EPOD - Electronic Proof of Delivery

This is part of Vision Distribution and is used to keep track of and record successful delivery of goods on Manifest.

It can be used in-house and by direct transporter companies working for you.
Vision EPOD uses a mobile EPOD Device to record who delivers goods, who they were delivered to, records a signature against the recipient, the time of the actual Delivery and when the next Delivery should be made (all of which is passed back to Vision Distribution) via the nationwide mobile network).

Workflow of Vision ePOD

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Availability of Application

You can check out the android play store for the latest version, search for Vision ePOD

You will also need to be able to enter

ePOD Server address
driver code provided within the carrier driver options

The server address is likely to be mossend.<customerdomain>

Main Menu

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When you logon to the application the driver will be presented with a simple menu allowing them to either :

Perform vehicle operations such as the start and end of day vehicle check options and report an accident on the vehicle allowing them to take photos.
Download and manage their manifests which are still outstanding.
Review incoming messages from the office or when they return to wifi at the warehouse to be able to upload photo images
Apply and change theme changes and administrative options.

Device ID, Carrier, Server, and Version are all read-only fields.

Device ID - this will show the Device Identification Number, this is the device number that is set up in the Database so you are able to use the application.
Carrier - this will show the Carrier (Company Name) and Driver Code (Transport Item from VD) - this can be changed in the Options > Admin Options screen.
Server - this will show the server that you are connected to - this can be changed in the Options > Admin Options screen.
Version - this will show the version number that the application is running.

Vehicle Options

Start of Day

It will open the screen to the following which information needs to be entered for the driver to be able to start the day. This information will be sent back to VD and recorded in the database.
- Enter the mileage from your vehicle - this is one that you are not able to change.
- The question that is shown on this screen is set up in the Vision Distribution Database.
- Once all the questions have been answered, the driver is able to press submit.
This can be started before the manifest has been downloaded or after, however, it must be started before Confirm Departure.
This will start the timer next to the Start of Day on the main menu.

End of Day

This can only be done once the Start of Day has been started.
This screen is the same as the Start of Day.
It will open the screen to the following which information needs to be entered for the driver to be able to end the day. This information will be sent back to VD and record in the database.
- Enter the mileage from your vehicle - this is one that you are not able to change.
- The question that is shown on this screen is set up in the Vision Distribution Database
- Once all the questions have been answered, the driver is able to press submit.
If you use this function when you have outstanding manifests / delivery's you will receive a message giving the driver the option to continue with End of Day or continue with the outstanding manifests / delivery's.
This will stop the timer next to the Start of Day on the main menu.

Accident

This is currently unavailable - will be available in a future version.

Manifest Options

Download Manifest

This will allow the Driver to download any manifest that has been finalised in Distribution using the Driver Code that is set to the device.

If there are no pending manifests to be downloaded, the driver will receive a message regarding this

If there are manifests to be downloaded, they will show up here.

Clicking on a manifest, will take you to the 'New Manifest - Drop Points' screen.

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New Manifest - Drop Points

This screen will allow the driver to sort the drop order, view the deliveries and accept the Manifest.
If the Drop Points have already been set this will show a warning stating that the Drop Points has already been set.
You will also be able to view any delivery instructions / time windows for the delivery before accepting the manifest.
Pressing 'Enter/Change Drop Order' will take you to the Sort Order screen.
Pressing 'Accept This Manifest' will take you to the Manifest Drop Points screen.

Current Manifest

This will show the list of Active Manifest for this Carrier/Driver Code.

The following status will show in this screen.

Active - Drops taken place already shows the remaining drops.
En Route - Left Depot but not started delivering.
Pending - Not Left depot.

Click on the Manifest on this screen and you will be taken to the correct screen.

Sort Order

This screen will allow the Driver to sort the order of the Manifest.

The Drop Number must be in a sequence and it should start with 1 otherwise you will get a validation message warning.

You are able to enter the same postcode as the same drop number.

Hitting Confirm Drop Order Changes you will be returned back to the New Manifest - Drop Points Screen.

Communication Options

General Options

Manifest Drop Points

This screen will look the same as the New Manifest - Drop Points Screen, the difference is this allows the Driver to Start the Day and Confirm Departure.
You will see be able to sort the drop order and view the deliveries on the Manifest.
You will not be able to Confirm Departure until you Start of Day or Drop Points.
Once you have Started the Day - this button will not show when returning to this screen.
Hitting the Confirm Departure takes you to the En Route - Drop Points screen.

En Route - Drop Points

This screen will show all the deliveries, it will group all the Deliveries for the same Drop Point into one line.
Once the drops have been completed, it will mark the Drop as completed.
Clicking on Drop to show the En Route - Drop Information screen.

