Discover the unexpected value of Advanced Planning and Scheduling APS systems are often considered to be excellent at lowering costs. However, their real value does not lie in cost reduction alone. APS systems can have a greater impact when they are used to support a larger program of change, especially when the system is deployed to deliver new business opportunities.Read more

ORTEC Vehicle Routing - New Real-time traffic congestion module ORTEC is once again leading the market with its soon to be released, real-time traffic congestion module. This new enhancement will provide planners with an informative, color-coded, map layer that will overlay the existing ORTEC Transport and Distribution map client and provide real-time insight into congested routes.Read more

ORTEC Vehicle Routing - New GUI enhancements for optimized user interaction ORTEC is soon to release an enhanced graphical user interface (GUI) for the ORTEC Transport and Distribution and ORTEC Service Planning applications.Read more

Latest ORTEC Transport and Distribution enhancements unveiled ORTEC ’s continuous product improvement process is evidenced by the latest functional and technology updates to ORTEC Transport and Distribution. A new Reporting and Analytics module delivers real-time, interactive, operational reporting and the analytics dashboard provides support for meeting management performance goals.Read more

Efficient online appointment scheduling Service organizations across the globe are working hard to meet and even exceed customer expectations because they understand that customer satisfaction is an essential prerequisite for business continuity and success.Read more

ORTEC Inventory Routing: Leading the market in product innovation ORTEC ’s latest product release, ORTEC Inventory Routing (ORTEC IR), is the only system on the market to integrate demand forecasting, inventory planning and route execution into a single, end-to-end solution that supports both operational planning and execution and tactical and strategic decision-making. With these enhanced forecasting capabilities, companies operating vendor managed inventory (VMI) programs stand to benefit from improvements in average drop size, an elimination of out-of-stock situations and a reduction in oversized deliveries and product returns.Read more

ORTEC Inventory Routing: Bridging the gap between planning and execution Companies across the world are all keen to increase operational efficiency while reducing their bottom line and enhancing customer service. But according to ORTEC’s Industry Leader, Janneke Meesters, many of these companies still continue to work in traditional silos because they lack sufficient knowledge of the way in which new concepts and technology can optimize the value chain from source to customer.Read more

ORTEC integrates Vehicle Space Optimization with SAP® Transportation Management 8.0 To overcome today’s logistics and fuel price challenges, companies need a flexible, integrated transportation management product that can maximize efficiency, increase utilization and reduce costs.Read more

ORTEC Harmony: Ushering in a new phase in self-rostering More and more organizations are making the switch to the phenomenon of self-rostering, and they are reaping widespread benefits as a result. In fact, an independent consultancy firm claims that companies can reduce absenteeism by 10-25%, increase productivity by 3-8%, and reduce overtime hours by 10-15%.Read more

New travel expenses module released for ORTEC Harmony ORTEC and business intelligence and data warehouse specialist, Performation, have developed a new FlexCure Dashboard healthcare solution that within just half a year can deliver 5% efficiency savings on nursing staff deployment.Read more

New healthcare solution determines optimal staffing levels for effective patient care ORTEC and business intelligence and data warehouse specialist, Performation, have developed a new FlexCure Dashboard healthcare solution that within just half a year can deliver 5% efficiency savings on nursing staff deployment.Read more

Integrating crude planning and scheduling brings margin benefits for Reliance India’s largest private-sector enterprise, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has added to its existing operations in Jamnagar, India, with a new refinery. With an overall processing capacity of 1,240,000 barrels of crude oil per stream day, the supersite is the world’s largest refinery at a single location and with a Nelson complexity index of 14, it is one of the world’s most complex refineries.Read more

ORTEC explores the true potential of VMI Utilizing the flexibility Vendor Managed Inventory has to offer - A recently completed research project investigated how ORTEC’s customers can benefit from additional integration of inventory control and route planning functionality. As a result, enhancements have been identified that will improve the match between business processes at petrochemical companies and the ORTEC solution.Read more

The waste management industry: today’s economic, environmental and regulatory challenges require innovative In today’s increasingly complex and challenging market, the waste management industry, like many others, is confronted with growing economic, environmental and regulatory pressures.Read more

New analysis system helps Ajax to draw in the best talent The Amsterdam-based football club, Ajax, has a new weapon in the ruthlessly competitive market of recruiting the most talented players. The football club invested in a video analysis system, placed seven satellite dishes in the ArenA stadium, twenty DVD recorders around other sport areas and will eventually be able to obtain weekly player performance data from some 200 matches played in 40 overseas competitions.Read more

Tesco selects ORTEC to optimize its supply chain ORTEC’s Advanced Planning software will help to drive down Tesco’s operational costs by ensuring that the various supply chain operations are optimized, but it will also help to deliver the long-term commitment of Tesco to continuously optimize efficiency, increase resource utilization and drive down carbon emissions.Read more

