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23 April 2012 ORTEC contributes to impressive Walmart improved fleet efficiency

Walmart recently announced an improvement in the efficiency of its private fleet by almost 69 percent last year compared to its 2005 baseline. An important part of these savings has been realized by the company wide implementation of the ORTEC Vehicle Routing and ORTEC Load Building solutions.

23 April 2012 ORTEC and local supply chain specialist FourPL sign Reseller Agreement FourPL will provide ORTEC LEO based supply chain integration solutions to the ANZ

SYDNEY, Australia — 23 March 2012 – ORTEC announced today that FourPL, an Australia owned supply chain integration solution provider, has signed as a new reseller and exclusive services partner for ANZ. Read more

16 April 2012 ORTEC and TNT win the Edelman Award 2012! TNT Express and ORTEC this night did win the Edelman Award 2012 for “Supply Chain Wide Optimization at TNT Express.”  Read more

26 March 2012 ORTEC set to showcase its latest innovations at the 2012 SITL exhibition ORTEC is once again gearing up to showcase its latest product innovations at this year's international SITL trade fair in Paris, France. The exhibition, which takes place between 27-30 March in Hall 6, Paris Nord, Villepinte, is the place to find the most complete range of products and innovative services aimed at supply, distribution and the supply chain of tomorrow. ORTEC's team of consultants will be on hand at stand U69 to answer questions, perform product demos and explain how companies across a broad industry spectrum can benefit from the very latest optimization techniques. Read more

22 March 2012 One of world’s largest producers of batteries awards ORTEC Software Contract ORTEC will Optimize Routing, Provide Real-time Visibility and Ensure Safety and DOT Compliance
ORTEC, creator of innovative logistics optimization software, and Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE) one of the world's largest producers, distributors and recyclers of lead-acid batteries, today announced that ORTEC will provide Exide with advanced routing and scheduling software. ORTEC’s software will enable Exide to: gain real-time visibility; enhance customer service; and, reduce their carbon footprint via optimized routing to reduce miles and maintenance. The ORTEC mobile solution will help fleet managers and drivers meet established and emerging regulations. Read more

14 March 2012 Hazardous goods distributor selects ORTEC to guarantee safe and innovative planning To continue to provide the best service to its customers (in the current market conditions) logistics service provider Van den Anker has decided to work with ORTEC. Van den Anker will replace its current planning solution with ORTEC's advanced scheduling and routing solution. “We would like to automate our planning further,” said Hendrik van den Anker, director. ‘The solution we are currently using does not offer adequate support.” It is not without reason that Van den Anker’s motto reads: ‘We make it work’. Read more

29 February 2012 ORTEC presents its latest innovations at one of Europe's largest intra-logistics trade fairs Setting the bar for route optimization at the LogiMAT 2012
The theme of this year's 10th International Trade Fair for Distribution, Materials Handling and Information Flow is 'Innovation & Networks for Sustainable Growth.' ORTEC is all set to demonstrate its capabilities in this area by presenting to the market its unique advanced planning and route optimization solutions. Speaking about the event, Nina Malaka, Senior Business Consultant at ORTEC, enthuses: "Our latest software developments are really cutting edge, especially with regard to the ability to re-optimize plans in real-time. That's why we're excited to present them to the market at this year's exhibition. Our ultimate aim is to demonstrate that with the rights tools, it is possible to achieve the most optimal route plans, even during execution." Read more

21 February 2012 REINERT Logistic fully equipped to optimize route planning for Lafarge When European logistics service provider, REINERT Logistic GmbH & Co. KG, was tasked with initiating a transport optimization program for its client, Lafarge Gypsum (part of the global Lafarge Group), the LSP looked to ORTEC to supply and implement the optimal solution. As one of the largest providers of advanced planning and optimization solutions, ORTEC was ideally placed to handle the high expectations and diverse planning requirements of both companies, while its five step implementation methodology would ensure that the project was executed smoothly and with maximum transparency. Read more

