Belgian fright company SNCB Logistics have chosen Quintiq and Ab Ovo to deliver a planning solution that supports the full resource planning cycle, from long term planning to real-time execution management.
The solution will integrate the planning and scheduling of SNCB’s line locomotives, shunting machines, drivers and ground operators.
Rail IT along with advanced planning and scheduling (APS) specialist Ab Ovo recently started the implementation of the Quintiq software. Long term planning is expected to be live late 2011, followed by real-time execution management in the beginning of 2012.
“SNCB Logistics is going through a profound restructuring, aiming for a significant improvement of quality and productivity. We have already achieved important results in these fields, but to have more impact, we needed an integrated IT-system that permits us to perfectly synchronise all our processes and resource utilisation.” comments Geert Pauwels, CEO SNCB Logistics.
The system will support the planners in making the best decisions for scheduling and rescheduling resources. Additionally, the new system will integrate current planning methods in combination with the intended processes required for the operations of the new SNCB Logistics organisation while facilitating collaboration between the various planning departments.
The solution from Quintiq and Ab Ovo will also support many other important business functions by interfacing with systems like the HR system of SNCB Logistics, the asset management system, the order management system (Ab Ovo’s Rail Cargo System), and Infrabel’s national railway management system.
