www.truckandtrack.com Winter 21/22 Truck and Track 77 PTV GROUP – COMPANY PROFILE ■ 900 employees worldwide ■ Customers in over 120 countries ■ 2,500 cities using PTV technology ■ 30 million routes planned per day with PTV software ■ 40,000 tons of CO2 saved daily PTV Products for Logistics PTV Map&Guide – HGV specific truck route, efficient planning and transport cost calculation. PTV Drive&Arrive – Automatically informs partners and customers of time of arrival and updates them in real-time. PTV Route Optimiser – Route planning & transport optimisation Automatically schedules orders for optimised routes, taking into account all restrictions. PTV Navigator – HGV navigation and routing. PTV xServer – A developer’s toolkit for customisable and integrated route optimisation, map visualisation and geocoding. Growing complexity in urban distribution requires smart route planning The city has enormous appeal. This results in more people who shop and eat out, but also increasingly order their groceries or meals online and have them delivered at home. The impact of all these social developments on urban distribution is enormous. The complexity for transport planners is increasing rapidly. At the moment, no less than 55% of the world’s population lives in cities. According to estimates by the United Nations, that share will rise to no less than 68% by 2050. Here too, the large cities are growing faster, resulting in more logistics movements in the city centre. At the same time, city councils are taking more and more measures to improve the quality of life in the city centre. In other words, setting up an efficient city distribution operation is becoming increasingly complex. Same-day delivery The growth in the number of online orders provides additional complexity. Increasingly, it concerns orders that have to be delivered the next or the same day at the place and time determined by consumers. Due to the great pressure on delivery times, carriers lack the time to manually plan a route. An automatic route planning system is a must for next-day or same-day delivery. Strict restrictions Not only consumers, but also shops, offices, hotels and catering establishments must be supplied. Supply is increasingly subject to strict restrictions. Think of the short time windows, but also of environmental zones and preferred routes. The space for loading and unloading also decreases. It is not inconceivable that carriers will have to reserve loading and unloading places in advance in the future. Taking all those restrictions into account is virtually impossible without a smart route planning system. Less time and fewer mistakes What exactly is the added value of a route planning system in urban distribution? First of all, such a system saves time. This starts as soon as a customer submits orders with the associated restrictions. Within seconds, a route planning system generates a planning proposal that takes into account, among other things: ■ Time agreements with customers ■ Permitted delivery times for shopping areas ■ Permitted vehicles in environmental zones ■ Driving and rest times of drivers An automatic route planning system saves the transport planner a lot of time. He can spend the free time on optimizing the planning and service to customers. In addition, the number of errors is decreasing. The chance that a route planning system will overlook certain restrictions is nil. Insight into improvement potential An additional advantage is the insight and overview that a route planning system provides. At a glance, it is clear where there is room for improvement. Is it not allowed to drive into the city with a diesel truck at certain times? Then it might be smarter to use an electric or non-electric box truck. The choice of different vehicle profiles allows you to make the most of the room for improvement. With a few clicks you can see the effect of fleet renewal. Does a routeplanning systemsuit your organisation? Are you curious about the possibilities? Then contact us immediately. We would be happy to visit you on location to view the current situation and to discuss all options. Contact: T: +44 (0) 121 585 6633 E: enquiries.uk@ptvgroup.com
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