Transportation Plans & Vehicle Routing
Freight Consolidation & 3D Truck Loading
The company is the world’s leading manufacturer of cables, energy solutions and telecommunications systems.
-20%
Transport Costs
Optimization
of Threshold Effects
30s
computation time
Company’s challenge
The main challenge is to consolidate shipments and maximize filling rates to benefit from more advantageous shipping rates and manage environmental impact. This requires:
- Consolidating shipments to make the best use of carrier tariff grids (threshold effects on volume, flexibility in quantities and shipping dates);
- Optimizing 3D loading of cylindrical drums (positioned flat or on edge) and pallets in trucks, accounting for item stability constraints, weight distribution, and last-in-first-out requirements;
- Creating optimal carrier assignments and delivery routes while considering each carrier’s regulatory and contractual constraints.
Solution provided
An all-in-one decision-support tool with a global approach that optimizes 3D loading plans, carrier assignments, and delivery sequencing in synergy. The result: 20% reduction in transportation costs and associated CO2 emissions, improved customer service quality, and pre-optimized routes transmitted to carriers.
