Digital control of vehicle fleet and warehouse – and better customer service
The construction crisis is putting pressure on the building materials trade. Customers demand fast deliveries – amid rising costs and scarce resources. In addition, the transport and storage of building materials is particularly challenging.
Tourbosoft is your specialized industry solution that digitalizes your fleet and warehouse, optimizes processes, and significantly reduces costs.
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„For 25 years, Tourbosoft GmbH has been advising the building materials trade on its logistical structures and processes. We are confident that we can offer you the best industry solution for digitizing your logistics.
We would like to convince you of this too.“
Martin Reinhardt, founder and managing director of Tourbosoft
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We optimize and digitalize your building materials logistics holistically
Our logistics software is based on a deep understanding of the specific requirements of the building materials trade. From truck route planning and warehouse management to digital delivery notes, Tourbosoft provides you with more than just software – it offers a comprehensive solution for digitizing your entire logistics value chain.
Our goal is to optimize your processes and sustainably increase the efficiency of your entire logistics operations.
Welcome to your new, digital building materials logistics!
Thanks to Tourbosoft's flexible modular design, you can integrate the software modules according to your needs. Choose the functions you really need – for an easy start with unlimited possibilities for further developing your logistics in the building materials trade.
Successful building material dealers rely on Tourbosoft's proven logistics software
Our software modules are successfully used at numerous locations in the building materials trade.
Our customers – from regional dealers to large companies with complex logistics networks – rely on digital processes to increase delivery quality, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness. Especially in an industry with high order dynamics and the need for short response times, modern logistics software makes all the difference.
Benefit from our many years of experience in the building materials trade – and take advantage of the opportunities offered by digitalization for your logistics!
„The software has significantly advanced our logistics.“
Tim Wiese, Head of Logistics at JACOB SÖNNICHSEN AG
Your advantages with logistics software in the building materials trade
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Save costs
The vehicle fleet is one of the biggest cost factors in the building materials trade. With optimal route planning and better utilization of your vehicles, you can significantly reduce these expenses.
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Transparent warehouse processes
Digital management and control of all logistics processes enable end-to-end transparency and inventory security.
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Better customer service
Increase customer satisfaction with accurate delivery notifications and real-time tracking.
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Greater sustainability
Optimized routes reduce CO₂ emissions and improve your ecological footprint.
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Digitalization from a single source
Benefit from a comprehensive software toolkit and our many years of experience in the digital transformation of building materials logistics.
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Score points as a modern company
Position yourself as an innovative partner for your customers and an attractive employer for your employees.
Your employees are the key to successfully modernizing your fleet logistics, but they shouldn't be the reason it fails. This is how you successfully motivate and convince your employees so that they support changes and are happy to implement decisions.
We connect every ERP system in the building materials trade to our logistics software
Plug-and-play interfaces to Tourbosoft are available for many ERP software packages and can be used directly. Other ERP interfaces can be created using our modern interface tools.
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Get €2,000 per vehicle and use it for Tourbosoft
With the "Environmental Protection and Safety" funding program (formerly "De Minimis"), you can secure €2,000 per vehicle and receive up to 80% of the costs for software, training, and consulting from Tourbosoft. Use the funding as a starting point or as a booster for your digitalization in the building materials trade.
We would be happy to show you how to optimally utilize the funds.
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Don't be afraid of digitalization in logistics
5 concerns – Why the effort is overestimated and why digital solutions should be a priority in the building materials trade now
Introducing fleet management software sounds like a major, challenging project for many companies. However, the effort involved is often overestimated – and the benefits underestimated. This article addresses the most common concerns and shows why digitalization is worthwhile, especially now.
Frequently asked questions about the digitalization of logistics in the building materials trade
With improved logistics processes, from route planning to warehouse management and control, you not only increase the efficiency of your building materials logistics, but also minimize tedious manual tasks. This not only results in cost reductions, but also enables real-time monitoring of your entire logistics chain. This transparency leads to quick and informed decisions.
Accurate availability information and on-time deliveries strengthen customer satisfaction and promote customer loyalty. The high adaptability of the software to the specific requirements of your building materials wholesale business, coupled with error reduction and the competitive advantage gained through efficient logistics, underscore the relevance of logistics software for the future viability of your company.
Absolutely. Although precise data optimizes logistics processes, implementing route planning software brings clear advantages even without this information. For example, it creates a high level of transparency, speeds up dispatching, and visualizes customers and routes on road maps. It is also a key element for further digitization measures such as connecting your vehicle fleet or notifying your customers.
Our route planning software has been implemented by many customers even though their master data was not optimally maintained. In practice, the missing data can often be determined more quickly than initially assumed.
