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Solutions for modern logistics

Advanced optimization engines that transform complex logistics challenges into streamlined, efficient operations.

End-to-End Logistics Optimization

Explore how our technology powers logistics and optimization challenges.

3D Packing Problems

  • 3D load planning
  • Pallet building
  • Load meter calculation

Vehicle Routing

  • Dispatch
  • Transportation execution & monitoring
  • Transport tendering
  • Master route planning

Simultaneous Vehicle Routing & 3D Load Planning

  • Holistic transportation planning
  • Freight matching

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Industry-specific solutions for operational realities

Our core technologies can be configured for a wide range of sector-specific requirements. Planning parameters capture real operational constraints and turn them into robust planning recommendations.

Sector

Waste management

Transport optimization for commercial waste management: plan territories, pickup frequencies, and master routes so fluctuating collection volumes remain robust and economical.

  • Territory optimization for resilient collection structures
  • Coordinate pickup frequencies across products and customer groups
  • Robust master routes despite uncertain collection volumes
Commercial waste management with collection vehicle in operation

Sector

Hardware and DIY retail

Transport optimization for hardware and DIY retail: connect shipment building, pallet building, route planning, and 3D load planning in one end-to-end planning logic for bulky, heavy, and mixed goods flows.

  • Plan mixed orders of parcel goods, bulky freight, and pallets in one logic
  • Model store delivery, home delivery, and direct shipping together
  • Integrate routes and 3D loading for heavy and bulky goods
Hardware and DIY retail logistics with bulky and mixed goods flows

Sector

Courier, express, and parcel services

Transport optimization for dynamic CEP networks: design delivery territories from data, steer tours and capacities more effectively, and plan express and parcel flows more robustly.

  • Territory planning for stable delivery structures
  • Operational tour planning and dispatch support
  • Express and parcel operations in one system
Courier, express, and parcel logistics in a dynamic delivery network

Sector

Textile services

Transport and supply optimization for industrial laundries: combine tours, returns, circulation flows, and service reliability in one planning system.

  • Closed textile cycles
  • Integrated delivery and return flows
  • More transparency across circulation and inventory
Rolling containers with textiles in an industrial laundry

Sector

Industrial bakeries

Transport optimization for industrial bakeries: combine store time windows, multi-trip operations, reloads, and mixed fleet structures in one robust planning system.

  • Tight time windows before store opening
  • Reloading and multiple tours per vehicle
  • Structured control of own fleet and external carriers
Loaded bakery transport trolleys in an industrial bakery

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Beverage logistics

Transport optimization for beverage logistics: combine full goods, empties, weights, time windows, and regional delivery structures in one robust planning system.

  • Plan full-goods and empties flows together
  • Consider weight and capacity reliably
  • Handle seasonal peaks and short-notice changes more robustly
Loading beverage pallets for regional distribution

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Grocery retail (perishables) & food service

Transport optimization for grocery retail and food service: manage temperature-controlled store and outlet supply for fresh and frozen assortments, multi-zone vehicles, and flexible capacity partitioning economically.

  • Plan store and food service routes with delivery windows and temperature requirements together
  • Dispatch multi-zone vehicles and flexible partition walls realistically
  • Combine regular supply, multi-channel delivery, and day-of-operation replanning in one system
Store-oriented grocery logistics with temperature-controlled route planning

Sector

Tire logistics

Transport optimization for tire logistics: combine workshop and dealer delivery, seasonal peaks, return flows, multi-depot structures, and volume-oriented route planning in one robust planning system.

  • Plan seasonal peaks and express traffic in a manageable way
  • Dispatch delivery and return flows together
  • Steer capacity, volume, and network structures more robustly
Tire logistics with seasonal peaks and regional workshop delivery

Sector

Paper and corrugated board

Transport optimization for paper and corrugated board logistics: combine weights, volume, vehicle suitability, loading rules, and plant restrictions in one consistent planning system.

  • Damage-free transports with suitable vehicles
  • Optimize weight, volume, and loading pattern together
  • Synchronize plant, shipping, and delivery windows more effectively
Paper and corrugated board products in shipping and storage

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Furniture logistics

Tour planning, pallet building, and 3D load planning for furniture logistics: combine assembled and flat-pack furniture, delivery dates, and upstream processes in one integrated planning approach.

  • 3D load planning for heterogeneous furniture structures
  • Include pallet building and loading units
  • Align transport, picking, and production more closely
Packed furniture items and loading units in a logistics hall

Transport structure

Groupage and general cargo

Transport optimization for groupage and general cargo: plan delivery and pickup together, evaluate direct local flows, steer territories flexibly, and use multi-trips economically.

  • Mixed delivery and pickup tours
  • Territory planning with primary and secondary areas
  • Light and heavy local transport in one system
Groupage and general cargo logistics in local depot distribution

Transport structure

Less-than-truckload

Plan LTL operations efficiently: consolidation, pre-haul, linehaul, post-haul, capacity evaluation, restrictions, and dispatch with specialized transport optimization software.

  • Automatic consolidation of suitable shipments
  • Multi-dimensional capacity evaluation
  • Decision support between direct and network transport
Less-than-truckload transport with tractor unit and multiple loading points

Transport structure

Full truckload

Steer FTL dispatch efficiently: validate feasibility, match vehicles and carriers, evaluate onward options, and dispatch full truckloads more robustly.

