Reliable loading and routing decisions
Intelligent planning algorithms for modern transportation management
Empower dispatchers to solve planning tasks fast and target-oriented
pack items into boxes
Container loading
Optimize load plans while respecting stacking rules, fragility, axle load restrictions, as well as loading and unloading sequence restrictions.
Dynamic tour planning
Vehicle routing
Optimize customizable cost functions while automatically respecting requirements such as time windows, order splitting, pickup and delivery precedence, and heterogeneous vehicles.
High resolution decision support – Transportation planning in full view
Integrated container loading and vehicle routing
Traditional vehicle routing solutions neglect the crucial aspect of load planning: you do not receive any information about whether or how goods fit into a vehicle.
Optimize load and tour planning in a single step. Gain planning security and realize substantial savings in transportation costs and planning time compared to conventional solutions.
Stakeholder benefits
- Dispatchers
- Transport companies
- Logistic system providers
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Flexibility
Planning proposals suitable for every situation with multiple alternatives to account for trade-offs. Get instantaneous adjustment recommendations when changes occur.
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Speed & Reliability
Ready-to-use packing and routing plans in seconds, taking into account all planning requirements.
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Focus
Simplify repetitive processes – more time for value-adding tasks.
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Tackle the shortage of skilled workers
Create a more flexible and attractive working environment for your employees. Reduce training periods and address downtime and vacation times.
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Save costs and time
Lower transportation costs and reduce the vehicle count to cut fuel consumption and emissions – in a fraction of your current planning time.
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Increase your service level
Gain planning security and guarantee to fulfill planning requirements.
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Stand out from the competition
Integrate fast, reliable, and feature-rich algorithms for decision support into your software with functionalities that competitors cannot match.
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Outsource specialized research and development
Developing elaborate packing and routing solutions takes years. Rely on our expertise to put state-of-the-art algorithms at your fingertips today.
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Customer retention
You provide your customers with increased planning security and help them achieve higher cost and time savings than with conventional vehicle routing solutions.
FAQ
What distinguishes CLOVER's solutions from a transportation management system (TMS) or warehouse management system (WMS)?
We are not a TMS nor WMS but a Vehicle Routing and Scheduling (VRS) Software provider. Our decision support algorithms can be integrated into TMS and WMS through our API to extend the planning functionality of the system for load building and transportation planning.
I am a dispatcher. What changes for me?
As a dispatcher, you can access your usual user interface. Behind the scenes, CLOVER’s products generate ready-to-use packing and tour plans as a basis for decision-making within your system. From the generated pool of plans, you can select a suitable one or build on it in your planning.
How much time and money can logistics companies save by using CLOVER's solutions?
We’ve seen everything from 30% to 80% time savings and 5% to 25% reductions in direct transportation costs. The variations are based on considering different requirements in day-to-day operations, your level of automation, and the specific use case. You can request an evaluation of your savings potential here.
We already have advanced planning support. Why are CLOVER's products interesting for us?
Decision support systems vary widely in the scope of their planning capabilities and the quality of their generated plans. Our container loading and vehicle routing solutions respect a comprehensive set of planning requirements and dispatching rules. Our unique integrated loading and routing algorithm CLAIRE distinguishes our solution from your current one. We combine cutting-edge algorithms and the latest research to generate high-quality planning proposals instantly.
We would happily arrange a free consultation with you and offer our assessment. Tell us about your system and needs, and learn about the impact of our technology and the latest technological and scientific developments in algorithmic decision support and artificial intelligence.
There are different ways to do routing and loading. How does clover do it?
Clover’s integrated routing and loading solution operates with the highest level of integration and considers all interactions and dependencies between load and tour planning. Learn about degrees of integration.
We employ proven and cutting-edge techniques from Operations Research and Combinatorial Optimization to solve planning problems effectively. At the core of our technology is a sophisticated and high-performing metaheuristic. It is complemented by various techniques including greedy constructive heuristics, local search, tree search, as well as set- and graph-based algorithms.
Can I use only the vehicle routing algorithms or only the container loading algorithms?
Yes, our Container Loading Engine and Vehicle Routing Algorithms are full-featured solutions on their own and can each be used in standalone mode.
We would like to integrate your planning logic into our system. How does it work?
You will receive access to use our REST-API. You only need to transfer the planning data as a JSON file according to the interface documentation and will receive back finished planning data. We will support you in accelerating the integration process or fine-tuning the algorithms.
Do you have any questions or special requirements regarding the integration? Feel free to get in touch with us.
GET TO KNOW US
- 07.03.2024: startport Deep Dive Session “Innovations in intraglogistics” in Kamp-Lintfort near Duisburg
- 19.03.–21.03.2024: LogiMAT 2024 in Stuttgart, Hall 8, Booth C53
- 17.04.2024: Digital Innovation Bavaria: Logistics and transport in Regensburg
- 14.05.2024: FUTURE logistics 2024 in Duisburg
- 04.–05.06.2024: T-Matik 2024 in Greven
- 01.07.2024: Webinar for Logistics-Monday: AI in transportation planning (in German)
- 30.08.2024: Smart City Summit in Osnabrück
- 04.09.2024: LogisticsTech Talks in Hamburg
- 05.09.2024: Carrier Innovation Day in Hamburg
- 10.-12.09.2024: Network-Logistics Delegation in Hamburg
- 19.09.2024: Future of Industrial Engineering Day in Dortmund
- 09.–10.10.2024: Logistics Summit in Düsseldorf
- 05.–07.11.2024: TransLogistica in Warschau
- 06.11.2024: Startup-Pokal Messe & Finale in Münster
The Clover Optimization project (formerly vertex.ai) is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the European Social Fund as part of the EXIST program.