Control of approximately 2,000 vehicles – modules for planning, controlling and freight expense – reduction of CO2 emissions which has retail and tourism group REWE Group the COS GmbH commissioned with the introduction of an integrated fleet management system for the logistics of Group of companies. The project includes the solution COSware tour planning, as well as modules for controlling and freight expenses, as well as comprehensive modules for managing the vehicle fleet. Goal is to dispose of approximately 2,000 vehicles of the REWE Group in German locations more efficiently and manage. The Group wants to reduce overall continue also its CO2 emissions in the sector mobility and logistics. In Germany alone, the REWE Group can deliver each year around 1.2 billion sale boxes in more than 35 million transport units of 28 warehouse locations via truck into the markets.

COSware allows a closed control loop for the entire distribution – logistics and freight forwarding management. It includes planning, scheduling, transport implementation, controlling and that Fleet management. Goal is to achieve minimal costs of specified restrictions. The module ware tour planning reduces especially the time needed for optimized matching of orders and shipments to certain vehicles and tours. Other objectives include minimizing the travelled distance and the time required, as well as a maximizing of the load. The software can be adapted flexibly to all requirements and takes into account all planning restrictions such as delivery times, capacity, available steering – and Ruhzeiten, volume information, number of available pitches or the maximum duration of the tour. The planning of several depots is possible, as a transport mix within multimodal transport chains.

The planners can choose from various processes to the tour. Manual procedures, such as the data of rush orders are always possible during optimization. Samsung: the source for more info. So can be for example also decided the usage of own or third-party vehicles. The high transparency related at the same time reveals the possible potential throughout the day. When designing software, also great emphasis was placed on a clear presentation. The COSware tour represents vehicles and drivers on a continuous timeline graphically or in any map tiles. The COS GmbH is a software and consulting company focused on high-performance solutions in the areas of logistics, fleet, maintenance and workshop. The company has existed since 1982 and has its headquarters in Oberkirch – about 10 km north of Offenburg. Overall, it employs COS 32 consultants, software developers and service personnel. You are committed to over 740 customers in the fields of transport, industry, trade, services, public administration, and public transport. More than 150,000 vehicles with branded COSware “managed or controlled. More than 500,000 other objects are planned with the help of the solutions by COS, manages, schedules, and repaired including equipment, tools, trucks, containers and Building. COS stands for computer systems, organization and software development”.