Groupage transport has always been an intricate logistics process: trying to map out the correct routes while responding to a continuous flow of changes. Furthermore, transport operations are becoming increasingly complex due to stricter regulations, rising customer demand, as well as low profit margins in the sector.
This is not only valid for groupage services, but also for LTL or FTL, national and international operations, intermodal and road transport, and even for cooperation between national and international transport departments.
What is the solution to this complexity? ORTEC Transport & Distribution (ORTEC TD)! |
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What are the specific challenges involved in combining national and international transport? |
- What considerations should I take into account for pre-loading and cross-docking operations and the optimal combination of groupage shipments?
- In order to meet delivery agreements and improve reliability, I need a solution that can accurately determine expected arrival times for all clients each time a change occurs, taking into account congestion and the driving hours regulations.
- How can I deal with unknown and known pick-up and return orders, and how can I assign them based on current planning data?
- What is the optimal way to assign planned routes between company and third party vehicles in order to minimize empty miles?
- What is the best way to deal with increasing government regulation, i.e. weekly/fortnightly driving hours limits and a maximum 48-hour working week?
- How can I maintain a clear overview of the planning: where are the vehicles located, which shipments are in danger of arriving too late, where is the best reloading point, and who will alert me if the number of empty miles driven is too high?
- Due to a lack of cooperation, departments (such as national and international transport) may be missing out on opportunities to reduce costs. How can this situation be improved?
- How can I centralize planning operations while still maintaining a high level of control and a clear overview of the local situation?
How can I keep costs in check?
External pressures, congestion problems and complexity levels are growing, while profit margins remain small. This is all the more reason to improve efficiency and cut costs.
Switch to Advanced Planning and reap the benefits!
The use of appropriate planning tools can make a real difference. You can eliminate unnecessary and recurring costs and ensure your planners have the continuing support they need to prepare effective plans. Advanced Planning offers the right solution!
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What are the advantages of supplementing ERP or TMS systems with an Advanced Planning System (APS) such as ORTEC TD? |
Many companies still work with decentralized planning departments because the planning functionality in their ERP or TMS system is not able to support a more centralized, real-time operation. APS systems are specifically designed to address planning issues in real time within a centralized environment, delivering results such as: - more effective cooperation between departments, leading to a higher standard of service;
- more efficient route plans;
- lower operational costs.
ORTEC TD is unique in that it has been designed to accommodate all types of dynamic planning processes. The most important reasons to choose ORTEC TD as your Advanced Planning System are: - The consequences of new information can be processed and evaluated in real time, allowing planners and management to make timely adjustments. For example: > delays in the preliminary phase can affect the main and subsequent phases. > All changes during execution will be included in the planning. The system will then calculate new arrival times.
- The system delivers a single centralized planning environment that allows different locations (offices and planning departments) to work together. In many other cases, the existing processes can be automated. Orders and vehicles are allocated to individual departments. Orders that require cross-docking will be split in two.
- The system incorporates delay information from congestion pattern data, scheduled roadworks and road closures, and unexpected delays.
- The system can generate optimized route plans in advance and dynamically assign them to the available resources (vehicles, trailers, drivers etc.).
- The system helps to reduce empty miles through the optimal allocation of orders to routes and resources.
- The system can handle complex configurations of multiple vehicle types, drivers, trailer pools and complex loading regulations.
- The system determines the ideal intermodal route based on current train schedules and shipping times, taking into account timely delivery and tariffs.
- The system identifies the impact of every change in terms of costs, hours, miles, emissions and other KPIs.
Click here for a diagram of the combined TMS and APS (ORTEC-TD) on-board computer systems, which also includes a list of all TMS and On-board computer suppliers to have been successfully linked to ORTEC TD.
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What other advantages can ORTEC TD offer? |
Greater customer satisfaction:
- The application provides rapid alerts on any deviations, allowing the planner to pro-actively inform the client;
- A clearer overview of the situation and optimal support throughout the planning process provides greater flexibility for finding the right solutions for your clients;
- Information gathered in the application can be shared, such as: arrival times and tracking status;
- Arrival times are as accurate as possible because the system takes into account congestion pattern data;
Ready for the future:
- ORTEC TD is intelligently structured, providing rapid planning support in line with your own targets and all relevant regulations;
- ORTEC TD’s scalable software sets us apart from the competition. Our software is easy to configure and capable of processing extremely large volumes of data without sacrificing performance.
- ORTEC is the leading specialist in Advanced Planning Solutions. We have achieved major cost savings for over eight hundred customers in the transport sector. In short: ORTEC is an Advanced Planning supplier with a proven track record that many satisfied customers will attest to.
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Our references? |
ORTEC was established in 1981 and is global market leader in Advanced Planning Solutions. In 2009, ORTEC received the Dutch Logistics Award in recognition of its performance.
Over the past ten years, ORTEC has achieved an average annual increase in revenues of 20%. Which means that a growing number of customers have turned to ORTEC for greater convenience and efficiency.
Conclusion: a growing number of satisfied customers are enjoying the benefits of Advanced Planning. Will you be joining them?
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