Farm Management and Driver Navigation Application
Client Overview
Capper Trading Ltd is a key provider of bulk feed transportation services and agricultural products across the UK and Ireland. With a fleet of over 40 TASCC-approved LGVs, the company has expanded into the production of high-quality animal feeds, bedding, and solid fuels. Their retail store at 124 Tamnamore Road, Dungannon, also offers a wide variety of products for home and agricultural use. The company’s diverse operations require effective logistics, streamlined farm management, and reliable driver navigation.
Project Objectives
- Farm Location Management: Capper Trading needed a robust application to manage company farms and farm locations, keeping all related data organised and accessible.
- User Permissions: The application required a feature to manage users with specific permissions for accessing and interacting with farm locations.
- Driver Navigation: With a fleet of LGVs, Capper Trading wanted to provide drivers with a simple and efficient way to search for farm locations and receive accurate navigation instructions.
- Efficiency and Scalability: The system had to be scalable to accommodate Capper Trading’s growing business and simplify its operations for both staff and drivers.
Challenges
- Handling Complex Farm Data: The application needed to manage large sets of farm-related data while ensuring ease of access and organisation for employees.
- User Permissions: The system needed to ensure that only authorised users could access and manage sensitive farm location details.
- Accurate Navigation in Rural Areas: Providing drivers with reliable and accurate sat nav directions to farm locations, especially in rural areas with variable GPS coverage.
- Ensuring Scalable Growth: The application needed to be flexible enough to scale as Capper Trading expanded its fleet and farm locations.
Solutions Implemented
- Farm and Location Management: Developed a comprehensive management system that allows Capper Trading to track, organise, and update farm locations, making it easy to retrieve important details for every farm.
- Role-Based User Permissions: Integrated a user management system with role-based access control (RBAC), ensuring that staff only have access to the farm locations and data relevant to their responsibilities.
- Driver Navigation Feature: Designed an intuitive search function for drivers to quickly find farm locations. With a simple tap, drivers receive accurate turn-by-turn directions to each farm, ensuring smooth and efficient logistics.
- Mobile-Optimised Design: Since drivers are frequently on the move, the application was designed with a mobile-first approach, ensuring a seamless experience on smartphones and tablets.
Outcomes
- Improved Efficiency: The application has significantly reduced the time spent manually managing farm data, allowing staff to focus on more important tasks.
- Seamless Logistics: Drivers now have quick access to farm locations and accurate, real-time directions, which has improved the speed and efficiency of deliveries and pickups.
- Enhanced Data Security: With the role-based user permissions, Capper Trading can ensure that sensitive farm location data is securely managed and only accessible by authorised personnel.
- Scalable Solution: The application’s architecture is scalable, enabling Capper Trading to add more farm locations and users as the business continues to grow.
Client Testimonial
Conclusion
By partnering with SimonTodd, Capper Trading Ltd was able to overcome the challenges of managing multiple farm locations, handling complex logistics, and ensuring accurate navigation for its fleet. The bespoke farm management and driver navigation application has helped streamline operations, increase efficiency, and improve data security—ultimately enabling Capper Trading to continue its growth and expansion across the UK and Ireland.
