Logistics, Installation & Returns

Up and running at the customer site, ready for use back in the pool

Twice in their lifecycle, your devices leave a controlled environment: during delivery and during return. This is where it is decided whether a device arrives undamaged, is set up ready for operation on site and returns to your pool fully inspected. CDS handles both steps, including on-site setup and commissioning, with minimal effort for you and complete documentation of every device.

Ein Mann mit Brille und dunklem Polohemd nimmt eine Verpackung aus einem Lagerregal voller Kartons.

The physical steps in your devices' lifecycle

However well a deployment is planned digitally, its success is decided where devices are actually moved. Delivery, on-site installation and return are the moments when a plan turns into a working device at the customer site and, in the end, into a device ready for use back in the demo pool. These very steps determine on-time performance, the condition of your devices and their value retention across many deployments.

Explore the demo lifecycle
Delivery

On time, right to the point of use

Once a request has been approved and confirmed by the customer, CDS takes over order processing and ensures on-time shipping. Depending on the chosen transport option, delivery is handled by our own logistics or by vetted external service providers.

Order processing
Once the request is confirmed, CDS handles the entire process through to shipping.

On-time shipping
Delivery within the agreed time window, by CDS logistics or by external service providers.

Delivery to the point of use
With CDS logistics, delivery does not stop at the loading dock but goes right to the exact spot where the device is needed.

Ein weißer Transporter mit der Aufschrift "CDS Technology for Business" steht auf einem Flughafenrollfeld neben einem Flugzeug, das an eine Passagierbrücke angedockt ist. Der Himmel ist klar und blau.
Handed over ready for operation

Setup and commissioning

When transported by CDS logistics, our technicians can also handle on-site setup and commissioning, so your customer can use the device straight away.

On-Site Setup

Positioning and setup of the devices at the designated location.

Commissioning

Connection, configuration and function test before handover.

Product Handling Introduction

Briefing your customers on how to operate the products.

Controlled return

Returns: collected, inspected, ready for use again

After the deployment, the device returns to your pool. Following collection, devices are inspected and stored so that each one is ready for its next deployment.

Collection

Collection from the customer after the deployment ends, by our own logistics or external service providers, depending on the transport option.

Refurbishment

Inspection, data erasure and reconditioning of every device for the next order.

Return to Storage

Secure storage until the next deployment, so your demo pool stays ready for use at all times.

Demo Lifecycle

When a device leaves the demo pool for good

When a device is permanently retired from service, we take care of professional refurbishment and remarketing to preserve its residual value.

All from a single source

Why both steps belong together

If delivery and return are awarded separately, interfaces arise where responsibility and visibility are lost.
At CDS, both steps work hand in hand: the same team that hands over a device ready for operation also makes sure it comes back inspected and reconditioned. This keeps your pool ready for use and the whereabouts of every device traceable at all times.

Junger Mann mit Brille und grauer CDS-Weste steht mit verschränkten Armen vor zwei weißen Transportern mit der Aufschrift CDS Technology for Business.
FAQ

Frequently asked questions about delivery and returns

What happens during delivery?

Once the request is confirmed, CDS takes care of order processing and on-time shipping. Depending on the transport option, delivery is handled by our own logistics or by vetted external service providers, right to the exact installation site.

Does CDS set up the devices on site?

Yes. On request, CDS handles on-site setup and commissioning, including connection and function testing, and shows users how to handle the products.

Does CDS deliver with its own logistics or with external service providers?

This depends on the transport option chosen when the request is made. With delivery by CDS logistics, our own trained drivers bring the devices in specialist vehicles right to the point of use, uncrated if required and including on-site setup and commissioning. Alternatively, delivery is handled by vetted external service providers.

What happens during the return?

After the deployment ends, the device is collected from the customer, goes through professional refurbishment including inspection and reconditioning, and is stored securely until its next deployment.

How do you keep track of where each device is?

The whereabouts of every device are fully documented across delivery, setup and return, so it is always clear where a device is.

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