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AutomationLogistics · 2025

Automating dispatch and proof-of-delivery

Harbor Freight coordinated 40 drivers by phone and paper. Dispatch was manual, proof-of-delivery was a photo in someone's inbox, and invoicing lagged delivery by a week. We automated the entire order-to-cash flow on top of their existing ERPNext.

ClientHarbor Freight Co.Timeline12 weeksServices3 workstreams
7 days → same day
Delivery-to-invoice
-90%
Manual data entry
40
Drivers automated
0
Lost delivery disputes

The challenge

Orders came in by phone and email, were re-keyed into a whiteboard, then re-keyed again into accounting. Nothing was real-time, disputes were hard to resolve without proof, and the finance team spent days chasing paperwork to raise invoices.

Our approach

  1. 01

    Mapped the full order-to-cash flow and identified every manual hand-off.

  2. 02

    Built a delivery-order workflow with status transitions and role-based approvals.

  3. 03

    Connected a mobile driver flow via REST APIs for status and proof-of-delivery capture.

  4. 04

    Automated invoice creation the moment a delivery is confirmed.

  5. 05

    Added a live dispatch dashboard and exception alerts for late or failed deliveries.

The solution

Orders now flow into ERPNext, auto-assign to drivers, and move through a status workflow that mirrors the real world. Drivers capture signed proof-of-delivery from their phones; confirmation instantly triggers the invoice. Dispatch sees every job live, and finance stopped chasing paper entirely.

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Overview
Operations dashboard
Live
Revenue MTD
€ 482k
+12.4%
Open orders
218
+6
On-time
98.2%
+1.1%
Sales, last 8 weeks+34%
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The Frappe system we delivered, live operations in one place.

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Priya Nair
Operations Director, Harbor Freight Co.
We invoice the day we deliver now. That single change did more for our cash flow than anything in a decade.
Harbor Freight Co.

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