flexis AG recognized in the 2023 Gartner® Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling

Stuttgart, November 2023 flexis AG, a leading provider of supply chain planning technologies, is proud to announce that it has been recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling. According to Gartner, “Supply chain technology leaders can use this research to understand the market and evaluate solutions.”

The Gartner analysts found that “there is an increasing need for efficient vehicle routing and scheduling to streamline operations to improve service and reduce costs. This is due to growth demands from e-commerce and other forms of consumer delivery within the last mile, as well as less than truckload (LTL) and full truckload (FTL) transportation.”

flexis is mentioned as a Representative Vendor for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling. According to Gartner, “The interest in VRS applications continues to grow, fueled by new challenges resulting from supply chain disruptions and expansion of various delivery models.”

The flexis VRS Solution offers a cloud-native Service for the Optimization of Integrated Transportation and Production Capacity Planning. Thanks to numerous parameterization options and extensive functionalities, the service can be used both operationally and strategically:

• For distribution or procurement from one or more depots.

• For direct delivery or multi-step transport and consolidation via transshipment points.

• For centralized or decentralized disposition of shipments from or between different affiliated plants or branches.

• For the disposition of direct transport orders.

• For the strategic determination and optimization of master route plans.

• For the planning of the last mile.

• For route optimization taking into account entire streets (district optimization, waste disposal, winter service).

"We are very pleased to be included in the Gartner Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling", said Robert Recknagel, Vice President of Logistics and Manufacturing at flexis. "We believe this recognition is a testament to our unwavering commitment to providing state-of-the-art solutions that enable our customers to flexibly and efficiently manage complex supply chain structures and restrictions."

*Gartner, Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling, 25 September 2023, Nathan Lease, Carly West, Oscar Sanchez Duran

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About flexis
flexis AG specializes in flexible, innovative software for optimizing supply chain planning and execution. With 25 years of experience and seven locations worldwide, flexis AG partners closely with over 2,000 users in diverse industries around the globe. Our goal is to help each partner continuously improve their supply chain. We achieve this by forming authentic, mutually beneficial, long-term partnerships and with the flexis HYBRID Architecture. Our technology provides resilient solutions by enabling rapid, agile development of modular, customizable, reliable, software. With offices in Germany (3), USA, Canada, China, and Japan, we support our customers worldwide during the successful implementation of innovative solutions for supply chain management. For more information about flexis products visit www.flexis.com.

Contact:
Ute Strohmaier
Head of Marketing
Tel: +49 711 782380-153
ute.strohmaier@flexis.de

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