Optimizing the world - Why Operations Research is essential for food relief For the majority of western consumers, food availability is not really something that preoccupies us due to the wellstocked supplies in our supermarkets. However, many parts of the developing world have critical food shortages and the number of people facing starvation has now increased to 1 billion.Read more

European leader in consumer goods delivery reduces Carbon Footprint Kiala, the European market leader of consumer goods delivery via collection points (petrol stations, kiosks, newsagents etc.) has conducted an environmental study in cooperation with the Flemish Institute for Logistics (VIL) and ORTEC. The purpose of the study was to identify the carbon footprint of Kiala’s current distribution network and to identify strategies to further reduce the CO 2 emissions of its logistics operations.Read more

Improvements in customer service and faster delivery times Repsol YPF, one of the ten largest oil and gas companies in the world, has selected ORTEC’s Vehicle Routing and Dispatch software, ORTEC Shortrec, to optimize its distribution of bulk LPG in Argentina, Peru, Spain and Portugal.Read more

ORTEC Tactical Route Planner release ORTEC Tactical Route Planner (TRP) supports network planning on a tactical level. The software can be used to streamline and balance the workload over geographical areas and to schedule (recurring) periodical visits over a time period. ORTEC TRP creates optimized plans with a more evenly balanced workload that can be used as the starting point for operational execution.

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ORTEC Transport and Distribution 2010 release - More focus on Web and Usability ORTEC has launched a new release of ORTEC Transport and Distribution (ORTEC TD 2010), which delivers numerous improvements in performance and deployment options. But the most striking user enhancements are focused on web and improved usability next to additional functionality.Read more

Leading Romanian pharmaceutical distributor Relad, switches to automated dynamic routing Relad is one of Romania’s leading distributors of pharmaceutical products, serving over 3500 pharmacies and 450 hospitals with a portfolio of more than 6000 products.Read more

Punch Telematix: real-time interface with ORTEC Vehicle Routing and Dispatch Punch Telematix and ORTEC have developed a real-time interface between the CarCube onboard computer and ORTEC ’s route optimization software. It is a clearly structured connection that can be implemented easily thanks to the modern and logical design of the CarCube fleet management solution.Read more

Martin Schoemaker, manager operations at SilFit B.V. Martin Schoemaker, manager operations at SilFit B.V, a subsidiary of international logistics service provider, Nijhof Wassink, originally joined Nijhof Wassink in 2001 as the logistics manager for animal feed distribution. Schoemaker has been involved in (the incorporation of) SilFit B.V. since the very beginning. The SilFit business was specifically developed to improve the service and keep distribution costs to a minimum.Read more

Isotrak becomes UK solutions partner for ORTEC Isotrak has integrated its own satellite tracking based Active Transport Management System (ATMS) with ORTEC ’s Vehicle Routing and Dispatch solution ORTEC Transport and Distribution (ORTEC TD), delivering them as a managed service hosted in Isotrak’s world-class data centre.Read more

Welcome to the New World of Planning The New World of Planning is ultimately a representation of the most optimal planning process, whereby Advanced Planning concepts and IC T tools are utilized to optimize resource management and simultaneously increase shareholder, management, customer and employee satisfaction, while also promoting a sustainable society.Read more

Refreshment without delay - Coca-Cola Hellenic implements ORTEC’s logistic optimization solutions Beverage corporation Coca-Cola Hellenic, based in Athens, Greece and with subsidiaries in 28 European countries – from Greece to the Republic of Ireland and from Italy to Romania - optimizes its logistical processes with support from ORTEC, thus achieving enormous potential savings.Read more

Workforce planning and scheduling to the next level ORTEC Harmony now also available as SaaS This year ORTEC has launched a new release of its workforce scheduling solution, ORTEC Harmony, which was tested prior to release by both the Jeroen Bosch Hospital and the Care and Treatment Centre for Drug Addicts North Netherlands. There are now almost 20 customers using this latest version to schedule their workforce.Read more

Hans Ketterings - Managing Director of CatVentures During the ‘New World of Planning’ congress, jointly organized by the Dutch Association of Logistics Management (vLm) and ORTEC, Hans Ketterings spoke about the evolution of logistics planning and the changing role of the planner.Read more

Integration and compliance important for Haga Hospital Haga Hospital, one of the largest hospitals in the Netherlands, is set to schedule its 3600 employees
using ORTEC Harmony. As the largest customer of SAP in the Dutch hospital market, Haga Hospital stipulated that the solution must have a proven interface with SAP HRM.Read more

G4S Security Services: Strong market position with Advanced Planning software In a highly competitive security services market, quality and efficiency are becoming increasingly important, all the more so for G4S as the largest security company in the Netherlands.Read more

