(Fairfax, VA – March 26, 2010) – C2Logix announced today that it has completed the re-routing of the residential trash collection system for the City of Baltimore, MD using FleetRoute™ route optimization software, which has been successfully used by the City since July 2009. The route optimization project, which will result in significant labor, fuel, equipment and maintenance savings, was provided through a contract with the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority (NMWDA). For this project, C2Logix was a sub-contractor to solid waste management consulting firm Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) and provided the City with a unique combination of solid waste and IT expertise. 

The City has an estimated population of 630,000 with 190,000 households serviced by trucks and crews from the Department of Public Works (DPW). Before the re-routing project, the DPW collected refuse twice a week from each residence, with approximately 63 trucks operating six days a week for a total of 214 routes. The DPW also collected recycling twice a month.

“C2Logix offers routing solutions and expertise adapted to the specific problems and challenges encountered in various industries, ranging from waste collection, field service, and delivery, to dispatch operations,” said Kevin Callen, C2Logix’s Chief Technology Officer. “In this case, our FleetRoute™ Service Bureau developed five alternative conceptual route scenarios. Each of these optimized the routes, workdays, and equipment allocation, and analyzed cost savings. This in-depth analysis provided the City with the necessary tools to make an informed decision regarding changes in its collection operation and will allow for significant collection cost reductions for the City while improving services to residents with a more efficient operation.”

The project included refining the geocoding of City customers on the GIS maps and geocoding and identification of customers requiring collection in alleys.  In addition, the street centerline data was expanded to add alleys and travel attributes (such as speeds, one-ways, overpasses/underpasses, etc.) that were not included in the City GIS baseline. City historical service data was used for set-out weights, and field observations were conducted to update the stop time information. The alternative conceptual route scenarios were provided to NMWDA and the City and included both weekly and twice weekly refuse collection. The weekly collection also included recycling collection, referred to as One PLUS One by the City.  Scenarios included both five-day work weeks and four-day work weeks.  The analysis indicated that the change in the collection system could save the City about $6 million a year. The City Council approved the change, selected the One PLUS One scenario, and the City began the new collection program on July 13, 2009. 

The new program provides one trash collection and one recycling collection each week for the single family residences in Baltimore. Collections are made Tuesday through Friday. The Project Team developed the routes, providing route boundary overview maps, customer sequence lists, travel path maps and travel direction reports to the City and NMWDA, which were used in the rollout of the new collection program.

C2Logix, headquartered in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., was founded in 2000 and is a pioneering company in the use of command and control logistics technologies. C2Logix’s route optimization solutions (FleetRoute™ and TourSolver™) make field service, delivery, and dispatch operations efficient and effective.  C2Logix also provides related consulting services and can act as a Service Bureau, performing route optimization, territory planning, and cost analysis using the technologies. In the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) 2008 Contractor Performance Report reviewing C2Logix’s work, the firm received the highest rating for each performance category, which included quality of product or service; value; timeliness of performance; and business relations. In 2009, C2Logix also received a Certificate of Appreciation from the CDC, recognizing the firm’s outstanding support during the CDC’s H1N1 Influenza A response, the most complex deployment of Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) assets in its 10-year history. “Your shared sense of urgency was impressive, and your ability to quickly double your service capacity during this real-world event was outstanding,” states the certificate. “The distribution of medical supplies during this response proved to be highly valuable to both CDC and our partners at the state and local level.” For more information on the firm and its products and services, visit www.c2logix.com or call 1-866-927-8324.