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The module Dynamic Transportation Planning of 4flow vista® facilitates the optimization of short and medium term transportation capacity. Thus, current transportation costs can be reduced significantly.
The most important applications of the 4flow vista® module Dynamic Transportation Planning are:
- rolling tactical transportation planning to optimize the utilization and cost of transportation
- the integration of transportation planning and operating systems to control transportation.
The key benefit of the 4flow vista® module, Dynamic Transportation Planning, is the significant reduction of transportation costs by better planning and by continuous optimization.
Using the module Dynamic Transportation Planning, 4flow vista® allows you to check the transportation processes of each individual relation in consideration of the actual demand of the next period. Shipments can be timed or rescheduled, if necessary. This happens in two steps: first, the utilization of transports is optimized to reduce transportation costs. Afterwards, the capacities of the sites are utilized through scheduling. The results, namely the scheduled shipments, are the foundation for actual shipments in operations.
Verification of transportation processes
In order to achieve minimum transportation costs, transports need to be continuously reviewed and analyzed in regard to their utilization. For that purpose, the demand to be forecasted is transferred from production systems directly to 4flow vista via defined interfaces. Based on this data you can check whether the optimal transportation process was selected for each relation.
 - Analysis of transport utilization
If the demand of a single period is under previously set limit or exceeds the existing capacities of the individual transports, a short-term revistion is necessary. If desired, the module Dynamic Transportation Planning calculates the optimal transportation processes for each relation automatically. On top of this, optimal milk runs are created. In makting these calculations, we use real transportation tariffs and capacities. The result is a new version of the transportation network, which contains the optimal transportation processes in regard to the demand forecasted.
 - Optimization of the shipments of one region using 4flow vista® Dynamic Transportation Planning.
Shipment scheduling
Critical factors when scheduling a schipment are the time windows for loading and unloading the freight at the sites as well as the duration of the transport. The goal is to achieve a balanced utilization of the available capacities for loading and unloading (ramps, docks, staff, industrial trucks etc.). Thus, congestions at the ramps, supply risks and costs are reduced.
The module Dynamic Transportation Planning of 4flow vista® executes the scheduling of the shipments completely independently. In so doing, it takes the available capacities at the sites into consideration. The result is a timed schedule that states at which time which goods are to be picked up by which carrier, and the anticipated time when they will arrive at the respective destinations. This schedule ensures the optimal utilization of the means of transportation as well as the required capacities at the sites.
 - Analysis of the utilization of docks in 4flow vista®
Integration with the operational transportation control
The operational transportation control authorizes the shipments that were established in the tactical transportation planning. These detailed and digitized transportation orders are available in 4flow vista®. Via the appropriate interfaces, this data can be transferred to a transportation control system to facilitate an efficient and real-time execution.
Benefits from the module Dynamic Transportation Planning of 4flow vista
Applying the module Dynamic Transportation Planning of 4flow vista® leads to reduced cost and higher efficiency of the transportation network. The disadvantages of conventional planning can be avoided.
- 4flow vista® automates the tactical and rolling transportation planning to a large extent.
- 4flow vista® supports transportation planning by offering multiple optimization functions.
- The 4flow vista® module, Dynamic Transportation Planning, can be directly integrated into transportation control systems.
For further information, please read the White Paper 4flow vista® - module transportation planning.
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