14 February 2012 ORTEC Transport and Distribution: Continuous product innovation for optimal performance ORTEC's continuous product improvement process is evident with the latest updates to its advanced planning solution for vehicle routing, dispatch and execution - ORTEC Transport and Distribution (ORTEC TD). Enhancement packages 1 and 2 extend the ORTEC TD 2010 major release with several ease-of-use improvements and major new functionality, particularly in the area of reporting. Daniel Dam, Product Manager at ORTEC, comments: "Our product roadmap is continually evolving to take into account technological developments and specific industry requirements, and we're really pleased to be able to deliver to market this latest release of enhancements." Read more

31 January 2012 Shell and ORTEC sign contract for technical consultancy services Shell Global Solutions International B.V. and ORTEC, a leading supplier in resource optimization tools and consulting services, have signed a contract to work closely together on a worldwide scale. The cooperation between Shell and ORTEC focuses on the optimization of supply chain processes and strategic decision making in up- and downstream engineering disciplines like planning & scheduling, gas field production capacity optimization, spare parts management, and cost estimating. Shell and ORTEC have already been working together in a successful way for more than 25 years. Read more

02 January 2012 TNT Express, ORTEC and Tilburg University finalists at the 2012 Edelman Award for achievement in Operations Research How Operations Research has become part of TNT Express’ DNA
The collaborative, supply chain-wide optimization efforts of TNT Express, ORTEC and Tilburg University have been officially recognized by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®). TNT Express has been shortlisted as a finalist at the 2012 Franz Edelman Award for its successful application of Operations Research in supply chain optimization. The use of Operations Research (applied mathematics for decision making) to analyze and enhance its transportation networks has allowed TNT Express to save costs, improve service to customers and develop managers’ skills on a global scale. Read more

23 December 2011 Celebrating Corporate Giving in Logistics The following article was written by Steve Banker and originally appeared on Logistics Viewpoints on 19 December 2011.

By Steve Banker - The Holidays are a time for giving. My posting today celebrates the best example of corporate giving that I came across in my travels this year. TNT, a large global provider of express deliveries, and ORTEC, a company that provides a logistics optimization and execution platform with advanced planning capabilities, are the two companies whose intelligent giving has helped to make the world a better place to live. Read more

22 December 2011 ORTEC sponsors family room at the Jeroen Bosch Hospital (JHA) ORTEC is delighted to be able to support the Jeroen Bosch Hospital in it's initiative to decorate a number of family rooms within the fantastic new hospital complex. Willem-Jan Verhoef, Healthcare Director at ORTEC, comments: "We are really pleased that we can get involved because the Jeroen Bosch Hospital is one of our most valuable and innovative customers." Read more

06 December 2011 ORTEC listed in the 2011 Top 100 of Food Logistics Food Logistics, the leading publication dedicated exclusively to the grocery and foodservice distribution supply chain, this week announced the eighth-annual listing of the FL100 in its November/December 2011 issue. ORTEC, global leader as supplier of Advanced Planning Systems for Vehicle Routing and Load Building, is included in this list as one of the 100 software and technology providers that better enable grocery and foodservice distributors and manufacturers to realize their business goals. Read more

28 November 2011 Strong focus on ROI secures OPET deal for ORTEC Following an extensive return on investment analysis, OPET, a leading player in the petroleum and oil industry and part of Koc Holding, selects ORTEC to automate its lubricant distribution planning. Speaking about the selection, Murat Inci, Project Manager at OPET, explains: "From a group of several specialist suppliers, ORTEC outshone all the competition by clearly demonstrating the necessary capabilities to handle all of our planning constraints. The deciding factor, however, was the fact that ORTEC could deliver large reductions in transportation costs, by an estimated 5% compared with the previous year, which would equate to significant financial savings for our company. We expect the ROI time for this project to be approximately one year." Read more

14 November 2011 New ORTEC system helps North Star Alliance to 'optimize the world' “This system enables us to select optimal Roadside Wellness Centres locations”
After successfully developing a client health registration system, ORTEC has now delivered a new application that will assist North Star Alliance in determining the optimal location and number of employees for its network of Roadside Wellness Centres (RWCs). The new solution is developed in cooperation with Paragon Decision Technology, using their mathematical optimization platform AIMMS. Read more

