize the work of all staff members;
• increase brand loyalty and recognition, etc.

The growth of the eCommerce and delivery markets indicates the increasing need for advanced supply chain and logistics platforms. Innovations in logistics are “a must” for companies in this field, at least for the ones that want to survive on the market longer than a few months. If you want to make your business solid and competitive and search for a reliable and experienced team, don’t hesitate to contact us right away.