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What is Vehicle Routing and Dispatch?
- a planning process in which one or more transport orders are combined into a trip and
equipped with the right resources: trucks, routes and drivers.
- for matching demand with resources, many topics have to be taken into account:
characteristics of the demand, of the resources (goods, trucks, drivers), restrictions and
business goals.
Where do we find Vehicle Routing and Dispatch challenges?
What are the main challenges of Vehicle Routing and Dispatch? |
- At strategic level: decision support for investment decisions, such as distribution strategies,
depot and warehouse locations, fleet mix optimization and static route designs - At tactical level: within the strategic framework, support decision-making based on
seasonality, trends, changing customer mix and demand in an attempt to balance
workload over time within capacity and service constraints. - At operational and real-time level: how to execute the tactical plan while responding
to daily dynamics, such as traffic, weather, employee absence, equipment breakdown
and last-minute and real-time orders and order adjustments.
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| Top 10 reasons for investing in vehicle routing and dispatch? Click here..... Higher margins and increased profitability 1. Reduction in actual logistics spend (mileage, time, assets) due to more efficient routes, loads and schedules
2. Ability to dynamically adjust routes, loads and schedules based on daily volumes (right sizing and better asset utilization)
3. Better sourcing decisions (based on actual price and availability)
4. Increased revenues due to better appointment making capabilities (through schedule visibility) Improved customer service 5. More reliable delivery schedules with visibility and flexibility to adjust as needed
6. Increased ability to manage and meet specific customer requirements and preferences Higher employee satisfaction 7. Increased visibility and larger span of control (focus on managing exceptions)
8. Enhanced capabilities for reporting and extensive opportunities to conduct “what-if analysis” Enhanced Management Support 9. More realistic and fair projections of actual workload (better expectation management)
10. Increased ability to proactively manage the workday/week and any last minute changes Bonus Sustainability and environment; lower CO2 emissions
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How can the Vehicle Routing and Dispatch puzzle be solved?
- on a decentral level, in a manual way or by using generic, simple planning tools
to generate static plans
- on a central and/or decentral level, using (semi) automated) tools, which
take into account most relevant data and restrictions, and make it possible
to do fast calculations on different options, while taking into account
real-time data, realizing planning options in a dynamic way. Systems which
make this possible are called Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) systems.
What are triggers to choose Advanced Planning and Scheduling tools?
- to make an existing planning process more reliable and efficient
- to change the planning process, e.g. from a decentral to a (partly) centralized process
- to broaden the scope of planning by taking into account more resources (next to truck
also drivers, traffic jams, working time regulations etc.)
- for adding a new logistic concept, e.g. Direct Store Delivery next to deliveries from only DC's
- to change the business concept, e.g. to start home deliveries next to retail store deliveries.
What should be the characteristics of your APS supplier?
- a strong market position, dedicated to your market
- delivering productized solutions which also offer extensive configuration options
- a proven track record, delivering measurable results
- additional offerings for loadbuilding, demand forecasting and workforce
scheduling, as adding these solutions to Vehicle Routing will bring extra opportunities.
ORTEC is being considered to be such a supplier.
What is the offering of ORTEC for Vehicle Routing and Dispatch? |
What is the positioning of APS compared to ERP, TMS and Boardcomputers?
ORTEC solutions have a strong track record in integration with both ordering systems
(TMS, ERP) and Board computer systems. See below and also our list of partners.
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What will be your benefits? |
- You save up to 10% in miles driven
- You save up to 50% on time needed for planning
- You will become more flexible and be able to meet high SLA requirements
- Your utilization will improve and your planning becomes more dynamic
- Your systems and people are able to solve complex issues in a shorter time
Follow up? Visit:
- our Customers Quotes Page to learn what users tell about benefits gained,
- our Products pages to learn more about our products
- visit our Customer and Cases list for an overview of our customers. |
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