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	ALBA Group's Digital Transformation with AMCS Route Planning

ALBA Group's Digital Transformation with AMCS Route Planning

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics Functional Applications - Fleet Management Systems (FMS) Networks & Connectivity - Cellular
Applicable Industries	Recycling & Waste Management Utilities
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Fleet Management Predictive Maintenance Smart City Operations
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Route planning is extremely important for ALBA Group to streamline logistics processes, making them simpler, more transparent, and flexible. The company needed a solution to handle the increasingly complex demands of scheduling and to support dispatchers without replacing them. Read More
About Customer	ALBA Group, with its brands ALBA and Interseroh, is a leading recycling and environmental services company operating in Germany, Europe, and Asia. With around 7,500 employees and an annual turnover of approximately 1.8 billion euros, the company manages complex logistics involving over 2,000 vehicles and 200,000 customer collection points. A significant portion of its workforce, about 2,500 employees, is dedicated to logistics, ensuring the safe and clean transport of waste and substances to recycling and reprocessing plants. Read More
Solution	The ALBA Group implemented the AMCS Vehicle Route Planning system to streamline logistics processes. The system uses an advanced algorithm to handle complex tasks and circumstances in the planning process. The introduction of this tool led to the creation of an InnovationLab within the company, aimed at supporting digital options for route planning and collaborating with startups to develop new services and business models. The AMCS platform integrates the company's resources and customer orders, providing high planning accuracy and reducing the time dispatchers spend on planning. Drivers receive their routes and important information via handheld devices, improving communication and efficiency. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics

Functional Applications - Fleet Management Systems (FMS)

Networks & Connectivity - Cellular

Applicable Industries

Recycling & Waste Management

Utilities

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Fleet Management

Predictive Maintenance

Smart City Operations

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Route planning is extremely important for ALBA Group to streamline logistics processes, making them simpler, more transparent, and flexible. The company needed a solution to handle the increasingly complex demands of scheduling and to support dispatchers without replacing them.

About Customer

ALBA Group, with its brands ALBA and Interseroh, is a leading recycling and environmental services company operating in Germany, Europe, and Asia. With around 7,500 employees and an annual turnover of approximately 1.8 billion euros, the company manages complex logistics involving over 2,000 vehicles and 200,000 customer collection points. A significant portion of its workforce, about 2,500 employees, is dedicated to logistics, ensuring the safe and clean transport of waste and substances to recycling and reprocessing plants.

Solution

The ALBA Group implemented the AMCS Vehicle Route Planning system to streamline logistics processes. The system uses an advanced algorithm to handle complex tasks and circumstances in the planning process. The introduction of this tool led to the creation of an InnovationLab within the company, aimed at supporting digital options for route planning and collaborating with startups to develop new services and business models. The AMCS platform integrates the company's resources and customer orders, providing high planning accuracy and reducing the time dispatchers spend on planning. Drivers receive their routes and important information via handheld devices, improving communication and efficiency.

Impact #1	Short-staffed drivers: Optimum route planning allows for effective and efficient deployment of available drivers.
Impact #2	Employees: Greater convenience and support for drivers, resulting in less stress and reduced risk of accidents.
Impact #3	Environment: Smaller carbon footprint, fewer vehicles on the roads, and less congestion.

Impact #1

Short-staffed drivers: Optimum route planning allows for effective and efficient deployment of available drivers.

Impact #2

Employees: Greater convenience and support for drivers, resulting in less stress and reduced risk of accidents.

Impact #3

Environment: Smaller carbon footprint, fewer vehicles on the roads, and less congestion.

Benefit #1	Annual turnover of approximately 1.8 billion euros.
Benefit #2	Over 2,000 vehicles involved in logistics.
Benefit #3	Around 200,000 customer collection points managed.

Benefit #1

Annual turnover of approximately 1.8 billion euros.

Benefit #2

Over 2,000 vehicles involved in logistics.

Benefit #3

Around 200,000 customer collection points managed.

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ALBA Group's Digital Transformation with AMCS Route Planning

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