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Transportation Routes Planning

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Challenges

Optimizing transportation routes is a crucial aspect of supply chain management, regardless of whether a company has its own fleet or relies on third-party carriers.

For companies with a fleet:

  • Determining the costs associated with the transport fleet, including standing costs, driver costs, fuel, and maintenance
  • Deciding on the right mix of assets within the fleet
  • Optimizing pick-up and drop-off routes to maximize asset utilization

For companies without a fleet:

  • Minimizing empty movements through the efficient assignment of outsourced full truck load movements to carriers
  • Considering the use of hubs/cross docks to consolidate shipments and lower costs through increased utilization

Sophus Solution

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Utilizing routes optimization to determine the right fleet size and asset mix.

Balancing the costs of multi-stop routes against the fixed costs of new assets

Optimizing multi-stop pick-up or drop-off routes

Studying how routes would operate in real-life situations after completing a network design study.

Benefits

Transportation cost reduction of up to

10-15%

Improved service levels

Increased asset utilization

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