INFORM Trend Report on IT in Vehicle Logistics 2024
This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the evolving landscape in vehicle logistics management, with a special focus on the impact and integration of information technology (IT).
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Network Planning
Think ahead. Optimize flows.
Build Efficient, Stable, and Cost-Optimized Logistics Networks
Designing a resilient and economical vehicle logistics network requires more than static planning tools. With fluctuating market volumes, multimodal transport structures, and increasingly complex partner ecosystems, strategic network planning has become essential.
INFORM’s Network Planning module provides decision intelligence to model, evaluate, and optimize your entire finished vehicle logistics network with confidence.
Optimize Routing, Modes, and Costs with Decision Intelligence
Data-Driven Network Design
Evaluate multiple network scenarios and identify the most economic and stable structure for transporting finished vehicles - from regional distribution to global flows. All logistics partners, locations, and constraints are considered within one planning environment.
Multimodal Route Optimization
Simulate and compare different transport modes and routings based on expected volumes, restrictions, business rules, and sustainability considerations. The system identifies cost-optimized and service-optimized network designs.
Automated Tendering Processes
Handle complex tendering processes digitally, reduce manual effort, and improve the quality and accuracy of tender evaluations.
Rolling Budget Forecasting
Forecast logistics budgets automatically based on expected volume changes and optimized routing strategies. Support strategic decision-making with transparent cost projections.
Your benefits at a glance
Our network planning solution supports you on many levels
- Strategic Planning
Optimized planning of transport volumes in a region and simulation of different scenarios with possible network nodes, transport routes and logistics providers. - Innovative Optimization Technology
Simulation of different scenarios in the network in the shortest possible time at the highest technical level, taking into account all relevant data for an optimized distribution network. - Consideration of individual constraints
The system takes into account regional and customer-specific restrictions in the distribution network due to delivery dates and existing contracts.
- Comprehensive reporting
Real-time reporting and analysis of key business metrics for network planning. - Tendering Portal
Automated tendering of transportation services based on optimized network data, with bids received via standardized interfaces.
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Hartmut Haubrich
Senior Vice President Vehicle Logistics
Hartmut Haubrich is active for INFORM since 2001. With a background in Electrical Engineering and R&D he brings a wealth of experience in sales and product management. Hartmut focuses on vehicle logistics since 2012. He is passionate about building sustainable relationships based on expertise, integrity and trust and expanding INFORMs footprint as the #1 goto partner for vehicle logistics IT systems.
