Elevating Efficiency in Recycling: How Shapiro Transformed Operations with Swip Systems
In the fast-paced world of sustainable metal recycling, efficiency and transparency are key. Shapiro creates customized recycling programs for manufacturing partners across a broad range of industries, in addition to trading materials with consumers worldwide.
By offering tailored programs that promote sustainability and circularity, Shapiro is transforming the industry while helping business leaders boost revenue and growth. With a steadfast focus on transparency, sustainability, and service, they are setting new standards and ensuring industrial waste is repurposed efficiently.
More than just a business, they are a company committed to Making the Planet Better Together, fostering an environment where employees have a voice and innovation thrives.
The Challenge: Seeking Transparency and Real-Time Efficiency
With a growing client base and increasing logistics demands, Shapiro needed more visibility when it came to maintaining real-time data in their pickup schedules. Adding more data to the process would increase their ability to track recyclable material pickups, reducing discrepancies, and adding more detail around routes to pickup locations, load verification and weight tracking. To continue delivering high-quality service, Shapiro Metals wanted a streamlined, automated solution that could integrate with its existing technology stack.
The Solution: A Custom Driver Mobile App for Seamless Operations
Swip Systems worked closely with Shapiro to develop a fully integrated mobile application to modernize and automate their logistics process. The app was carefully crafted through a wireframing and prototyping phase to ensure a user-friendly experience for drivers. With real-time access to customer locations, the app allows drivers to view optimized pickup schedules and receive turn-by-turn GPS directions to their destinations, minimizing travel time and maximizing efficiency.
Beyond navigation, the app seamlessly integrates with Shapiro Metals’ ERP system via API, ensuring that every pickup is logged instantly. Upon arrival at a location, drivers can verify certified scale weights, and the app automatically calculates and confirms the load weight. Once a pickup is completed, the app notifies the ERP, which then informs the customer. Additionally, drivers can upload relevant documentation directly into the ERP system, ensuring a centralized and organized record of each transaction.
The Impact: A Smarter, More Transparent Process
Since implementing Swip Systems’ custom mobile app, Shapiro has experienced significant improvements in its logistics operations.
“The app has provided increased visibility into pickup schedules, allowing dispatchers and drivers to operate with greater efficiency and fewer delays,” Bob Alvarez, President.
Optimized routing has streamlined driver workflows, reducing travel time and operational costs. The automated verification of load weights has also minimized discrepancies, ensuring accurate reporting and compliance. Most importantly, customers now receive regular updates on their pickups, enhancing communication and strengthening trust between Shapiro and its clients.
The Advantage of Custom Mobile App Development
At Swip Systems, we don’t just build software—we create solutions that drive business success. With deep industry knowledge we understand the unique challenges manufacturing and industrial businesses face. Our custom-built technology is designed to meet the specific needs of each client, ensuring seamless API and ERP integration for real-time automation and enhanced performance. Our solutions are built for scalability, growing alongside your business to support long-term success.
Are you ready to optimize your operations with a custom mobile solution? Let Swip Systems help you take your processes to the next level with ease. Contact us today!