A partnership of trust - Carrefour Poland to also implement the ORTEC Shortrec solution The Carrefour group has extended its implementation of ORTEC to Poland. The project, which aims to optimize distribution to the chain of Carrefour hyperand supermarkets in Poland, is a further demonstration of the continuity of the partnership with ORTEC.Read more

5 to 15% reduction of operational costs with ORTEC and Transics As we all know, creating an efficient transportation schedule is a complex matter. There is a wide variety of factors that have to be taken into account, such as transportation costs, loading and unloading hours, real-time dynamics, and available materials and drivers.Read more

ORTEC Trade Transport and Logistics solution suite ORTEC has been selected by many trade and transport companies to provide solutions for Vehicle Routing, real-time Vehicle Dispatching, Pallet Loading and Workforce Scheduling. In trade, our main customers are wholesale, food and non-food retail companies.Read more

European Food Retailer SPAR optimizes Distribution Process More transparency in information and more efficient logistic processes – SPAR Austria has been reaping these and more benefits from implementing ORTEC’s software solution for Vehicle Routing, Dispatch as well as Pallet and Load Building.Read more

Schenker and ORTEC still going strong Since 1998, Schenker’s freight division in Rotterdam uses ORTEC’s Pallet and Load Building solution, ORTEC Loaddesigner, to optimize the loading of its sea freight containers.Read more

Schenk uses ORTEC to schedule drivers Schenk Tank Transport is one of the first companies in the transportation industry to use ORTEC Harmony, to schedule both drivers and assets. This solution has proven to be a formula for success. One of the benefits is the major time savings Schenk Tank Transport has realized, ever since the company started using ORTEC Harmony for driver scheduling.Read more

Logistics Optimization more profitable with ORTEC and GreenCat’s integrated solution ORTEC and GreenCat have joined forces by integrating ORTEC’s Transport and Distribution solution, (ORTEC TD) and GreenCat’s Transport Management System. This integration has led to a powerful, real-time interface, which results into transparency, reduced costs and greater efficiency.Read more

Dijco optimizes Vehicle Routing and Dispatch operation with ORTEC Dijco International Transportation has chosen ORTEC’s Transportation & Distribution solution, ORTEC TD, to automate and optimize its Vehicle Routing and Dispatch operation. This will not only improve customer service, but will also result in cost savings in the long run.Read more

Large home care organization to optimize Workforce Scheduling with ORTEC The White-Yellow Cross Service Center (WGK), which is part of the largest home care organization in Belgium, has decided to implement ORTEC’s Workforce Scheduling solution, ORTEC Harmony. The organization aims to generate an efficient work schedule for its 2,000 employees who work at 47 different locations.Read more

René van Maanen, owner of Van Maanen Transportation, European transportation company of the Year 2009 While in previous years transportation company Van Maanen had been focusing on finding ways to achieve growth, it is now – like hundreds of other companies in the industry – trying to find ways to survive in the current challenging economic times.Read more

The Value of Optimization in Economic Down-Turn With the current economical developments in which governments have spent billions to save banks and car manufacturers from bankruptcy, many companies struggle to survive. Companies facing severe drops in revenues need to take decisions fast. In such a situation, it is very tempting to just focus on cost cutting, but the real challenge is to find a strategy that preserves long term profitability, but assures short term continuity.Read more

ORTEC involved in implementation of SHV Gas new Supply Chain solution As part of a key international project to align and standardize its distribution processes, SHV Gas, the leading global distributor of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), is implementing an integrated solution suite based on the applications ORTEC Shortrec and ORTEC Orion. The company’s objectives are clear: it aims to reduce distribution costs by 10%.Read more

Electronic registration system for Wellness Centers in Africa Today, approximately 30 million people around the world are infected with the HIV virus, 75% of whom live in Africa. Transport workers – like other mobile populations isolated from their homes, families and communities – are more likely to engage in high-risk activities, such as having unprotected sex with multiple partners.Read more

ORTEC uses NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns to enhance Vehicle Routing and Optimization Software for European trucking industry ORTEC has been using NAVTEQ digital map data for the last decade: the impetus for ORTEC to choose NAVTEQ was its requirement to provide detailed European map data in its routing and scheduling software.Read more

ORTEC provides Michelin with the necessary tools to optimize it's distribution operations Michelin is committed to serving its 60,000 customers - specialized dealers, franchises, and garages operating in the replacement market all throughout Europe – with next-day delivery.Read more

Leaf International realizes 8% cost reduction with ORTEC's Network Optimization Project Leaf International, one of the leading European confectionery producers, whose brands include Red Band and Venco, has optimized its distribution network in the Benelux with ORTEC. With the use of ORTEC’s Network Optimization solution, Leaf has been able to reduce its total cost with at least 8%, including 10% in transportation costs.Read more

