5 August 2025

Gaining control over urban logistics costs

How visibility leads to better decisions

Imagine you run a store, deliver parcels, or supply restaurants. Every day, your goods need to arrive in city centers on time, in full, and ideally with minimal environmental impact. But let’s be honest, do you actually know what all those deliveries really cost? Or how many extra trips you’ll need if you switch to electric vehicles? And more importantly, can you explain that clearly to your customers or partners?

You’re not alone if you’re struggling with this.

Hidden costs, visible consequences

In practice, many companies believe they’ve got their city logistics under control. But when things change, access rules to emission zones, rising fuel prices, it suddenly gets tricky. How much more will it cost? What’s the impact on your service promise? And how do you explain necessary changes to customers without damaging the relationship? The answer lies in insight.

What does that extra trip really cost?

Whether you’re in hospitality, retail, or e-commerce, logistics discussions with customers are always delicate. Nobody wants to “sell less service.” But if you can show what an extra trip costs, how much time bundling deliveries saves, or how much emissions are reduced with electric vehicles, the conversation changes. It becomes a reasoned decision rather than a gut feeling.

No insight, no control over costs

We see this every day. Suppliers, logistics providers, and retailers want control over their urban distribution and the associated logistics costs. They seek smarter planning, cost modeling, and customer alignment. They want to know: what does this cost? What does it deliver? And what does it mean for the customer experience? Real insight starts in practice, not in theories or assumptions.

How Simacan helps

So how do you gain this insight? Simacan offers a platform that provides exactly that. From real-time trip visibility to intelligent analysis of costs, CO₂ emissions, and delivery reliability. You don’t just see what’s happening, you’re equipped to have fact-based, transparent, and future-proof discussions with customers and partners.

We help you calculate trade-offs, compare scenarios, and communicate clearly. Not with spreadsheets, but with facts from your own operations. So you stay in control of your urban logistics costs, and your customer relationships.

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