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Transport company R. Nagel to integrate staff planning, scheduling and routing
Published on October 25, 2007
New integrated solution developed by ORTEC – R. Nagel is launching customer
Having experienced significant growth in recent years, transport company R. Nagel BV is now looking to improve control of its planning processes by introducing planning systems developed by ORTEC. In the period ahead, R. Nagel will be implementing both the staff planning application HARMONY and the ORTEC-developed Transport & Distribution scheduling and routing system. ORTEC and R. Nagel B.V. are currently in the process of creating a standard link between the two planning systems that will, in the future, be available to other transport companies as well. R. Nagel is the first company to take advantage of this integrated solution.
Time-efficient
By linking the two systems, R. Nagel will be able to implement its staff planning, scheduling and routing processes using a single system. Data regarding staff availability will be forwarded directly to ORTEC Transport & Distribution, from where R. Nagel can assign staff (i.e. the drivers) to vehicles and materials. This step will enable the transport company to save a significant amount of time: “We no longer have to enter and maintain duplicate data”, says R. Nagel project manager Gerrit-Jan Laseur. “We can now do this using a single system. We intend to use this integrated solution to create a superior, more effective scheduling system, which will allow our planners to work more flexibly and will make it easier for us to factor in time constraints”.
Proactively meeting client demands
Like many fast-growing companies in the transport sector, R. Nagel deals with clients that are highly demanding in terms of delivery times: “ORTEC’s planning solution will help us meet client demands proactively and even to improve our service in the long run.” Gerrit-Jan Laseur believes ORTEC’s planning solution offers the company significant savings potential. “But that’s not all – I think we should not just look at how much we can save, but also at how we can increase our profit.”
About R. Nagel BV
A reliable partner in road transport for over 60 years, R. Nagel B.V. focuses on distribution across the Netherlands of palletized air-freight shipments and the regional distribution of food products. Since 1994, the company has specialized in the distribution of air-freight shipments to and from Schiphol Airport. Each day its fleet, comprising more than 70 vehicles ranging from vans to lorries with semitrailer combinations, sets out from the company’s base in Oude Meer to locations throughout the Netherlands.