DSS Freight and Fleet

Galen Logistics

Enterprises that manage the distribution of freight to several locations, in order to reduce costs, must optimize cargo loading and distribution to customer sites. As a fleet expands, optimization calculations become more and more complex.  Manual processing requires hours of personnel efforts. To reduce the burden of optimization analysis, spread sheets are replaced with sophisticated decision support. Galen has several asset management applications. With respect to fleet and freight management, procedures exist to optimally load and distribute freight, acquire supplies and vehicles at a minimum cost and to schedule maintenance of fleet vehicles. The process of loading customer ordered freight onto fleet vehicles is converted from a manual spreadsheet to a fully automated means of optimization.

Management Process

Fleet and freight management encapsulate a set of applications. All are conducive to optimization

• Structuring of customer requests
• Inventory control: analysis of supplies and vehicles that are in an inventory and what has to be ordered. Type and quantity of required vehicles
• Supply Chain Management: Identification of distributors that have required vehicles or freight 
• Cost Optimization and Analysis: best prices and minimum delivery times
• After synthesis of existing and ordered assets, optimize the loading of vehicles reducing the number of vehicle types
• Ensure that fuel and all personnel are available 
• Optimization of routing so that travel distances of all fleet vehicles and fuel consumption are minimized
• Response to breakdowns of vehicles during deliveries
• If retrograde exists, include in the delivery optimization process
• Scheduled and unscheduled maintenance capability for the fleet 
• Forecasting: customer requests, fleet and freight requirements, fuel, personnel and maintenance

Galen Benefits

Galen offers a unique interactive decision support system that contributes to fleet and freight management. The Galen Suite performs a range of optimization tasks that enhances performance and increases profits and customer satisfaction.