AntsRoute is a SaaS software (accessible online) for route planning and optimization. Developed by the French start-up Antsway, the solution supports companies in organizing their delivery or intervention rounds.

Many benefits for AntsRoute software users:

• Increased productivity mobile teams;
• 35% savings on running costs the vehicle fleet;
• 20% gain on kilometers ;
• Time Saving when planning;
• Better agent tracking in the field and real-time management of hazards;
• Improvement of working conditions field officers;
• Dematerialization of intervention reports and delivery notes;
• Improved quality of service ;
• Increase in the level of customer satisfaction ;
• Reduced environmental impact.

D’simple and intuitive use, the software is modular and can be used directly or interface with business tools already existing within organizations. AntsRoute is composed of four modules on the web interface and a mobile application allowing agents to follow their routes.

The AntsRoute web interface offers innovative features:

• Intelligently plan appointments or deliveries (intuitive planning, integration of business constraints, import of appointments, specific import file – ERP, recurrence management);
• Build optimized routes (optimization of routes in terms of kilometres, costs and travel time by integrating the constraints linked to the management of time slots, working hours, place of departure and arrival, breaks and skills of agents, availability of customers, duration of intervention, capacity of vehicles and compartments, sectorization of resources);
• Follow the execution of routes in real time and react quickly in the event of hazards or emergency requests;
• Analyze performance (analysis of route performance indicators, customization of intervention reports and delivery slips);
• Communicate with customers (automated sending of notifications by SMS or email upstream with the ETA – expected scheduled arrival time – and when the agent is approaching, evaluation link after the passage, link allowing the customer to confirm or reschedule a procedure);
• Allow customers to book appointments 24/7 via an online appointment booking site (proposal of the best passage time slots, automation of the addition of appointments in the schedule of agents);
• Interface the software to its internal system via Rest API et benefit from numerous integrations with other applications (Odoo, WooCommerce, Prestashop, Google Calendar, Outlook, Zapier, Woop, etc.)

The mobile application available on IOS and Android simplifies the daily life of agents in the field:

• Visualize on a map the route to be taken as well as the interventions or deliveries of the day;
• Know the number of kilometers to be covered, the type and location of the interventions to be carried out;
• Access the list of deliveries or interventions to achieve ;
• Access attachments making it possible to simplify the resolution of an intervention;
• Know the estimated time of arrival (ETA) and duration granted to the realization of each intervention;
• Launch navigation on Waze or Google Maps and follow the steps of the course;
• Access customer contact information and contact them directly from the mobile application in case of delay;
• Communicate in real time with the planner rounds and receive indications in the event of hazards;
• Attach a comment, photos and the customer's signature when sending a confirmation of intervention thus allowing the creation of intervention reports;
• Be informed when the schedule is updated and in particular in the event of the addition of an emergency intervention;
• Trigger a notification to be sent to a customer to signal the approach;
• Print labels with barcodes by connecting AntsRoute to a Zebra printer.