Door to door package theft has been a growing problem ever since home delivery has been in existence. I’m sure you’ve seen a Youtube video or two of a home surveillance camera catching a thief in the act. Most people aren’t home during the normal delivery business hours which seems to have led to massive door theft. The solution up until this point has been for delivery drivers to leave the package at the door.

Alternative Delivery Solutions

Many courier companies and startups have tried to solve this issue.  There once was a new startup on Shark Tank that tried to solve this problem by placing a secure box outside the recipients home and drivers would then be charged with the task to leave the package within the secure box.  While this is a creative idea, convincing millions of home owners to buy a box is quite a feat to overcome.

Amazon’s Delivery Solutions

Amazon aims to resolve this problem by offering in-home deliveries. The program is called Amazon Key and is available only to Amazon Prime members. It’s important to note that in order to enroll in this program, you will need to purchase a kit for $250 which includes a surveillance camera and a key.  The surveillance camera will be triggered and will notify the home owner when the delivery driver arrives to your door with the package.  The customer can then watch the delivery driver drop off the package.  The delivery driver will use the key provided by Amazon to enter the customers residence.

What’s Next For Home Delivery and Delivery Software

For years Amazon has led the way in home deliveries and it will be exciting to see what they come up with next.  Perhaps a flying drone or driver-less car is in the works.

Automation is a key component to quicker and more efficient delivery transactions.  Amazon may have solved the issue of door theft and improved key factors on the frontend of the transaction, but have they solved the problem of automation and route optimization which are backend problems?  After all, a human will need to deliver the package to the door which drives up the delivery cost because the humans’ wages need to be accounted for.

Sophisticated delivery software can help improve communication between the customer and the driver and can increase the route optimization for dispatch and the driver.  Zippykind has created a delivery management software that offers dispatch operators total oversight over their fleet of drivers and offers drivers advanced route optimization tools so that each driver can get to where they need to go quickly and can update customers and dispatch throughout the delivery process.  If you operate a delivery business and are wondering how you can keep up with titans like Amazon, then consider Zippykind as your delivery management software.

In response to the increasingly growing demand for home delivery, Zippykind has created a software that offers smaller companies the ability to run their business like FedEx and offer their customers an “Uber-like” experience.  There is no reason why billion dollar technology should only be reserved for large corporations.

Take a look at the array of features offered by Zippykind.  Zippykind offers an easy to use solution for dispatch operators, drivers and consumers.  Improving communication between the consumer and your company along with creating as much automation as possible has been a priority of Zippykind since day one.  Consumers can receive SMS text messages and driver’s can call or text the consumer with delivery details.  Dispatch operators can send delivery driver’s push notifications to the Zippykind driver’s app with details about the delivery.  The Zippykind platform offers a ton of flexibility and options.  Zippykind is built to handle On-demand and Route Delivery.

If your company currently offers delivery services and you are struggling to keep your routes, drivers and orders organized, then Zippykind is definitely right for you.  Much of the Zippykind platform is automated to make assigning new delivery tickets and communicating with customers as easy as possible.  Zippykind offers a free account which gives you 50 free deliveries per month.  You can see more on the Zippykind pricing and the paid account options by clicking here!

• Create team account.
• Create driver account.
• Add products through the CSV Uploader.
• Add products manually.
• Create delivery ticket.
• Track delivery driver.
• Driver delivery load.
• Change dashboard map calendar day.
• Login to driver’s app.
• Update dispatch operator and customer with delivery progress.
• Find driver’s GPS positing during status update of delivery ticket.
• Export delivery ticket and order information as a PDF.

You will be taken through the Setup Account module at the beginning of the video.  When you log into your Zippykind account for the first time, you will see the Setup Account module.  If you close the Setup Account module, you can re-open it by going to the settings page.

Zippykind makes it simple and easy to understand Your local delivery system should not be complex and should be easy for you to understand. This is the basic concept and logic behind Zippykind’s color code system. Watch the video below to get a quick understanding the Zippykind color code system.