Transportation costs have become a very important factor in our economy. This is caused by increasing fuel costs and the highly increased demand to move goods within a more and more globalized business environment. Furthermore, the transportation market is highly competitive, which tends to lead to very low margins in this sector.

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  In order to operate private fleets efficiently, either as manufacturer or retailer or as a logistics service provider, you need the capability to plan your transportation needs in an efficient way. From a business perspective, the key functionalities for dedicated a planning and processing tools are:

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  Determination of the most efficient transportation plan, which fulfils the given constraints (such as service level agreements, costs, and resource availability).

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  Identification of opportunities for cost savings (such as consolidation possibilities and choice of the best means of transport).

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  Maximization the utilization of existing resources (such as using your own fleet).

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  Ability to react on execution events and provide efficient solutions to solve possible conflicts with the initial plan.