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En Route - Drop Information

This screen will allow the Driver to Delay the Arrival by 15 or 30 minutes, Arrived at the Drop, View the Delivery/Pick Instructions.
It will show the Original Estimate Time, Revised Estimate Time and if there is a Delivery Time window for any of the Delivery.
You will need to hit on the Type Delivery or Pickup to go to the Deliveries on this Drop.
You can either hit on Arrived or when clicking on the Type Delivery/Pickup - this will populate a message for the arrived.
Click on Type Delivery/Pickup to take you to Arrival at Drop Point.

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Arrival at Drop Point

This screen will allow the Driver to Reject all Deliveries that are in this Drop Point, Delivery issues/Single Signature per delivery or Confirm all - Drop point Signature.
This will show how many Deliveries/Pickup, Cases, Singles, and Lines total in this drop Point.
There is a section where it shows all the UIDs that is in the Drop Point.
Hitting Reject All Deliveries, this will take you to the Reject Delivery screen
Hitting Delivery Issues/Single Signature, this will take you to Confirm Single Delivery Screen.
Hitting Confirm All - Drop Point Signature, this will take you to the Sign for Delivery Screen.

Reject Delivery

This screen will allow the driver to reject the whole Drop point.
This will show how many Deliveries/Pickup, Cases, Singles, and Lines total in this drop Point.
There is a section where it shows all the UIDs that is in the Drop Point.
The driver is able to take a photo if needed for the Reject reason.
The Reason that you have a selected requires a return to warehouse delivery, this will create on this manifest.
You will not be able to hit Confirm without selecting a reason.
Hitting Confirm will take you back to the list of the Drops in this manifest.
Hitting Back will take you back to the previous page.

Confirm Single Delivery

This screen will show the deliveries single.
Once you have clicked on one of the Deliveries from the screen, it will take you to the Delivery Confirmation Screen.
Hitting Back will take you back to the previous page.

Delivery Confirmation

This screen is similar to the Arrival at Drop Point, the difference is, it is only for the one delivery.
Click on Reject This Delivery to take you to Reject Delivery (which is similar to the Reject Delivery screen).
Click on Delivery Issues to take you to Delivery Lines screen.
Click Confirm without issues to take you to Sign for Delivery screen (which is the same screen for All Deliveries confirm - it will only show one delivery).

Delivery Lines

This screen will show the lines that are on the delivery. The driver would need to click on the line that has the issue. This will take them to the Delivery Line Issue Screen.
Enter the Returned and Problem Code Reason in the Delivery Line Issue before you can press Sign.
Hitting on Sign, this will take you to the Sign For Delivery screen.
Hitting Back will take you back to the previous page.

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Delivery Line Issue

This screen will allow the driver to report an issue with one of the lines from the Delivery.
The driver is able to take a photo if needed for the issue Reason.
There is a section that shows the Product Details
Enter the Returned and Problem Code Reason before hitting Confirm.
Hitting Confirm will take you back to the Delivery Line Screen where you can add more issues to other lines or sign for this delivery.

Sign For Delivery with issues

This screen will allow the Driver to add the information of the customer who is going to sign for the Delivery with the acknowledgment of any issues for the line. Which is stated on this screen.
This will allow the Driver to state who is signing for the delivery or if they are leaving in a secure location using the drop down and the field that they can enter in (minimum of 4 characters in the Name/Secure Location field

When selecting the Secure Location, when hitting the confirm button this will ask the driver to take a photo and this will confirm the delivery and there is no need for a signature.

Hitting Confirm will take you to the Signature screen.
Hitting Back will take you back to the previous page.

Signature with issues

This screen will the driver to pass to the customer to sign for the delivery with the acknowledgement of any issues for the line. Which is stated on this screen.
This will show the Terms and Conditions
Hitting Confirm will take you back to the list of the Drops in this manifest.
Hitting Reset will reset the signature field only
By hitting back it will take you back to the previous page.

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Sign for Delivery

This screen will allow the Driver to add the information of the customer who is going to sign for the Delivery.
This will allow the Driver to state who is signing for the delivery or if they are leaving in a secure location using the drop down and the field that they can enter in (minimum of 4 characters in the Name/Secure Location field.
When selecting the Secure Location, when hitting the confirm button will ask the driver to take a photo, will confirm the delivery and there is no need for a signature.
Hitting Confirm will take you to the Signature screen.
Hitting Back will take you back to the previous page.

Signature

This screen will the driver to pass to the customer to sign for the delivery with the acknowledgement of no issues for the Drop. Which is stated on this screen.
The Terms and Conditions are shown under the Signature.

Photo for Signature for Delivery

When selecting the Secure Location, when hitting the confirm button will ask the driver to take a photo, will confirm the delivery and there is no need for a signature.
When selecting who is Signing the Driver is able to take a photo for the Signature.

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