Routing and Scheduling

All businesses come under pressures be they financial, competitive, legislative or environmental, how they anticipate, respond or react to these can determine ultimately how successful or even viable a business is. Distribution businesses are no exception with, increasing cost, increasing fuel duty, competitive environment, pressure on rates, CO2 emissions, LEZ etc…..

Using Routing & Scheduling tools DFF can model and therefore help you achieve a deeper understanding of your transport operations, enabling you to make better strategic and operational decisions. Better decision-making can help you achieve a more viable, cost effective and profitable business.

DFF with Routing & Scheduling can help you in the following areas:

  • Identify potential areas for cost savings and increased utilisation;
  • Fleet size and mix;
  • Core fleet verses sub-contract;
  • Review of depot locations and network;
  • Test “What if” scenarios;
  • Responding to Tenders identifying and costing potential solutions;
  • Planning for business growth or consolidation;
  • Identifying synergies between operation.