Case study · Logistics
How we removed the line at the gate of distribution centers.
DocaVez was born from a problem every distribution center knows: trucks arriving unannounced, busy docks and drivers waiting in the yard. This is the path from problem to product in operation.
- Type
- Kodesto's own product
- Industry
- DCs and carriers
- Platforms
- Web, WhatsApp and API
- Status
- In operation
Logistics
DocaVez
Dock scheduling for distribution centers and carriers. No lines, no phone calls.
The problem
Docks are expensive, and nobody knew who was arriving when.
Scheduling happened over the phone and in spreadsheets. The carrier called, someone wrote it down, and the information never reached the gate.
The result: trucks arrived at the same time, docks sat idle at other hours and drivers waited for hours in the yard. Every idle hour turns into demurrage fees and delays down the whole chain.
- 3 haverage wait in the yard
- 40%of unloadings off schedule
- 0visibility into the week
The solution
Book through the channel carriers already use.
Instead of asking drivers to download an app, DocaVez works over WhatsApp and a simple link. On the other side, the DC gets a dashboard with the whole week and the gate receives an arrival code for each truck.
Carrier
WhatsApp or the DC's link
- Requests a slot
DocaVez
Dock rules, time window and capacity
- Confirms
DC dashboard
Week view, occupancy and reassignment
Gate
Arrival code and today's arrivals
Technology
The technical decisions that mattered most.
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- WhatsApp Business API
- Message queues
- Docker
Dock rules on the server, not the screen
Capacity, time window and cargo type are validated in the backend. Two bookings never compete for the same dock.
WhatsApp as the main interface
A guided conversation instead of an app. Zero barrier to entry for drivers.
A queue for messages
Confirmations and reminders go out through a queue, so a spike in requests never takes the service down.
Real-time dashboard
The gate sees the arrival as soon as the driver shows the code.
Results
What changed in the operation.
- −70%waiting time in the yard
- 95%of unloadings on schedule
- 0phone calls to book
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