{"id":4008,"date":"2022-07-27T12:42:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T12:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenplan.limsup.de\/3-things-you-should-know-about-optimizing-route-planning\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T07:14:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T07:14:27","slug":"3-things-you-should-know-about-optimizing-route-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenplan.de\/de\/3-things-you-should-know-about-optimizing-route-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Things you should know about optimizing route planning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever had a laundry list of errands to run, then reached the end of the day only to find yourself making the same trip twice because you were stuck in traffic or didn\u2019t plan your route efficiently? It\u2019s a frustrating problem, and for companies it can mean exponentially higher costs, more man-hours, and increased CO2 emissions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

But thanks to Greenplan, it doesn\u2019t have to. Their route planning software helps companies make the most of their drive time. By using real-time GPS data \u2013 updated every five minutes \u2013 and easily planning routes beyond standard geographical boundaries, they can cut costs, increase on-time deliveries, and slash CO2. We asked Greenplan co-founders Clemens Beckmann and Florian Merget to share three things you may not know about their innovative e-commerce scale-up.<\/p>\n\n

1. It isn\u2019t just for freight carriers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

\u201cBig postal players and freight carriers are obvious customers for Greenplan, but there are so many applications for their technology,\u201d says Clemens. He highlights their work for CSG technicians out on repair or maintenance calls. \u201cWith our software, they substantially improved the way the engineer\u2019s route is planned. Before, they had around three jobs per day, per technician, and now they have six and a half. Efficient service time for technicians is now close to 80%.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

2. The solution can radically change commercial transport<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

Greenplan can save companies up to 30% on costs and make huge reductions to routes, vehicles, staff time, and importantly, CO2 emissions. It\u2019s a fundamentally different approach to route planning, which is both a win and a challenge for the company. \u201cTo get new customers into the game is quite challenging, because this is a very sophisticated tool,\u201d explains Florian. \u201cParticularly for postal operators, they\u2019re quite conservative and bureaucratic so it really takes time, it\u2019s seen as a very fundamental change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

3. There\u2019s a shelf full of awards to prove it<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

One of the professors on Greenplan\u2019s R&D team, Prof. Stephan Held, won the 2021 Amazon Last Mile Challenge, and it wasn\u2019t a close race \u2013 their entry was 42% better than the second place winners. They\u2019re also the proud owners of the 2020 PostEurop Innovation Award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you ever had a laundry list of errands to run, then reached the end of the day only to find yourself making the same trip twice because you were stuck in traffic or didn\u2019t plan your route efficiently? It\u2019s a frustrating problem, and for companies it can mean exponentially higher costs, more man-hours, and … <\/p>\n

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