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Software Solutions for Automotive Logistics Service Providers

Optimize complex automotive logistics operations

Automotive logistics service providers coordinate highly interconnected operations across transportation, vehicle handling, storage, processing, and distribution networks.

Vehicles need to move reliably between manufacturers, compounds, terminals, processing facilities, dealers, and other destinations while capacities, schedules, customer requirements, and operational conditions continuously change.

INFORM provides optimization software for decision-intensive automotive logistics processes. Our solutions help logistics service providers plan operations, coordinate resources, respond to changing conditions, and manage complex vehicle flows.

Explore our solutions for automotive logistics service providers.

Managing complexity across automotive logistics operations

Automotive logistics service providers manage many interconnected decisions every day.

Transport capacities and routes need to be planned. Vehicles need to be collected, stored, processed, and delivered according to customer requirements. Available capacities, resources, and inventories have to be coordinated across locations and logistics networks.

At the same time, changes in volumes, schedules, priorities, or available resources can quickly affect multiple processes and customers.

INFORM supports automotive logistics service providers with specialized software solutions for planning, optimizing, and controlling these complex operational processes.

Find the right solution for your operation

Explore INFORM solutions according to the operational challenge you want to address.

Plan and coordinate logistics networks

Plan transport networks, capacities, routes, and vehicle distribution while considering operational constraints and changing requirements.

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Network Planning

Support strategic and operational planning of vehicle distribution networks.

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Transport Management

Plan and control vehicle transportation from origin to destination.

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Load & Route Optimization

Optimize vehicle loads and routes while considering capacities, restrictions, and transport requirements.

Manage vehicles and operations on site

Coordinate vehicle movements, available space, processing activities, and operational resources across logistics locations.

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Vehicle Yard Management

Plan and control vehicle movements and processes across automotive yards and terminals.

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Workshop Optimization

Coordinate vehicle processing, workshop activities, and related resources.

Manage inventories

Coordinate inventory processes and maintain transparency across inventory-related operations.

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Inventory in SAP EWM

Support inventory-related processes within SAP EWM environments.

Optimization for complex logistics decisions

The individual processes may differ, but they share a common challenge: operational decisions have to consider numerous constraints, dependencies, resources, capacities, customer requirements, and changing conditions at the same time.

INFORM develops optimization software for these decision-intensive environments.

Our solutions use mathematical optimization, Operations Research, and artificial intelligence to support operational planning and decision-making.

Depending on the application, this can mean planning transport networks, allocating capacities, coordinating vehicle movements, assigning processing activities, optimizing loads and routes, managing inventories, or adapting existing plans when conditions change.

The result is a structured approach to managing complex automotive logistics operations across different areas of the organization.

Which operational challenge are you looking to solve?

Whether your focus is vehicle distribution, transport planning, vehicle movements, processing, load and route planning, or inventory processes, INFORM offers specialized solutions for different areas of automotive logistics.

Explore the solution that matches your requirements - or talk to us if your challenge involves several interconnected processes.

Karsten Horn

Karsten Horn

Senior Manager Vehicle Logistics

With more than 25 years of experience in IT and logistics, Karsten understands that digital transformation is an ongoing journey. As Senior Manager at INFORM, a global leader in optimization software for vehicle logistics, he works closely with customers to design tailored, AI-driven solutions that address complex logistics challenges. Known for his collaborative approach and clear communication, Karsten builds lasting partnerships and helps drive efficiency, resilience, and smart decision-making in vehicle logistics.

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