Author: Steven Meurer

Live and remote: this year’s “City Transport and Road Pricing Conference” Europe presented by CiTTi Magazine und RUC Conference How has the transport infrastructure in Europe changed over the past years? Which consequences result for the logistics sector? These and many more topics will be discussed at this year’s “City Transport & Road Pricing Conference” …

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Increased cost and competitive pressure forces logistics operators to implement innovative solutions for last mile distribution From growing urban mobility to increasing shipment volumes with complex customer expectations: today, logistic operations particularly on the last mile are exposed to various challenges. Increased complexity caused by (external) influencing factors and lacking investments in infrastructure impede efficiently as …

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Discrete Mathematics for Green Route Planning: Scientific knowledge complements logistics expertise Since 2017, the University of Bonn and Greenplan officially cooperate to find a viable solution for optimal tour planning. Over the past few years together with the Research Institute for Discrete Mathematics, Greenplan has developed and launched an algorithm, which exploits the full optimization …

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Digital Logistics Days 2021 content is now available on demand End of March, the Bundesvereinigung Logistik e.V. (BVL) hosted the Digital Logistics Days 2021. The digital conference focused on the latest trends, developments, and innovations around the areas of “Warehousing & Fulfillment”, “Last Mile & Delivery”, and “Transport & Global”. During the three different topical …

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Full webinar recording now available on YouTube Last week, Dr. Clemens Beckmann attended the Postal Innovation Platform (PIP) online executive forum on route optimization. The speakers (Juha Tolvanen, Posti; Markus Steinmann, Swiss Post; Tien-Ti Mak, Premonition.io; Clemens Beckmann, Greenplan (DHL); Robert Dohrendorf, Graphmasters) discussed the latest technologies, opportunities, and challenges in an area, which on …

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The WSIS Prizes excursively award projects using information and communication technologies for sustainable growth The World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) prizes recognize projects leveraging the power of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to advance sustainable development. The contest was developed in response to requests from the WSIS stakeholders to create an effective mechanism …

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Greenplan is part of Digital Logistics Days 2021 from 23 to 25 March Three days, one topic: digital logistics. From 23 to 25 March the online conference sheds light on the latest trends, developments, and innovations around the areas of “Warehousing & Fulfillment”, “Last Mile & Delivery”, and “Transport & Global”. Every day is exclusively committed to …

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Dr. Clemens Beckmann will attend the Postal Innovation Platform webinar on route optimization as a speaker The webinar will revolve around the latest technologies, opportunities, and challenges to optimize logistics tours. Industry experts will present and discuss their ideas on how postal, express and other logistics companies can significantly increase the quality as well as efficiency of …

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Greenplan talked to Prof. Dr. Jens Vygen from the Research Institute for Discrete Mathematics and the Hausdorff Center of Mathematics about the cooperation with the tour planning startup. The interview provides interesting insights about how discrete mathematics benefits tour planning approaches. Professor Vygen, you are a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Bonn and work at …

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Dynamic tour planning can become a key element for more efficient and eco-friendly logistics service provision In the December issue of Parcel and Postal Technology International magazine, readers learn about the benefits of dynamic tour planning. Nowadays, increased shipping volumes and more complex logistics requirements challenge providers to rethink their existing processes. Cost pressure and the need …

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