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Intelligent planning and optimization to reduce costs and
increase operational efficiency
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Gain Business Control and Visibility
through Intelligent Planning
More and more companies are turning to LSPs to manage
larger sections of their supply chains, to provide value-added
services and to do so at rock bottom prices. To answer this
call, you need an advanced planning software solution that
supports you in integrating value-added services into your
offerings and optimizing your asset utilization, yet also helps
you provide flawless customer service – while minimizing
costs. Quintiq offers LSPs a dynamic, real-time solution
that optimizes the planning of complex transportation
cycles. The Quintiq Logistics Planner is uniquely capable
of supporting all your planning needs, no matter how
large or complex your organization. Leveraging proprietary
innovative technology and a deep knowledge of logistics,
Quintiq simultaneously evaluates the real cost trade-offs
between various mode, route, consolidation and carrier
combinations against multiple Key Performance Indicators
(KPIs) e.g. lower cost. With Quintiq you can optimize loads,
create reliable transportation plans, support multi-hub and
multi-leg operations and manage value-added services
anywhere.
Respond to Network Disturbances
with Confidence
Quintiq lets you monitor, modify and replan shipments
en route. Through real-time alerting and constraint
management, Quintiq immediately reveals the
consequences of unplanned events. Advanced overviews
support managers in making quick, accurate decisions
to rectify disturbances and re-optimize the network.
So no matter what comes your way, you will be able to
confidently and cost-effectively meet even the toughest
service level agreements.
A Solution as Unique as Your
Organizati on
By incorporating your company-specific rules, constraints
and KPIs, the Quintiq Logistics Planner can be designed
to meet the unique planning needs of your company. All
Quintiq solutions have the same advanced technology
base, with a fully configurable company-specific layer.
This guarantees the planning solution will match your
organization’s planning needs, 100 percent, and allows for
all your organization’s constraints to be entered into the
system. This unparalleled flexibility and modeling power
provides end-to-end network and resource optimization.
Increase Efficiency and Decrease
Costs with Superior Technology
By optimally planning your entire fleet, charters, network,
depots, as well as drivers with a centralized, integrated
planning, you can improve the flow throughout the supply
chain and realize significant cost savings. Quintiq supports
load consolidation and helps you identify and overcome
bottlenecks and capacity restrictions, thereby maximizing
your asset utilization and lowering personnel and transport
costs. You benefit from agility in execution, flexibility in
operations and a healthier bottom line.
Tread Lightly and Cost-Effectively
Quintiq helps your organization reduce its carbon footprint
by enabling you to optimally schedule your fleet. You can
reduce empty miles, increase capacity utilization and
consolidate shipments. A planner can evaluate different
transport modes for particular legs while taking into
account customer service level agreements, costs and
other KPIs. Equally important to your organization, ‘going
green’ improves revenues by reducing direct transport
costs.