09 November 2011 ORTEC and Paragon take strategic partnership to the next level AIMMS Service Partnership agreement renewed
The ORTEC Consulting Group and Paragon Decision Technology have taken their strategic collaboration to the next level with a renewed partnership agreement. This signing paves the way for the ORTEC Consulting Group to use AIMMS technology to build additional optimization solutions for both the Oil, Gas & Chemicals and Transport and Logistics industries. Read more

25 October 2011 ORTEC client Deli XL hails benefits of new technology in urban distribution planning At the second AECOC (Spanish Association of Commercial Codification) Urban Goods Transportation forum in Barcelona, Deli XL, leading foodservice wholesaler and ORTEC client, hailed the benefits of new technology in the optimization of the company's urban distribution planning. Read more

03 October 2011 Leading environmental services provider enhances green credentials with ORTEC & Masternaut French-based company, Groupe Pizzorno Environnement, is enhancing its green credentials and optimizing its waste collection operations with the fully integrated vehicle routing and GPS vehicle tracking solution from ORTEC and Masternaut. As a specialist in domestic and industrial waste management, and serving clients in the public and private sectors, Pizzorno Environnement is a market leader in both France and abroad. Read more

28 September 2011 Kuehne + Nagel facilitates growth with ORTEC Kuehne + Nagel, one of the world's leading logistics service providers, has decided to implement ORTEC's advanced vehicle routing and dispatch solution - ORTEC Transport & Distribution (ORTEC TD). This decision was taken in order to improve the manageability of the LSP's transport network following a period of significant growth. This growth is in part due to the acquisition of transportation activities for Albert Heijn, and the warehousing and distribution activities for companies such as PespsiCo. Read more

07 September 2011 ORTEC gears up to implement SAP's Transportation Management software ORTEC, one of the largest providers of advanced planning and optimization solutions, has launched a business unit dedicated to implementing the latest SAP Supply Chain Execution (SCE) applications. Read more

22 August 2011 ORTEC team awarded second place in AIMMS/MOPTA optimization modeling competition The final stage of the AIMMS modeling competition reached its conclusion at the 2011 MOPTA conference and the ORTEC team, from Gouda in the Netherlands, was awarded second place. Rianne Langenberg, one of the ORTEC team members, comments on this fantastic result: "It's an honor to reach the finalist stage and to come second out of a group of very competent fellow competitors." The ORTEC team is also made up of Harwin de Vries and Arno Witte, and advised by Cindy de Groot. All graduates are currently engaged in projects at the ORTEC Consulting Group, part of the ORTEC Group. Read more

05 August 2011 ORTEC Customers Selected by CIO Magazine Companies Recognized for Technology Innovations that Advance Business Results
ORTEC, a leading provider of advanced planning and optimization software solutions, announced today that multiple customers were included among the recipients of this year’s "CIO 100 Award" by CIO Magazine. Awarded annually at the CIO Symposium & Awards Ceremony, the CIO 100 award recognizes organizations that are demonstrating innovation to deliver business value. This can be achieved by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth or improving relationships with customers. Read more

02 August 2011 ORTEC becomes participant in the Future Logistics Living Lab ORTEC is pleased to announce its participation in the recently formed Future Logistics Living Lab. The Future Logistics Living Lab was founded by SAP*, NICTA, and Fraunhofer, and is dedicated to fast-tracking innovation in the transport and logistics sector. Based in the Australian Technology Park in Sydney, the Living Lab provides a physical platform for industry and research to work together, to investigate real-world logistics issues, and to demonstrate and test innovative technology that will provide transport and logistics solutions for the future. Read more

20 July 2011 Optimized loads and improved vehicle routing for building materials leads to national deployment After a successful pilot project at its main site in the Netherlands (in Alkmaar), the Dutch specialist in wood products and timber, which is part of the Deli Maatschappij Group, took the decision to move ahead with ORTEC. "The pilot project demonstrated to us that significant savings could be achieved by implementing ORTEC Shortrec," says Co Valckx, who was involved in the project from the outset via his role as Logistics Project Manager. Read more