The route planning software offers numerous cost-saving advantages for building material dealers. Optimized truck route planning not only minimizes fuel costs and reduces driving times, but also saves on toll costs thanks to shorter routes. Trips with underutilized vehicles are avoided, which not only reduces maintenance costs but also leads to a significant reduction in operating costs, including personnel costs.
Many building material dealers already use standard software for vehicle tracking. However, this is only part of an effective digitalization strategy in building material logistics. Non-integrated telematics software alone is incomplete. Its true potential only unfolds when it is seamlessly integrated into route planning. Important status and unloading information should also be made available to other employees.
In this comparison, we highlight the differences between the common telematics systems on the market and an integrated software solution with Tourbo.board.
Not every employee in a company is equally enthusiastic about modernization and process changes. Ultimately, the key to successfully implementing logistics software lies in the hands of people who not only use the software but are also willing to embrace change. Here are the five most common objections to introducing logistics software, along with explanations of how you can convincingly refute them.
The warehouse management software Tourbo.store, for example, not only enables efficient batch management of building materials, but also flexible adjustment of orders during picking by adding additional items. When goods are received and dispatched, labels can be easily created and then attached directly to the corresponding goods. In addition, the software enables the management of loading aids such as pallets and covers, which can be seamlessly integrated into orders during order picking.
Challenges in the logistics of the building materials trade
Diverse products and special vehicle fleet
The extensive range of products in the building materials trade poses a challenge for transport management, as the items vary in size, weight, and volume.
Vehicle capacities must be used efficiently, deliveries must be coordinated optimally, and empty runs must be avoided. At the same time, flexibility must be ensured in the event of order changes, and additional logistical measures must be taken into account. This makes scheduling and route planning considerably more difficult.
The building materials industry benefits from digital route planning with Tourbo.route
Our route planning software Tourbo.route plays a decisive role here. Intelligent algorithms are used to automatically and digitally plan routes. This results in more efficient routes, lower fleet costs through optimal use of vehicle capacities, and simplified, faster, and stress-free scheduling.
In building materials logistics, the transport and unloading of heavy and bulky goods often requires the use of cranes, high cranes, and dump trucks. Tourbo.route not only integrates these additional logistical measures, but also automatically takes into account various item characteristics such as size, weight, and volume.
Transparency in logistics processes
In building materials logistics, there is often a lack of transparency in logistics processes due to paper-based procedures in the warehouse.
Paper-based processes and manual inventory management are error-prone and time-consuming. Tracking the current order status, current inventory, and picking progress is challenging. The resulting lack of transparency in logistics processes not only impairs the efficiency of warehouse and picking processes, but also leads to delays in delivery.
Tourbo.store warehouse management software is the first choice for many building material dealers
The Tourbo.store warehouse management and control system digitalizes and controls all processes in your warehouse. The warehouse management software ensures comprehensive transparency in all warehouse processes, optimizes inventory management, and increases inventory security.
Our warehouse management system is particularly interesting for building materials logistics due to its functions specially tailored to the requirements of the building materials trade. Tourbo.store simplifies the processing of pick-up customers and batch management and enables spontaneous order additions during picking.
Tourbo.store is the only warehouse management software that enables connection to an automated high-bay warehouse.
Improving customer service for building material retailers
Customers have little time, expect fast deliveries, ideally the next day, and always want to know where their goods are. Increasing customer demands and limited customer service capacities result in poorly established customer service in the building materials trade, possibly leading to customers turning to the competition.
Digitalize your customer communication with Tourbo.avis and Tourbo.track
With our software products, we digitalize communication with your customers. With the help of Tourbo.avis, your customers receive automatic notifications via email, SMS, or fax regarding delivery information such as arrival time. Tourbo.track enables your customers to see in real time when their goods will arrive and to find out about the current delivery status.
Our software solutions relieve your dispatchers and drivers, increase planning reliability, and boost customer satisfaction. Such added value can become your decisive competitive advantage – all without additional effort and fully automatically.
Digitalization is the solution in building materials logistics
The ever-increasing demands in building materials logistics place a greater burden on scheduling and route planning. A lack of digital support makes it difficult to efficiently manage these complex logistics processes.
Building material dealers face challenges when introducing new technologies. The specific requirements of the building materials industry, complex conversion processes, and a lack of knowledge about available solutions are delaying the urgently needed digitization.
Nevertheless, the conversion is easier than expected, and numerous competitors have already successfully mastered this step.
Digitalize building materials logistics with Tourbosoft
With Tourbosoft, we offer comprehensive logistics software solutions from a single source. Many of our solutions can be implemented quickly and can be flexibly adapted to your individual requirements. With more than 20 years of experience in the building materials trade, we provide reliable support for the conversion and digitalization of your logistics processes.