Soccer legend Johan Cruijff awarded the winning team ORTEC TSS was granted an important role in the fifth edition of Europe’s most important youth soccer tournament. As an innovative partner in sports, ORTEC TSS provided support at last summer’s edition of the event with advanced sports statistics. Every shot, match and team was put under the microscope and given a score based on sophisticated analysis.Read more

Infor extends real-time dispatch, scheduling and load planning capabilities with ORTEC partnership ORTEC has recently entered into a partnership with Infor, the world’s third largest business software company, in order to globally market and represent ORTEC’s solutions for Vehicle Routing and Dispatch and Load optimization.Read more

"Transportation depends on an automated solution, that is able to calculate the costs and revenues for each kilometer" Florentina Munteanu joined DUNCA 6 years ago, beginning her career in the dispatch office, then moving through various roles until her current position of Transport Manager.Read more

Improved service invaluable to CobelGuard and its customers Belgian Security Company Cobelguard, has chosen ORTEC’s Workforce Scheduling solution, ORTEC Harmony, to schedule every single one of its 1,200 employees. With the implementation of ORTEC Harmony, Cobelguard moved away from a local scheduling system, to an integrated scheduling process for all its regions.Read more

Brussels Airlines saves on manpower with ORTEC In a bid to improve internal processes, Brussels Airlines Engineering and Maintenance division has successfully implemented ORTEC Harmony at its base in Brussels Airport. ORTEC Harmony is an automated Workforce Scheduling system, which enables the company’s 250 staff rosters to be generated consistently across departments and according to the same labor rules.Read more

Gas Distribution Industry benefits from VMI The use of Vendor Managed Inventory has gained acceptance in many industries. What was once thought of as an experiment, has now become the preferred way of doing business. But what about VMI for gas distribution? Can a VMI system help predict and forecast seasonal demand? We at ORTEC show it is possible.Read more

Belgian Newspaper stays ahead of the game with ORTEC’s Sports Analyses Belgian newspaper “Het Laatste Nieuws” (The Latest News) has started working with ORTEC’s Team Support Solution since the beginning of last year’s soccer season.Read more

Catering specialist TransGourmet optimizes Distribution Operations After the merger with food retailers Aldis and Prodiest and the launch of a new brand last year, TransGourmet needed to reorganize its logistics and sales operations process drastically.Read more

Marco Hendriks with TNT express: “results of our partnership with ORTEC are very promising” Marco Hendriks, Global Manager Strategy & Optimization with TNT Express, is responsible for TNT’s Operations Strategy and Global Optimization Project “GO”. “Global Optimization is TNT’s Supply Chain Optimization Program in the field of Networks, Hubs, Country Depot Infrastructure and Pick-up & Delivery”Read more

ORTEC goes global with Social Responsibillity ORTEC has decided to implement a number of changes in its Social Responsibility policy. As the company is growing rapidly and operating on a global scale, it will be implementing its Social Responsibility on an international level.Read more

Results prove that ORTEC can help you quickly achieve a highly attractive ROI Logistics optimization requires continuous attention as there are always changes in logistic goals, rules, and processes. Systematic monitoring of logistics performance, data, models and results is required not only to adapt to these changes, but also to initiate change when opportunities arise at the same time.Read more

ORTEC and TomTom combine solutions ORTEC and TomTom, two major players in the international Routing and Scheduling industry, have joined forces. The partnership will primarily benefit companies in the middle segment of the Transportation and Distribution Market and Service Industry with a standard interface developed to connect TomTom Works 'Intelligent Navigation System' with ORTEC’s proven Routing and Scheduling solutions.Read more

Successful partnership between ORTEC and Bitmakers ORTEC and Bitmakers, a leading Spanish technology solutions provider, have recently formed a strategic partnership. The partnership has already turned out to be quite successful, with a growing number of Spanish customers like Repsol, Unilever, Arbora & Ausonia and Vallcompanys, who already benefit from the ORTEC software and extensive knowledge and experience of Bitmakers.Read more

ORTEC - New release of SAP integrated Pallet and Load Building Optimizer ORTEC launched an upgraded and renewed software release of its SAP integrated Pallet and Load Building solution, part of ORTEC LEO . One of the highlights of this specific release is an axle weight add-on, to further optimize loading space utilization while at the same time taking government regulations into account.Read more

ORTEC and TomTom successfully implemented at computer retailer Mycom Computer Retailer Mycom has chosen ORTEC’s Field Service Planning solution, ORTEC SP, to help schedule its field technicians. Mycom has more than 24 stores, and needed a hand with the utilization of its home repair service technicians to the fullest extent.Read more

ORTEC - Germany’s largest producer of baked goods implements ORTEC’s routing and scheduling solution Lieken AG, Germany’s largest producer of baked goods, has implemented the Routing and Scheduling solution ORTEC Shortrec. The software handles route planning for fresh goods for the company Logi-K GmbH, which provides the distribution of the goods for Lieken bread and baked goods.Read more

