Cost Optimization Factors
Driver allocation
Minimizes personnel costs by assigning drivers with specific skills to relevant deliveries.
Outsourcing vs. insourcing
Determines the most cost-effective option between using your fleet or outsourcing deliveries.
Driver satisfaction
Keeps drivers happy by assigning preferred regions, with penalties for less favored areas.
Warehouse efficiency
Spreads loading dock usage over time to avoid operational peaks and reduce costs.
Cross-docking
Evaluates the cost benefits of cross-docking versus direct delivery to find the cheapest option.
Why PTV OptiFlow stands out?
Comprehensive Cost-Based Planning
PTV OptiFlow transcends typical route optimization by focusing on comprehensive cost-based planning. Unlike standard solutions that aim to save costs through resource and distance reduction, OptiFlow’s unique approach integrates detailed cost considerations at every planning stage. This ensures not just optimized routes but the most cost-effective delivery plans overall.
Comprehensive Cost Management
PTV OptiFlow inherently focuses on finding the most economical delivery plans by defining specific costs for various factors, such as driver overtime or penalties for less preferred delivery times. By assigning cost rates to both hard and soft constraints, OptiFlow creates highly robust and efficient plans that adapt to real-world logistics challenges. This method involves assigning costs to almost any aspect of the delivery process, enabling OptiFlow to navigate and optimize based on real-world financial implications. This ensures that each plan is not only optimal but also aligned with your specific cost management strategies, providing unparalleled flexibility and precision in cost management.
Why use OptiFlow for cost optimization?
PTV OptiFlow offers unparalleled flexibility in defining delivery constraints as preferences, rather than strict rules, allowing for significant cost savings. By assigning specific costs to various factors—such as preferred delivery windows or driver regions—OptiFlow balances planning flexibility with financial efficiency. This method ensures that the overall delivery plan is not only cost effective but also adaptable to your operational needs. OptiFlow’s intelligent cost management capabilities streamline logistics, minimize expenses, and enhance overall operational efficiency.
PTV OptiFlow automatically creates the most cost-effective delivery plan tailored to your needs, handling complex planning details and minimizing costs through advanced optimization algorithms.
More use cases
Dock Scheduling with PTV OptiFlow
Are your warehouse loading docks a bottleneck in your transport process? Are you struggling with peaks in loading activity? PTV OptiFlow is the solution.
Integration of Deliveries & Pickups with PTV OptiFlow
Are your logistics operations hampered by the inefficiencies of separate delivery and pickup processes? PTV OptiFlow revolutionizes this process.
Simplify Route Planning Amid Complex Tariff Structures with PTV OptiFlow
PTV OptiFlow offers a sophisticated solution that integrates distinct costs at the order level for any subcontractor in your plan.
Enhancing Planning Reliability with PTV OptiFlow
PTV OptiFlow creates robust plans that eliminate the need for post-planning adjustments, ensuring optimal and reliable logistics operations.
Enhanced Prediction of Planned Arrival Times based on Historical Traffic Information in PTV OptiFlow
Tired of your drivers getting stuck in traffic and failing to meet your scheduled delivery times? PTV OptiFlow addresses this challenge.
Mastering the Art of Choosing Between Cross Docking and Direct Delivery with PTV OptiFlow
Making strategic decisions on whether to cross dock a delivery for consolidation with other shipments or to proceed with direct delivery is crucial for operational efficiency.
Integrated Depot and Route Optimization with PTV OptiFlow
Are you tired of the task of breaking down your planning process by first assigning deliveries to a depot and then optimizing routes for each depot individually?
Optimizing Outsourcing Decisions with PTV OptiFlow
Do you rely on rules of thumb to decide which volumes to outsource? PTV OptiFlow eliminates guesswork by leveraging the various cost structure details.
