How to do better Route Planning and Optimization (Florian Merget, Co-Founder, Greenplan)
21.3.2022
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Today we will take a deep dive into the world of route planning and route optimization. Our guest Florian Merget is co-founder of Greenplan, a startup that was recently spun out of DHL. Greenplan’s algorithm promises to do a better job at planning and optimizing routes for last mile, road freight and even field service management.
Together with our host Boris Felgendreher, Florian talked about the following topics:
- The origins and founding story of Greenplan. The recent Management Buyout and new setup for Greenplan outside of DHL
- How route planning/optimization has evolved over the years
- What factors are driving the need and demand for route planning/optimization
- The difference between algorithms and AI in route planning and the pros and cons of each
- How Greenplan is different from other route planning solutions
- The data quality problem
- How route planning solutions fit into existing IT infrastructure and can be integrated with TMSs and ERPs
- The changing role of dispatchers
- Greenplan's plans for the future
- and much more
Helpful links:
Our supporters GreyOrange: https://www.greyorange.com/
Greenplan: https://greenplan.de/en-us
Florian Merget on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greenplan-florian-merget/
Boris Felgendreher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/
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