'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, the Netherlands, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --
- Technology Provider Quintiq and Dutch IT Rail Specialist Ab Ovo win Another Major Contract in the European Rail Industry
Quintiq and Ab Ovo today announced that Swedish national rail freight company Green Cargo will use Quintiq's Advanced Planning Scheduling technology to integrate the planning and scheduling of their 433 locomotives, 750 shunters and 950 drivers. IT rail specialist Ab Ovo will, in cooperation with RiiPlan, conduct the implementation.
Green Cargo was looking for an integrated advanced planning solution which would optimally schedule both its rolling stock and crews in one single application. After a thorough selection process Green Cargo decided to select Ab Ovo and Quintiq for the solution. One of the key benefits of the solution is the possibility to take all rules and restrictions (e.g. route knowledge and certification of individual drivers, track access and unit compatibility, labor regulations and driver salary components) into account. Also the ability to work with real time data and scenario planning as well as the full integration of the solution with Green Cargo's IT landscape and the national rail infrastructure organization's time table system were key decision factors. To reach our goals for resource utilization, we decided to implement an integrated advanced planning solution which would optimally schedule both our rolling stock and crews in a single application. Quintiq has solutions to all our demands, says Green Cargo's CIO Björn Rosell.
Ab Ovo has a wide experience in developing and implementing IT solutions in the rail industry. Because of Ab Ovo's specific rail business knowledge they are able to fit the solution to the specific needs of each rail operator in the most efficient way. Quintiq and Ab Ovo share a long history together in the rail industry. After Railion Netherlands, Railion Denmark, Railion Germany and FirstGroup, Green Cargo is already the fifth leading European rail operator deploying a rail planning solution from Quintiq and Ab Ovo.
About Green Cargo Green Cargo is a transport and logistics company with rail transport as its base. The company is responsible for almost 70% of freight transport by rail in Sweden. With partners, it reaches all of Europe. Green Cargo offers transports marked with the Good Environmental Choice eco-label from the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. The Swedish state owns the Green Cargo Group, which employs 3100 persons and turns over about SEK 6,1 billion annually. Subsidiaries: TGOJ Trafik AB, NTR AB, and Green Cargo Road Logistics A/S (Denmark). Green Cargo owns 67% of Hallsbergs Terminal AB, 49% of DB Schenker Rail Denmark and 45% of CargoNet.
About Quintiq
Quintiq provides advanced planning, scheduling and supply chain optimization solutions. The fast-growing company, established in 1997, offers software for planning and optimizing complex business processes throughout the enterprise. The company's headquarters is located in the Netherlands and it has subsidiaries in Australia, China, Finland, Germany, Malaysia, UK, and the USA. For more information: www.quintiq.com.
About Ab Ovo
Ab Ovo was founded in 1997 and has since supported clients to improve their competitiveness. Ab Ovo offers both intelligent solutions and consultancy around planning- and optimization issues as well as in the area of managing complex, large-scale and in many cases troublesome projects. Ab Ovo uses best of breed technology (both in-house and third party) to support their clients. The company motto is: With our help, it can be done.
Ab Ovo has a wide international clientele within logistics with reputable names such as The Railion Group, DHL, National Express Group, FirstGroup, Eesti Raudtee, Slovenian Railways, ERS, Vopak, AirFrance-KLM, Schiphol, Port of Rotterdam and so on. More information: http://www.ab-ovo.com or contact Mr. Ronald van Doorn at +31(0)6-502-350-70.
For more information, please contact: Quintiq, Martijn van Gils , Global Marketing, Director, Tel.: +31(0)73-691-07-39, E-mail: martijn.van.gils@quintiq.com
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