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At ORTEC, our mission is to “improve the world with our passion for mathematics.” Therefore, we continuously focus on how we can help our customers become more sustainable. A good example of how ORTEC’s data-driven approach can help is by accelerating the integration of electric vehicles in your daily operations. This article discusses the application of such vehicles in the aviation market. It shares insights from our ongoing research into zero-emission airport operations. In particular, we will discuss how scheduling algorithms can be used to plan the operation of electric push-back trucks more effectively.
ORTEC Health supports research teams with data science and technology in an increasing number of cases. A good example of how ORTEC offers added value in mathematical and statistical research on large structured datasets is the support of Prof. Jacqueline Cloos of the Amsterdam University Medical Center. Her group studies hematological cancers for the development of algorithms that can be implemented in clinical decision support tools to optimize treatment choices.
The success of a digital transformation depends on driving change in the organization. The series Five Ways to Translate Data into Better Decision-Making has covered the five components that are crucial for approaching change value-driven, instead of technology or data-driven.
Get briefed with the full series coming together in a dynamic infographic.
TMS (Transport Management System) providers promise optimization capabilities. But can they really deliver the advanced analytics and planning features your 3PL company needs? Do you need both? In this blog, I will address four considerations to help 3PL leaders and their teams answer these questions. I will also explain why companies are choosing to adopt an Advanced Planning System alongside their TMS’ capabilities.
By Goos Kant
Zoetermeer, Netherlands: Today, ORTEC and many other organizations raise the flag to create awareness for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. Exactly five years ago the world embraced these 17 goals that guide us to a more inclusive, fair, and sustainable society by 2030.
If today's supply chain world has shown us anything about solving new business challenges, it's the need to embrace emerging technologies.
One such technology is last-mile delivery solutions. ORTEC was highlighted with a select group of vendors for its last-mile delivery solutions in Gartner’s 2020 Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Execution Technologies. Read below for more on the report and why ORTEC was included.
September 2020
Many businesses aspire to become data-driven organizations. They embark on a digital transformation or start making use of data analysis, artificial intelligence, or machine learning. But not all organizations are equally successful in their attempts to use data to generate business value. After all, state-of-the-art technology and data alone do not guarantee successful digitization. Businesses must also pay attention to their customers’ needs, the education and training of employees and cultural change, all coming together in a holistic digital strategy that is crucial for a well-functioning data-driven organization.
This is the fifth and final article in the series on Five Ways of Translating Data into Better Decision-Making. In this article, we will summarize the first four articles and show how they can be combined into a single, integrated approach.
Supply chain organizations need efficient ways to optimize fleets across their operations, and just a handful of vendors offer the right vehicle routing and scheduling solutions. ORTEC's solutions support their needs with “capabilities that leverage [machine learning] technology to analyze and determine the total cost to serve of a specific delivery," and much more, cites Gartner. Read more on why ORTEC was chosen as part of a select group in the market.
The coronavirus outbreak has reduced the number of flights worldwide. It is without doubt the airline industry enters a new reality: dealing with uncertainty.
While many things remain outside direct control, maximizing agility helps airlines to deal with uncertainty and anticipate future scenarios. Agility is about making better and informed decisions that enable airlines to respond quickly to changes.
In this Downloadable Insight our experts have identified the steps to take to achieve the required level of agility by increasing the analytical maturity level and organizational alignment.
This month, ORTEC organized the 2nd Global Retail Summit. This second edition of the event was held online and was very well-received by our customers: 90 people from 43 companies in 21 countries participated. Read on to discover the highlights and key planning insights we got from the event.