Liebensteiner - Wrapping it up with ORTEC A clear overview of all logistic processes, optimized use of assets, as well as reduction in costs, mileage and working hours: those were the goals Liebensteiner Kartonagenwerk GmbH, producer of customized packing solutions in Germany, had in mind for ORTEC .Read more

ORTEC - Dijco International Transportation : “IT in transportation helps realize major savings” Michiel Memelink has been with Dijco and The Greenery (international flower, fruit and vegetable auction) for more than seven years now, and says that the main challenge of his job is to change theoretical perspectives into visual concepts for people who have a predominantly practical approach.Read more

ORTEC - Alberta Health Services selects ORTEC for Workforce Optimization ORTEC announced that Alberta Health Services-Calgary Health Region has chosen ORTEC’s Workforce Scheduling solution to optimize their employee work schedules.
Utilizing ORTEC ’s rotation optimization module, ORTEC worked with Alberta Health Services to provide the perfect solution that includes optimization capabilities for...Read more

ORTEC explores the true potential of VMI A recently completed research project investigated how ORTEC ’s customers can benefit from additional integration of inventory control and route planning functionality. As a result, enhancements have been identified that will improve the match between business processes at petrochemical companies and the ORTEC solution.Read more

ORTEC develops CO2 model with Flanders Institute for Logistics (VIL) ORTEC has developed a tool to calculate CO 2 emissions related to road transport and distribution networks, together with the Flanders Institute for Logistics VIL. With this tool, VIL hopes to realize a reduction in transportation costs and CO 2 emissions.Read more

ORTEC - Toyota optimizes European distribution network ORTEC’s Vehicle Routing and Dispatch solution significantly contributes to the optimization of our logistic network,” says Edward Peeters, Senior Transportation
Department Manager of Toyota Parts Centre Europe (TPCE) in Belgium. The world’s biggest car manufacturer has implemented ORTEC Shortrec to support its tactical and strategic decision-making processes.Read more

ORTEC - European food retailer SPAR optimizes distribution process More transparency in information and more efficient logistic processes – SPAR Austria has been reaping these and more benefits from implementing ORTEC’s software solutions for Vehicle Routing and Dispatch and Pallet and Load Building. For all six SPAR branches in the alpine republic, ORTEC provided a customized solution.Read more

Saval selects ORTEC and Sigmax Saval, the international fire protection specialist, part of Imtech, aims to realize a structural improvement in its business processes by automating the scheduling of
its engineers and accelerating the annual fire extinguisher checks. To achieve this Saval will spend the coming months implementing ORTEC ’s Field Service Planning
solution, ORTEC Service Planning.Read more

Restaurant Technologies increases delivery efficiency Restaurant Technologies, Inc. (RTI) has gained significant savings with ORTEC’s Bulk Forecasting, Order Generation and Vehicle Routing and Dispatch solution suite across North America. The solution covers RTI’s 36 current distribution centers for storing handling and disposing fryingoil and is seamlessly integrated with the Microlise mobility platform and ORACLE’s ERP Suite.Read more

ORTEC - Rabobank implements scheduling software Rabobank’s Enschede-Haaksbergen division has decided to implement ORTEC ’s Workforce Scheduling solution Harmony. Reason for this
decision is a strong fluctuation in the number of customer visits, causing high and low frequencies at certain hours.Read more

ORTEC - PROVIMI, part of Cargill, optimizes consolidated service and distribution traffic PROVIMI KLIBA SA, a Swiss company belonging to the Cargill Group, a specialist in the processing of grains for nutritional products, relies on the Vehicle Routing and Dispatch solutions of ORTEC . Through the combination of the administrative components for order and master data management, material requirements and route planning as well as..Read more

ORTEC - Primagaz France selects ORTEC’s Oil, Gas and Chemicals Solution Suite French Gas Cylinder Distributor Primagaz, subsidiary of the SHV Gas Group, has selected ORTEC ’s Vehicle Routing and Dispatch solution, ORTEC Shortrec Tankplanner, to optimize its fleet scheduling operations. ORTEC’s Demand Forecasting and Order Generation tool Orion, will be used to forecast the gas consumption of Primagaz diverse client base.Read more

ORTEC - Port of Antwerp picks ORTEC to schedule its employees The Port of Antwerp has chosen ORTEC ’s Workforce Scheduling solution Harmony, to schedule 700 employees as of January 1, 2009. Each of the
3 departments involved, currently use different scheduling and reporting systems. “Because of these different systems, errors occur,” says Frank
Matheyssen, Deputy Director of the Port’s tugboat company.Read more

ORTEC - Namasco generates significant savings and time reduction Namasco Corporation has gone live with ORTEC ’s Vehicle Routing and Dispatch solution Shortrec. The solution will be implemented across the US in all 15 branches. In addition to savings generated by mileage reduction, the time and effort by local dispatchers and load planners is greatly reduced.Read more

