ROUTING SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION

Context and objectives

 Context:

Faced with a highly competitive market, a major player in the mailing sector wants to evaluate the performance of its transport system (50 million euros annual transportation budget). The company wants to study the various options available to implement a better organization in terms of geographical coverage

Objectives: 

• Reduce the total cost
• Optimize delivery times
• Optimize the loading process at transit hubs

Approach adopted by adameo

• Collection of existing data (freight flows, traction plan, time map, etc.), via information systems but also through numerous interviews with operational staff (headquarters, region)
• Identifying the ideal number and positioning of transit hubs using an internal software and optimizing the routing system
• Development of the new routing system according to the scenario studied (number of tractions, truck loading capacity, time-frames)

RESULTS

• A transition from 24 to 13 transit hubs
• Kilometers travelled decreased by about 5%
• Freight in transit reduced 2%
• More than 10 routing scenarios analyzed