C2Logix Signs Partnership Agreement with TourSolver - March 2008
(Fairfax, VA – March 31, 2008)- C2Logix announced today the recent signing of a long term partnership agreement with Magellan Ingénierie and its North American entity, The ExMiles, to market, distribute and implement the TourSolver Route Optimization Software and related products in North America. C2Logix will also provide additional optional services related to TourSolver including geocoding, data set-up, training, support and third-party software integration services.
TourSolver is a powerful, easy-to-use, route planning and mapping software for delivery and field service operations used by hundreds of companies worldwide in a multitude of industries. It is currently used in 22 countries by companies such as Bell Canada, Coca Cola, Daimler-Chrysler, Danone Suntory Water, Exxon/Esso, Hunter Douglas, L’Oréal, Le Figaro, Renault, Slush Puppie, and ItalGas. TourSolver turns popular MapPoint and MapInfo mapping software into a sophisticated routing solution that takes into account fleet and customer specifics to easily generate optimized routes in order to save time and money. For each vehicle, users can enter parameters that include capacity, start and end time, and starting point. For each client, users can enter parameters that include service time-window, service day, and approximate time to be spent on location. Based on that information, and taking into account driving distances and other key factors, the add-on distributes the clients among the fleet, sequences them, and produces maps that yield substantial operational savings, increased productivity and improved customer service. Additionally, TourSolver provides the ability to simulate multiple scenarios and quickly see the impact on the overall fleet operation using as many or as few constraints as desired.
With its extensive experience in the logistical aspects and issues regarding field service operations, C2Logix provides value to the implementations beyond teaching organizations how best to use route optimization software. C2Logix has been implementing route optimization software for the last seven years with manufacturing companies, delivery operations, local government clients, regional/nationwide waste/recycling haulers, and other field service providers.
Through these experiences, C2Logix has developed first-hand knowledge of what it takes to successfully implement routing technology: a solution that is specifically suited for the logistical problem to be solved and a technology that is easy for the technical skills possessed by an operations manager.
“TourSolver is an easy to learn and easy to use route optimization software, yet very sophisticated,” noted Kevin Callen, C2Logix Chief Technology Officer. “The combination of these attributes in routing software makes for highly successful implementations. Given TourSolver’s implementation costs, and the fact that clients often realize a 10%-20% savings in total operating costs, these projects have a very rapid return on investment. It is a great addition to our route optimization solutions as it addresses the particular needs of point-to-point routing over large geographies, while FleetRoute™ addresses the needs of high density residential routing, such as fleets that service multiple points in dense geographical areas like garbage trucks, for example,” concluded Callen.
Magellan Ingénierie is a France-based developer of proprietary powerful technology of route optimization, location intelligence and geomarketing software and development tools. For more information on the firm, visit www.opti-time.com
C2Logix’s products include route optimization solutions (FleetRoute™ and TourSolver™), in-vehicle data solutions (GPS/AVL, RFID, field service information integrated with route optimization software), and route performance and business intelligence software. C2Logix also provides related consulting services and can act as a Service Bureau, performing route optimization as a consulting service for clients. For more information on the firm and its products and services, visit www.C2Logix.com or call 1-866-927-8324.