ORTEC - J. Bellekens selects ORTEC to get more insight into its route scheduling process J. Bellekens, logistics service provider in Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and France, is about to implement ORTEC Transport and Distribution (ORTEC TD) for Vehicle Routing and Dispatch. The implementation will establish an interface between ORTEC TD, the TAS back office system and Transics’ onboard computer system.Read more

ORTEC - Croatian oil company INA selects ORTEC for Fleet Oil company INA in Croatia has selected ORTEC’s Vehicle Routing and Dispatch solution Shortec for optimal scheduling of her fleet. ORTEC’s
demand forecasting and order generation solution Orion will be used to manage the inventory of INA’s petrol stations. INA is the first company in this
region to make use of such advanced planning systems.Read more

ORTEC - DYKA implements ORTEC’s Vehicle Routing and Dispatch solution DYKA, international producer and supplier of plastic pipe systems, has implemented ORTEC ’s Vehicle Routing and Dispatch solution at 8 of its production sites in The Netherlands. DYKA wants to use ORTEC Shortrec to limit the number of kilometres driven and as a result reduce both costs and carbon dioxide emissions.Read more

ORTEC - “Field Service Planning solution has led to a maintenance productivity increase of 20%” A blocked drain, a leaking tap, a broken switch or cracked window pane – on a daily basis, Amsterdam based property management De Key, gets more than 150 incoming maintenance requests. In order to schedule its service technicians efficiently and to be able to provide the best possible service, De Key has implemented ORTEC’s Field...Read more

ORTEC - D&B integrated Facility Services implements Workforce Scheduling solution With an annual growth of 25-30%, Facility Service Provider D&B was forced to look for a new Workforce Scheduling system. “Our employees provide our customers with the best service, so they deserve nothing less than the best,” says D&B Director Bas Hertz.Read more

ORTEC - Clinic benchmarking to improve productivity in hospitals Our nursing departments against those of other hospitals. This gives us support for internal justification of improvements and the introduction of cost savings. If one of our fellow institutions 50 miles down the road can work more efficiently and still maintain the same quality score, why wouldn’t that be possible for us?”Read more

ORTEC - Carglass : “Our staff and customers are our company capital” Ronny Van den Driesch (44) began his climb up the corporate ladder over twenty years ago. His career began as a Sales Promoter for Carglass and now he is the Audit and Vehicle Manager.Read more

ORTEC - Brink’s general manager Maxime Vanden Daele “When you are responsible for the planning of 80 routes per day to deliver gold, cash and diamonds, it is of the greatest importance
to have a good scheduling system in place,” says General Manager Maxime Vanden Daele of Brink’s in Belgium. That is the reason why Brink’s has purchased ORTEC’s Vehicle Routing and Dispatch solution Shortrec, to secure the transportation of..Read more

ORTEC - Zabatt Inc. selects ORTEC’s Service Planning solution (OSP) Zabatt Inc., a full service generator company, has chosen ORTEC’s Service Planning solution to schedule and manage their field service technicians. ORTEC was selected over 6 other competitors, based on the strength of the solution and the professionalism within ORTEC’s organization. ORTEC Service Planning (OSP) is an integrated planning and optimization solution for employees engaged in field or customer service.Read more

ORTEC - Bobby Miller, VP CPG Industry Operations, ORTEC USA While working for one of ORTEC’s biggest customers, Georgia-Pacific, Bobby Miller saw an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. “I saw what a progressive, innovative company ORTEC is from the customer perspective, I wanted to contribute and add value”, says Bobby.Read more

Team Support Systems goes international under the wing of ORTEC Team Support Systems in the Netherlands (TSS), which is known for its sports analysis systems, has signed a collaboration agreement with ORTEC , a leading
provider of advanced scheduling and optimization software. The core business activities of the two companies are so closely aligned to one another that this partnership is a logical step.Read more

SCA Americas realizes sales increase with ORTEC ORTEC and SCA Americas announced that SCA has gone live with ORTEC’s solution for Sales Order Optimization in their North American Tissue division.Read more

ORTEC - RÖMERQUELLE: “ORTEC took on this major challenge together with us and developed a solution quickly” The switch to my SAP ERP System as their new corporate software, coupled with the integration of ultra-efficient warehouse, picking and dispatch processes, was the challenge faced by the Austrian mineral water corporation RÖMERQUELLE in late 2005. In ORTEC they found a competent solution partner with extensive SAP integration..Read more

