Manufacturing and Construction

Vehicle Routing and Dispatch

Description

Our advanced planning and routing software will help to answer questions like:

  • What is the best network or zone design based on customer characteristics?
  • How to determine the appropriate location from which to service a customer?
  • What is the best location to consolidate orders?
  • What is the best sequence to deliver (and pickup) orders in a certain route?
  • Which resources and equipment should be utilized?
  • What are the most efficient driver start times?
  • Which items should be palletized?
  • What is the best way to load your trailers, vehicles or containers?
  • Combining the powerful capabilities of our advanced planning and optimization technology together with ORTEC’s expertise will provide your organization with a competitive edge.

Solution

ORTEC solutions for Trade Transport and Logistics are characterized by 3 points: 

  • the services include business process knowledge; 
  • implementation know how; 
  • strong user service.

The products include strong process models, user interfaces and real-time import/export features. Using ORTEC Vehicle Routing and Dispatch solutions will bring you:  

  • cost reduction because of less driving times and distance and less hours spent on planning activities;
  • improved customer service through increased insight in waiting hours, slack times,  pro-active exception management, notification of shipment status and increased performance being on time 
  • improved process efficiency through a larger span of control for planner and dispatcher, (universal acces to  all  data by any person  if required),  real-time interaction with systems (ERP, TMS) and devices (board computer, handheld PC)
  • improved process effectiveness through limitiation of manual data entry activities to the absolute minimum.

The ORTEC Vehicle Routing and Dispatch functions are bundled in 3 solutions sets:

  • ORTEC Transport and Distribution (ORTEC TD or OTD)
  • ORTEC Shortrec
  • ORTEC LEO
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