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Route Optimisation & Scheduling Software

Transport costs can be a company's highest operating expense, so managing these costs is vital in maintaining a competitive pricing edge and profitability. Many companies have concluded that the utilisation of route optimisation and scheduling software is the best, and sometimes only, way to achieve real and lasting efficiencies.

Route optimisation is a scientific approach to plan deliveries on a run based on quickest or shortest route to destination. Daily Scheduling allows a set of vehicles and a set of jobs to be optimised into loads thereby minimising your time and effort and maximising fleet utilisation and customer service.

TransLogix has Australia's leading vehicle route optimisation and daily scheduling solution. It is a flexible, "best-of-breed" solution which can be delivered as an integral module with other TransLogix solutions or to plug into other 3rd party Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Warehouse Management Sydney (WMS) or other Transport Management Solutions (TMS).

The operational constraints and business rules that can be incorporated into Odyssey are a result of 25 years of customisations to suit the unique requirements of Australian operations. Constraints that can be accommodated include customer delivery windows, compatibility between trucks and customer sites, compatibility of orders that can go on a truck at the same time, service times per customer, driver breaks and maximum shift length. All these, and many more, can be adhered to simultaneously during the optimisation process.

Odyssey would suit operations which have different customers to deliver to or pickup from each day, or which have the same customers but varying volumes.

Cost savings of 10-20%

Companies using Odyssey typically achieve cost savings in the region of 10% - 20% through reduced kilometres travelled and optimised use of resources; in the despatch office through reduced scheduling time; and in the warehouse through the facilitation of picking to load in reverse drop order.

• Reduced fuel and maintenance bill from less kilometres
• Reduction in vehicles required
• Reduced overtime
• Reduced scheduling time
• Increased capacity utilisation of fleet and time utilisation of drivers
• Balanced work load over fleet and delivery cycle
• Elimination of double-handling in warehouse from picking to load
• Reduction in the delivery time from loading trucks in reverse drop sequence

Improved customer service

Your customers get the right vehicle at the right time, resulting in a more reliable service; service standards such as reduced lead-time between receipt of order and delivery and tighter delivery windows can be implemented without adding cost; and driver knowledge is documented to ensure consistent service.

• Deliveries and/or pickups arrive within time window requested
• Estimated arrival times are known in advance of delivery
• Customer requests are adhered to every time
• Reduction in customer enquiries about deliveries and/or pickups
• Customers can specify tighter delivery windows
• Lead-time between receipt of order and delivery can be reduced
• Increased responsiveness to customer demands
• Local customer information is documented rather than stored in drivers' heads

Greater management control

Gain greater control through planned depot departure and return times for each driver; the ability to set driver performance standards and KPIs; and a proactive approach to distribution.

• Improvements in driver management
• Improved visibility of planned driver activities
• Less reliance on a single scheduler
• Monitoring of KPIs
• Availability of historical data on transport operations
• Ability to conduct "what-if" scenario modelling
• Reporting tools for comparisons and analysis of schedule
• Improved strategic decision-making

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