Rombouts Food International optimizes entire logistic chain and all resources with ORTEC's ‘Triple-A Solution’ It was crucial for Rombouts Food International to optimize its logistic chain and resources after having achieved a growth of 30% and expansion of its vehicle fleet during the last two years. Rombouts chose to accomplish this using three of ORTEC’s planning systems. These were the staff scheduling system, ORTEC Harmony..
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ORTEC - Transport company R. Nagel to integrate staff planning, scheduling and routing Having experienced significant growth in recent years, transport company R. Nagel BV is now looking to improve control of its planning processes by introducing planning systems developed by ORTEC . In the period ahead, R. Nagel will be implementing both the staff planning application ORTEC Harmony and the ORTEC developed Transport & Distribution..Read more

ORTEC - More police on the streets thanks to implementation of ORTEC’s Workforce Scheduling solution The implementation of ORTEC’s Workforce Scheduling solution, ORTEC Harmony, has enabled the Belgian police forces of Gavers and MIDOW to achieve a higher yield on their scheduling activities. Furthermore, the system also enables the forces to respond more effectively to..Read more

ORTEC - Orbis Medical and Healthcare Group The new ORBIS Medical Park, where the Hospital of the Future will be located, involves far more than just the construction of new buildings. To capitalize on future healthcare requirements, ORBIS Medical and Healthcare Group has developed a whole new concept in healthcare in which construction, layout, organization, processes and ICT have all been completely revamped.Read more

ORTEC - OM Partners and ORTEC enter into strategic partnership OM Partners and ORTEC have joined forces to expand the software solutions and consultancy services for process optimization in the Supply Chain. “We complement one another well,” said Noud Gademann, who is responsible for Manufacturing at ORTEC.Read more

ORTEC - NAM: “GENREM helps us optimize our gas systems and thereby increase our profit” Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij BV (NAM) is the largest producer of gas in The Netherlands. Thanks to the implementation of GENREM, a solution developed for NAM in partnership with ORTEC, NAM is able to model the production capacity of gas fields.Read more

ORTEC - Bouw & Zonen Logistics Services realize user friendly scheduling and routing M. Bouw & Zonen Logistics Services BV has made the transition to the new version of ORTEC ’s Routing and Scheduling solution, ORTEC Shortrec 7.3. The logistics service provider chose this system because its scheduling became too complex to be performed manually.Read more

ORTEC acquires INOVIA to strengthen position in France ORTEC has just announced that it has completed the acquisition of INOVIA , a French software company in the field of advanced planning and optimization. ORTEC already had an office in Paris but adding INOVIA ’s people, technology and customers will not only strengthen ORTEC ’s position in the French market, it will also extend ORTEC ’s solution portfolio with sophisticated constraint based..
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ORTEC - Eurailscout acquires ORTEC scheduling solution for its field service technicians in order to save time Eurailscout will be using ORTEC’s scheduling solution for field service staff, ORTEC Service Planning (ORTEC SP), for its measuring experts on the rail network. Eurailscout decided to make the switch because MS Excel no longer met its scheduling requirements.Read more

ORTEC - DHL Freight Euronet : "Without sound planning, packages would never arrive" ”If you had to do this manually, it would take months,” says Giel van der Kolk. ”Now, it only takes us a few hours thankfully, because as logistics manager, I’ve got my hands full with other operational planning challenges. Every day is different.”
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ORTEC - Stichting de Hoven are able to spend more time on healthcare quality thanks to ORTEC’s centralized scheduling system Stichting De Hoven in the Netherlands has made the transition from a decentralized to a centralized scheduling system. De Hoven now schedules its 1,200 employees using ORTEC’s Harmony Workforce Scheduling system. Decentralized scheduling took management too much time across its various locations.
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ORTEC - Tata (former known as Corus) optimizes the supply chain On average 7.5 million tons of steel are transported at Corus IJmuiden each year. The rolls - each weighing between 15 and 35 tons - are transported around the premises between warehouses and the harbor on flat cars. To plan this process, Corus uses PLANWISE, ORTEC’s solution for production, material and task planning.Read more

ORTEC - Brightrivers becomes subsidiary of ORTEC ORTEC consulting services and Brightrivers have combined their expertise. This provides the process industry with a unique high value consulting approach and advanced planning software that supports their industrial decision making process.Read more

ORTEC - Amerongen Kamphuis BV takes the next step in its automation of routing and scheduling with ORTEC “You can’t avoid it. Without this kind of tool, we can no longer perform our scheduling activities,” said Hans Meijerink. He works as an application manager at Amerongen Kamphuis BV, which is currently finishing its implementation of ORTEC ’s Transport & Distribution (ORTEC TD) scheduling and routing system.Read more

ORTEC - Transport company A.C.G. looking to consolidate its competitive position by using ORTEC’s scheduling solution Calculate what-if scenarios. “That’s a process we use for new customers, for example, but also for starting new activities,” Mr. Van Mespel explained. “We recently performed an activity for the Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn.Read more

ORTEC workforce scheduling solution successfully implemented at Westfriesgasthuis ORTEC ’s Harmony workforce planning system has been successfully implemented at Westfriesgasthuis. Of the 2000 employees, over 1300 are currently being scheduled in Harmony .Read more