  • Dispatch direct transports economically
  • Find onward transports for vehicles in the field
  • Assess own fleet and carriers in a structured way
Full-truckload transport with tractor-trailer and direct relation

Transport structure

Distribution and last mile

Plan distribution and last mile efficiently: combine depots, territories, time windows, heterogeneous fleets, and dynamic dispatch in one integrated delivery logic.

  • Assign orders intelligently to depots and territories
  • Optimize time windows, fleets, and delivery waves together
  • React quickly to disruptions and new orders in daily operations
Depot-based delivery in distribution and last-mile networks

Transport structure

Direct and special runs

Manage direct and special runs efficiently: real-time feasibility checks, intelligent dispatch, ETA transparency, and economical decisions for direct load, NTBO, and express operations.

  • Check new orders for feasibility in real time
  • Assign resources by priority, restrictions, and follow-up potential
  • Respond robustly to disruptions and ad-hoc traffic
Direct and special runs with high priority and no terminal handling

Packing, loading & stowage

Load optimization

Load optimization for road freight: turn 3D packing, weight distribution, load securing, unloading logic, and operational feasibility into robust loading plans.

  • Optimize geometry, weight, and load distribution together
  • Account for unloading sequence and multi-stop logic directly
  • Generate loading plans for real ramp and loading processes
Software-assisted load optimization for trucks under real-world restrictions

Packing, loading & stowage

ULD optimization

ULD optimization for air cargo: assign shipments to aircraft containers and pallets in compliance with rules, compute 3D build-up plans, and plan operationally robust ULD build-up.

  • Combine ULD assignment and 3D build-up in one optimization model
  • Consider contour, weight, load distribution, and secure restraint together
  • Prepare build-up, handling, and weight & balance cleanly
Software-assisted ULD build-up for compliant air cargo operations

Packing, loading & stowage

Container loading

Plan container loading intelligently: combine 3D load planning, weight distribution, rule sets, loading sequence, and operational feasibility in one robust optimization approach.

  • 3D load planning for sea containers under real restrictions
  • Consider weights, load distribution, and stowage planning systematically
  • Visualize, standardize, and integrate loading decisions
Software-assisted container loading and stowage planning for sea containers

Packing, loading & stowage

Pallet building

Optimize pallet building with software support: plan homogeneous, layer-based, and mixed pallets while considering stability, weight distribution, sequence, and product protection.

  • Homogeneous, layer-based, and heterogeneous pallets in one system
  • Optimize stability, weight distribution, and rule sets directly
  • Keep loading, tour logic, and store processes aligned
Software-guided pallet building for stable and efficient loading units

Powered by Our Core Engines

Specialized optimization engines designed to tackle the most complex logistics challenges with mathematical precision and computational efficiency while incorporating all your planning requirements.

CLOE

Container Loading Engine

With CLOE, you get instantaneous answers to recurring planning tasks such as “Do these goods fit into the loading space?” or “How many vehicles are required to transport today’s orders?”.

Solve your packing problems while considering different item geometries, weight distribution, stability requirements, and loading sequences.

3D bin packing algorithms
Pallet building optimization
Precise capacity checks
Quantity planning

VERA

Vehicle Routing Engine

VERA assigns transport requests to vehicles and determines the sequence of locations to visit. It provides several tour plan suggestions.

Dispatchers can choose the most suitable according to their specific business needs and given planning parameters.

Interactive planning
Results in real-time
Customizable optimization goals
Fulfillment of various target criteria

CLAIRE

Container Loading And Integrated Routing Engine

The most advanced solution that simultaneously optimizes both 3D packing, tour planning and routing while respecting all their complex interdependencies. In one click, achieve planning security and maximum efficiency.

Integrated packing & routing
Increased vehicle utilization
Planning security
Proactive & Predictive

Advanced Features

Comprehensive optimization capabilities that address every aspect of your logistics operations.

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Get Started in 4 Steps

Begin optimizing your logistics in just a few simple steps.

1. Import Orders
Upload your order data via spreadsheet, CSV, or direct integration. Our platform supports flexible data formats to get you started quickly.
2. Choose Vehicles or Loading Spaces
Select from your available fleet or define new vehicle types and loading spaces. Specify capacities, dimensions, and any special requirements for your vehicles.
3. Set Planning Requirements
Define your business rules: delivery time windows, loading constraints, driver regulations, and any other operational requirements.
4. Optimize & Adjust
Run the optimization engine to generate efficient plans. Review, adjust, and fine-tune results interactively in real time to fit your unique needs.
Optimization planning interface showing real-time adjustments

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What Our Customers Say

See how Clover Optimization has transformed logistics operations across different industries.

Friedel Henning

Friedel Henning

Organisation & Business Excellence

WINI Büromöbel Georg Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG

"With CLOVER, our logistics can precisely determine load space utilization. This provides planning reliability, relieves dispatching, and prevents overloads. At the same time, the solution increases efficiency and customer satisfaction."
Holger Siegmann

Holger Siegmann

Head of Project Management Digitalisation

inTime Express Logistik GmbH

"CLOVER’s transport planning delivers complete tour plans within seconds. Proposals can be adopted directly or flexibly adjusted – everything is automatically recalculated. For us, it’s the co-pilot of dispatching that our team loves"
Philip John Mordecai

Philip John Mordecai

Managing Director

John & John Industry Solutions GmbH

"The simultaneous integration of routing and 3D load planning is unique. We use Clover technology to generate several million recommendations daily and automate processes. This enables our customers to make fast, cost-optimal decisions in transport logistics."

Proven Results Across Industries

Real impact from real implementations, up to

26%
reduced kilometers
18%
increased vehicle utilization
80%
reduction in planning time

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