OR/MS Today, February 2012
Vehicle Routing Software Survey
Table 16
| Product | What is the largest change in the industry over the last two years? | What do you expect to be the biggest change in the next two years? |
| ArcLogistics | Cloud computing makes services available without needing to install software or data. | More integration with mobile devices |
| Descartes Routing, Mobile & Telematics Suite | Customer demand for integrated route planning, mobile and telematics in a single real-time solution. | The number of vendors will decrease because of the capital required to deliver advanced real-time solutions that combine route planning, mobile and telematics. |
| DISC | ||
| IBM ILOG Transportation Analyst | More push towards TL shipping and away from LTL due to fuel price increases. | Shippers will move more to SaaS based TMS and Vehicle routing systems. |
| JOpt.AAS | application integration capabilities of flexible and adoptable optimization algorithms have become more an more important as many companies are developing their own domain specific resource and route planning software instead of using out of the box solut | optimization as a service will gain more importance with cloud computing |
| JOpt.SDK | application integration capability is becoming more and more a key feature for optimization software | route optimization as a service is becoming more and more relevant with cloud computing |
| Optrak vehicle routing software | While tracking systems are well established and proof-of-delivery (POD) systems are becoming so, there is an increasing desire on the part of distribution companies to integrate the routing software that does the planning with the real-time tracking and P | The availability of feedback from integrated command and control systems will lead to a general increase in the expectation of accuracy on the part of the user. This will permeate all aspects of the routing model ˆ accurate historically-based road speeds, |
| Paragon Routing and Scheduling Optimizer | In the current economic climate many more companies are looking at ways to improve fleet efficiency and make transportation savings. Tighter resource management ˆ specifically driver DOT (Department of Transportation) hours tied to planning enables compa | More central deployment of Paragon software across an organisation. Increased use of Paragon and the software's output across an entire operation including the gatehouse, warehouse, management and customer service teams. Increased use of telematics, lin |
| Roadnet Transportation Suite | Clearer vision around the processes supporting the entire routing life cycle including how vehicle are driven via telematics. Customers want to have one place in order to view all of the information related to vehicles and drivers as well as have it integ | Continued openness of systems to integrate data and more hosted applications to reduce the IT burden and create more powerful applications |
| StreetSync Basic | The requested bundling of back-office route planning with on-board tracking, navigation, work order management - all working wirelessly. Therefore, we've built our systems to excel at all these requirements. | Interconnected cloud-based systems will become the norm. Such systems will need to connect and empower dispatchers, management and drivers. Each work role will require their own powerful productivity tools for handling tasks such as work order managemen |
| StreetSync Desktop | The requested bundling of back-office route planning with on-board tracking, navigation, work order management - all working wirelessly. Therefore, we've built our systems to excel at all these requirements. | Interconnected cloud-based systems will become the norm. Such systems will need to connect and empower dispatchers, management and drivers. Each work role will require their own powerful productivity tools for handling tasks such as work order managemen |
| StreetSync Pro | The requested bundling of back-office route planning with on-board tracking, navigation, work order management - all working wirelessly. Therefore, we've built our systems to excel at all these requirements. | Interconnected cloud-based systems will become the norm. Such systems will need to connect and empower dispatchers, management and drivers. Each work role will require their own powerful productivity tools for handling tasks such as work order managemen |
| TMW Appian Direct Route | On board electronic driver information and tracking. | COntinued integration of onboard realtime functionality with planning; integration of fleet routing with 3rd party selection. |
| TruckStops VRS | Increased centralisation and integration of business systems eg. ERP with transport functions including web based information. | Increased integration with business systems and web services to continue and make best use of a company's investment in a number of complementary technologies. |
| WebSTARS 5.4 | SaaS Services | SaaS and integration with Mobile technology, Global routing & scheduling |
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