ORTEC - MLS optimizes warehouse and “eKanban” processes at Wampfler With the add-on software MLS (Mobile Logistics Solution) from ORTEC, Wampfler AG now has a tool at their disposal enabling them to use a paperless system to organize the movement and posting of incoming goods, stock transfer in the production warehouse, confirmation of production orders and Kanban processing..Read more

ORTEC - Versteijnen “Planning is a game involving people” These are real Versteijnen people. Transport is in their blood: Jeroen Cuijpers and René Vermeer have been part of the transport company Versteijnen’s planning department for 4 and 14 years respectively.
They have been using the ORTEC Transport & Distribution (OTD) planning and routing system for a number of years, and although they were initially against..Read more

ORTEC - VDM Dataview : “Sometimes it’s a puzzle and sometimes it’s a clear blue sky” “Planning is like a stand-up comedy show: you improvise a lot and try to keep everyone happy,” says planner Jeroen Tichelaar. He has now been working at Dataview, a communications and market research office in Rotterdam, which among other things had been conducting research at customer sites, for over three years.Read more

ORTEC - Upper Merion Township selects ORTEC for Workforce Scheduling The Upper Merion Township has chosen ORTEC’s Harmony Workforce Management Solution for their entire township. Utilizing ORTEC Harmony’s modular architecture, ORTEC worked with the Upper Merion Township to provide the perfect solution that includes workforce scheduling, optimization, invoicing, time clocks and time & attendance.Read more

ORTEC - The Createch Group and ORTEC announce Strategic Alliance Montreal, Canada – August XX, 2007 – The Createch Group and ORTEC announced that the companies have entered into a strategic relationship, to bring ORTEC ’s logistics optimization solutions to the Canadian market.Read more

ORTEC - SLS saves money by implementing ORTEC’s Planning and Routing System SLS has improved its service and has experienced considerable savings in travel and time; and thus money, since implementing the ORTEC Shortrec Vehicle Routing and Dispatch. As a specialist in furniture and household appliances in France (Fontenay le Vicomte), appointments with customers have to be made with short notice.Read more

Simon Loos signs with ORTEC Transport & Distribution Logistics service provider Simon Loos’ management has given the green light for the implementation of ORTEC’s planning and routing system, ORTEC Transport & Distribution (ORTEC TD). ORTEC’s solution will be linked to the NaviTrans ERP system of Young & Partners, who specialize in back-office software for logistics service providers.Read more

SEIN computerizes Workforce Scheduling with ORTEC After a successful implementation period of eight months, the implementation of the Harmony staff planning system at Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland (SEIN ) has officially been completed.Read more

Rombouts Food International optimizes entire logistic chain and all resources with ORTEC software Rombouts Food International, a frozen products dealer and manufacturer, has decided to increase the efficiency of its operations through the short-term implementation of three of ORTEC’s solutions. Included are the ORTEC Workforce Scheduling solution Harmony , ORTEC’s Transportation and Logistics Solution Shortrec and the Load...Read more

ORTEC’s Industry Solutions Suite for Oil, Gas and Chemicals ORTEC offers solid and proven solutions for logistics in Oil, Gas and Chemicals, with many global customers like BP, ExxonMobil, Basic Chemical Solutions, BASF, Primagaz and Q8. ORTEC’s solution in this marketplace combines 25 years of implementation experience with a suite of proven solutions for downstream distribution optimization.Read more

NPO to register its employees with ORTEC Workforce Scheduling, Harmony As a result of the implementation of the Jaarurennorm (Annual Working Hours Standard) within the framework of the new Collective Labor Agreement for broadcasting staff, Netherlands Public Broadcasting (NPO) needed an efficient registration system for its staff of 350.Read more

ORTEC - Nabuurs: More business with less resources thanks to ORTEC Transport & Distribution Develop more business with the same number of planners, fewer vehicles, less travel time, and further optimize the transport network. These were Nabuurs primary goals and the reasons why it decided to optimize its transport with ORTEC Transport & Distribution. “We know we can achieve this goal with ORTEC because this company has gained a great deal of expertise in the transport sector".Read more

ORTEC - Ready mix plant Kesteleyn selects ORTEC TMS software for production The Kesteleyn concrete mixing plant, which is part of the Dekker Groep, is now operational with TMS conactiVe. This is a significant step in the modernization of their process management.
Furthermore, now it is easier to comply with international and national regulations for the preparation of concrete (EN -206-1, NBN-15-001 and TRA550).Read more

ORTEC - Heineken Suriname live with ORTEC With ORTEC Shortrec , Heineken is able to deliver all orders the following working day in the most cost efficient way. The configuration of ORTEC Shortrec is able to fulfill the top priority of next-day delivery while maintaining a balance between services and costs.Read more