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Fuel Distribution
Planning and optimisation of routes combining multiple customer orders for fuel distribution. Calculation of optimal routes while respecting the sector’s operational constraints.
Operational context
Industry operations
Fuel distributors manage complex operations involving multiple products and operational constraints. Tanker compartment configuration and incompatibility control are essential for effective route planning and optimisation.
Common constraints
- Tanker compartment configuration
- Multiple unloading methods: pump, gravity and metered delivery
- Product incompatibilities, both between trips and within the same trip
- Vehicle-size restrictions for access to customers or specific areas
- Different customer types, including service stations and direct-delivery customers
- Daily planning without relying on fixed routes
LOGISPLAN capabilities
- Management of opening hours and service preferences
- Compartment management
- Product incompatibility management
- Compliance with sector-specific technical requirements such as vehicle size, unloading method and signage
- Automated planning
Operational benefits
- More efficient fleet utilisation
- On-time service and improved service quality
- Lower operating costs
- Fewer kilometres, less empty running and lower emissions
- Shorter planning times
- Rapid replanning when disruptions occur
- Integration with GPS-based fleet-management systems