Supply chain and logistics management

Optimising the supply chain – improving efficiency, security and reducing points of failure – is a key priority for all manufacturing businesses.

Delivery – just in time?

The greatest risk of supply chain failure occurs in the delivery phase as increasing traffic congestion threatens tight logistics schedules, so you need the following to mitigate this risk:

• accurate mapping
• vehicle restriction information – low bridges, one-way system, dead ends
• real-time traffic updates
• historical traffic information

We and our partners can provide this.

Distribution demo

This illustrates the calculations involved in choosing the optimum route for carrying a package from Winchester to Dublin.

Security

Tracking individual assets, such as pallets of goods and trailers, can improve both security and efficiency.

More accurate route planning enables more cost effective maintenance and optimises the use of driver hours and vehicles.

Individual vehicle characteristics can be matched to road restrictions, helping fleet managers choose the right vehicles for each trip.

Analysis and modelling of deliveries and the surrounding road infrastructure using geographic information is crucial for identifying the best location of warehouses and depots. This is fundamental to the efficiency and reliability of the supply chain.

Our offering

OS MasterMap® Integrated Transport Network™ Layer

An accurate, detailed and up-to-date digital map of Great Britain’s road structure, it comprises:

• The Roads Network – all navigable roads across Great Britain, from motorways to alleyways; and
• Road Routing Information – route information such as width, weight and height restrictions that will assist your choice of route.

OS Mastermap Address Layer 2

Containing the precise coordinates of over 29 million residential and commercial properties in Great Britain, as well as structures without postal addresses, this provides the most accurate and up-to-date link between any address and its location.

Points of Interest

Classifying nearly 4 million geographic and commercial features across Great Britain, providing a location for each of them and including postal addresses where applicable, with this product you choose what you see on screen, such as all banks within the TW3 postcode district.

Our partners

You will need specialist software, often referred to as a geographical information system (GIS), to gain maximum benefit from our data products. Our partners provide services ranging from licensing off-the-shelf software right through to building you a bespoke solution that embeds our products.

Interested? Please get in touch

We'd like to discuss your geographical information needs in greater detail. In the first instance, please email us and we'll get suggest how to take this forward.