2008-10-07 01:09:00 -
us.ortec.com/ - Primagaz France, distributor of propane and butane gas, has chosen ORTEC's comprehensive scheduling solution to improve efficiency, profitability and the ability to quickly respond to changes in the highly competitive market. The solution integrates the forecasting of customers' consumption levels with the optimization of Primagaz' distribution process.
Primagaz France services over 40,000 customers.
Its 120 vehicle fleet delivers six different types of products, including bottles of propane and butane in various sizes. Primagaz has chosen to work with ORTEC to manage the distribution of its packaged gas products more effectively. Another benefit will be the increase of profitability by delivering a larger volume of products, while at the same time reducing the number of deliveries and the mileage driven.
Benefits
Benefits for Primagaz by using ORTEC's solution include:
-- 10% reduction in the number of delivery routes and customer visits while maintaining the same volume of products delivered
-- 15% reduction of work time
-- 25% mileage reduction
In order to verify the application's direct economic benefits and ensure that it operates effectively both from a technical and organizational perspective, Primagaz has decided to initially implement a pilot over the course of one month. Overall implementation is scheduled to take place before the end of 2008. Primagaz' Logistics Director M. Vigouroux stated: "Through our collaboration with ORTEC, we are hoping to implement information tools that will truly help us manage our logistics operations."
Unique Solution
ORTEC will integrate the Demand Forecasting & Order Generation Solution, ORTEC Orion, and ORTEC's Vehicle Routing and Dispatch Solution, ORTEC Shortrec. This integration will not only help Primagaz predict its customers' consumption levels and automatically generate orders based on customers' stock levels, but it will also help the company reduce delivery volume during a given period and/or in a particular geographic area. Based on this information and the priority levels of the orders and dates and times of receipt, this unique solution will also help optimize the company's distribution operations.
About Primagaz
Primagaz is a French subsidiary of the SHV Gas group, global leader in LPG distribution (Liquefied Petroleum Gas). The company is responsible for storing, packaging and distributing butane and propane for the French market. Primagaz operates through a network of eighteen sales offices and 20,000 sales outlets throughout France, and delivers its products to more than 2 million customers. The company's revenues total EUR 500 million. For additional information, please visit www.primagaz.fr.
About ORTEC
ORTEC is one of the largest providers of advanced planning and optimization software solutions and consulting services. ORTEC's solutions help optimize fleet routing & dispatch, vehicle and pallet loading, workforce scheduling, delivery forecasting and network planning. ORTEC provides best-of-breed, custom made and SAP(R) certified solutions, supported by strategic partnerships. ORTEC has over 800 customers worldwide, 700 employees and several offices in North America and Europe. For more information, please visit us.ortec.com.
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