DMTI Spatial (DMTI), a leading provider of location intelligence for enterprises, said it has beenselected by DHL Express to provide comprehensive mapping data to optimize its facility and driver
routing of its packages by moving from an address-based routing system to a 6 digit postal codeboundary framework for its more than 100 locations across Canada.DHL Express Canada picks up and delivers over 300,000 packages on a daily basis.
Using DMTI’s Platinum Postal Suite™, DHL can apply national postal code information withunmatched precision down to the neighborhood level ensuring accuracy and reliability in pick-up anddelivery services for their customers, the IT company said.
Prior to purchasing the Platinum Postal Suite, DHL’s ability to accurately pinpoint addresseswas limited. They had limited ability to analyze routes, make queries for more detailed informationwithin different areas or accurately map routes by major intersection and cross streets.
Using postal level demographic and geographic feature data from the Platinum Postal Suite,DHL can precisely define dispatch territories and market segment patterns providing opportunitiesto streamline their processes, save money and improve customer satisfaction.
“We needed a comprehensive solution that gave us the ability to analyze our routes, realizenew efficiencies and provide accurate information for our operations,” explained Lenore Zara,Industrial Engineering Specialist for DHL Express. “DMTI Spatial has detailed and reliable nationalcoverage of Canadian postal geography making them our mapping data vendor of choice.”
