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Zoetermeer, The Netherlands: A new release of ORTEC Routing and Dispatch is now available. The new release will deliver feature enhancements for improved planning, optimization, and data analytics.
Support for Windows 2022, an improved Carrier Portal and cloud maps support make this an exciting release.
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
Routing and Delivery Optimized Solutions for the Beverage Distribution Industry
With the new year just around the corner, we’ve prepared you a list of top insights from the past year. We hope it helps you get ideas and inspiration to kickstart your thinking for 2023.
Happy reading from ORTEC’s Insights team
We are proud to announce that ORTEC received its official “Carbon Neutral Certification in accordance with PAS 2060”. The certification is a valuable and important acknowledgement for the steps we are making in our journey towards an impact organization.
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.
Although logistics is still an extremely competitive landscape, the change from a demand-restricted market into a supply-restricted one over the last three years has caused a shift in the relationship between supplier and client. On top of that, the reliability of the logistics process has decreased, increasing the need for proactive, data-driven control.
An insight by Goos Kant, Managing Partner at ORTEC and Professor of Logistics Optimization and , Thomas van Vliet, Director Business Analytics at DSV. This article is based on an article that was originally published on DSV.com.
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.
In early May 2024, the Guardian reported that almost 80% of top climate scientists from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) foresee us heading towards at least 2.5C of global warming, and 50% predict it will go up to at least 3C. This is far behind the 1.5C target set by The Paris Agreement, with the lack of political will and vested corporate interests being cited as the main reasons we are falling short. It is no longer deniable that we have and will continue to experience the increasing effects of human-induced climate change.
Text: Pui Yi Chan | Corporate Sustainability Manager at ORTEC
In the era of e-commerce, warehouses serve as the critical nodes that ensure a seamless flow of goods from production to the consumer. This central role, however, brings with it the formidable challenge of navigating the complexities of workforce management. Efficient scheduling is the backbone of warehouse operations, where the right balance can lead to significant gains in profitability.
If the unpredictability of demand forecasting and the nuances of labor planning have you searching for answers, take heart in knowing that you are not alone. Warehouses across the globe are in pursuit of cutting-edge strategies to streamline their workforce scheduling, curtail labor expenses, and elevate productivity to new heights.
On Thursday, June 27, 2024, ORTEC is hosting an online webinar titled “Innovative Workforce Scheduling for Warehousing: Transforming Efficiency in Warehousing”. This insightful webinar will shed light on ORTEC's advanced workforce scheduling software, tailored for the needs of the warehousing sector.