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Den Hartogh Logistics is a global logistics provider specializing in bulk transportation for the chemical, gas and polymer, and dry food industries. As Luke van de Bunt, Network Planning Manager and member of the Sustainability Working Group at Den Hartogh Logistics is all too aware, implementing short-term sustainability improvements in logistics can be complicated: “If the rest of the industry is not ready, making the shift can be very hard. Everyone agrees that something must be done, that we have to work together and that everyone should do their part, but someone will eventually have to go beyond words alone. Strategic sessions help to chart a general course, but at some point you have to get going."
An interview with Luke van de Bunt, Network Planning Manager and member of the Sustainability Working Group at Den Hartogh Logistics
February 6, 2022
Zoetermeer, The Netherlands – At ORTEC we are proud to announce that our partnership with (re)forestation organization Trees for All is extended for three years: up to and including 2025. Through this collaboration, we actively contribute to a greener and better world by compensating the residual CO2 emissions of our daily business.
There has been an exponential growth in online grocery delivery (e-grocery delivery) since COVID-19 hit. At the height of the pandemic in 2020, retailers in the USA saw a 63.9% increase in e-grocery sales. For Europe, the prediction is that e-grocery sales in France and UK accounts for 17% and 22%, respectively, of all grocery sales in 2023. However, grocery retail is a business with small margins. Many retailers in the space are looking to improve efficiency with warehouse automation and robotization. Last-mile delivery is often underestimated. In this article, we share 4 areas where optimization can help retailers drive profitability in e-grocery fulfillment.
By Goos Kant, Professor Logistic Optimization Tilburg University & Managing Partner ORTEC
December 6, 2022 Bucharest, Romania: Today, ORTEC announced it has signed a new agreement with Freshful by eMAG to optimize home delivery operations in Romania. ORTEC is excited to partner with Freshful to provide a state-of-the-art solution that helps the e-grocer deliver customer orders with the highest possible efficiency and cost effectiveness. ORTEC was selected by Freshful due to the company’s renowned expertise in retail and mathematical optimization.
The announcement is a testament to ORTEC’s growth in Central and Eastern Europe and further establishes the analytics vendor in the e-commerce space.
Record-high volumes and increasing demand for faster and cheaper delivery define the new e-grocery reality. As a result, e-grocers are forced to shift their focus towards increasing customer loyalty while making e-grocery delivery financially sustainable.
On May 31st ORTEC organized a webinar to explore how major grocers such as Waitrose and Albert Heijn use ORTEC's solutions to increase their delivery capacity, lower fulfillment costs, and improve their customers' experience.
ORTEC e-Grocery Delivery Webinar 2022
This webinar took place on May 31st, 2022. You can watch the webinar below:
December 2022
Innovation... is it a solo activity, or does it take good teamwork? Does innovation ‘just happen’, or can it be forced? And how about innovating with limited resources: is it even possible at all? Innovation is an abstract concept without a one-size-fits-all definition: it can mean many things at once. That’s why there are lots of common misconceptions and myths about it. Also at ORTEC we’ve come across various myths in the process.
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→ We’ve listed and debunked the 6 most common myths in our free downloadable infographic.
The first electric train was already passing through the Netherlands as early as 1908. So NS must have sustainable transport practically in its genes. In the words of Mea Westerbeek, Manager Sustainable Business: “For a company like NS, which has been working on efficiency and energy improvements for years now, it is important to explore opportunities by deploying new tools. The low-hanging fruit has already been picked. But, with advanced analytics and AI, we can keep ahead of the game.”
A conversation with Mea Westerbeek, Manager Sustainable Enterprise at NS, Bart van Zaalen, Head of Digitalisation Operations at NS, and Gerben Scheepmaker, Business Consultant at NS
Electric Vehicle (EV) sales are rapidly increasing1. This growth is expected to accelerate even further in the coming years, driven by policy initiatives, plummeting battery costs and a growing variety in models. As EV sales grow, so does the market for charging them. Most charging happens at private locations like homes and office buildings. Yet, EV owners who live in apartment buildings or have to drive long distances rely on public charge points at gas stations, shopping centers or public parking lots. However, finding the sweet spot of charge network density is a complex puzzle. Can the infrastructure keep up with EV demand?
This article is powered by Sandra Bronsvoort, Subject Matter Expert eMobility at ORTEC
As a manufacturer, you need to deliver all types of products (SKUs) with their own delivery and demand patterns to your customers, such as retailers or other manufacturers. How do you determine the right amount of each product to deliver at a specific moment in time, maximizing load utilization and minimizing handling time, while also meeting requirements like transport restrictions, demand, inventory levels, and service agreements? Add to that the added complexity of customer requirements, warehouse picking and loading strategies.
In this article, we'll explore the opportunities to create shipments with high load fill through order optimization and the significant benefits it brings. By doing so, you can revolutionize your shipping policy to your customers. Although optimizing on demand level may not be feasible for all your customers, you can start by implementing it internally for inter-company replenishments.
An article by Goos Kant, Managing Partner at ORTEC and Professor of Logistic Optimization.
As consumers have changed their habits, they expect their groceries to be delivered to their doorstep just like everything else. How can retailers take up the challenge?
In the last few years, one of the terms that have dominated the retail industry is e-grocery. This is an expected development as e-commerce is growing rapidly in every industry, due to technological evolution, the frenetic pace of life of most people, and, last but not least, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. By the term e-grocery, we essentially refer to the process of ordering groceries through an e-commerce platform and having them delivered to your doorstep. The convenience of online shopping and fast delivery have won consumers. However, the process of delivering groceries is not as straightforward as other e-commerce deliveries, as it involves a number of challenges and complexities that must be overcome. What can retailers do to ensure that the goods are delivered in a timely and efficient manner, without cutting into margins? Customized software solutions with advanced optimization technology might be the answer to all of these challenges.