AIMMS Transport Navigator: transportation optimization, powered by Hexaly
AIMMS is a decision support and optimization software editor offering custom optimization tooling and ready-to-use solutions for supply chain network design and planning. To move beyond spreadsheet limitations and empower logistics teams with smarter route planning, AIMMS developed Transport Navigator, a module based on Hexaly designed to tackle complex transport planning challenges.
Transport Navigator
Transport Navigator is designed to tackle the complexities of tactical transport planning. Providing the ability to design fixed routes and optimize fleet sizing, it empowers supply chain teams to make smarter, faster decisions that drive efficiency and reduce costs.
It helps address critical questions like:
- Which fixed routes should we operate for maximum efficiency?
- How many vehicles will meet demand without overspending?
- How can we balance cost savings with reliable, on-time delivery?
How it works
AIMMS chose Hexaly for its proven track record in solving real-world Vehicle Routing Problems (VRPs). Our ability to handle complex constraints such as time windows, vehicle capacities, driver rules, layovers, and volume or weight limits ensures that Transport Navigator delivers efficient and operationally sound plans.
Multi-objective, staged optimization
The tool uses multi-objective, staged optimization to minimize various cost categories:
- Distance, hourly, dispatch, stop, layover costs
- Fixed cost per vehicle/day, lateness cost
All while enforcing operational constraints such as duty time, loading times, and fixed route definitions.
User workflow
AIMMS enables a template-based workflow for running Transport Navigator:
- Populate a template with data on settings, periods, locations, vehicles, customer demand, and fixed routes.
- Upload and validate the data to catch missing or inconsistent entries.
- Configure the model via a control panel, filter data by product, warehouse, or period, and run the optimization.
- Analyze results using interactive widgets: map, route selector, route details table, period selector, filter panels, and KPI summary dashboards.
The value delivered
Transport Navigator provides planners with:
- Efficient route consolidation and optimized vehicle usage
- Cost reductions while preserving service quality
- Operational feasibility through real-world constraint modeling
- Scalable, repeatable route planning capability
Its intuitive interface and rich KPI dashboards allow planners to make confident, data-driven transport decisions.
We chose Hexaly after an extensive benchmark against the best solvers in the marketplace. It proved to be fast, scalable, and flexible. Exactly what we needed to power AIMMS Transport Navigator and deliver reliable, high-quality optimization results.
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