Engineering Innovation In
Digital Industry
With our digital solution, we plan the distribution of retail goods in an innovative way. From the optimal route to the full load of the vehicles.
Approach & Solution
Approach
Our client is a European multinational known all over the world and leader in the production of confectionery products, with a turnover of tens of billions euro and thousands of employees.
In order to optimize its production processes, our customer decided to find a solution that would improve the planning of secondary distribution.
It was therefore necessary to define "couriers", that is identify a typical territory for the pick-up/delivery round that would statistically ensure a full load of the vehicle based on the territory of reference (adjacent municipalities). It was also necessary to consider some historical load data: volume, weight, number of pick-ups/deliveries and daily planning of vehicles available, based on the list of real pick-ups/deliveries with any adjustments related to vehicle loads.
Solution
With our colleagues from OverIT, an Engineering Group partner, we developed a solution based on our proprietary Geocall - Transport Optimization platform, fully integrated with the SAP ERP management system and able to provide support in the field for:
- Simplifying the use of operational information through a computerized planning support solution for pick-ups/deliveries according to currently established steps.
- Improving and optimizing daily planning over the territory for vehicles handling pick-ups/deliveries.
- Increasing and boosting productivity with innovative technological functionalities.
Results
Check of the entire distribution service provided
More effective and efficient operations
Reduction in scheduling times
Project Value
Cost cutting
Process performance
Innovation
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