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Since version 2.2.0 (codename GREEN) the JOpt Vehicle Routing
Optimizer comes with a built in emission assessment and optimization
scheme that allows fleet
operators to determine and optimize their overall carbon dioxide
emission. Beside calculation of the overall and per route emissions,
JOpt determines an optimum schedule with
optimum energy efficency in terms of trucks payload to empty ratio as
well as overall road mileage. Hence vehicles are automatically
dispatched in a way that leads to a minimum
carbon dioxide emission. Of course all other planning objectives like
time windows, load capacities, working times and so forth keep being
satisfied as well.

"Road transport generates about one fifth of the EU's CO2 emissions,
with passenger cars responsible for around 12%. Although there have
been significant
improvements over recent years in vehicle technology - particularly in
fuel efficiency,
which translates into lower CO2 emissions - these have not been enough
to neutralise the
effect of increases in traffic and car size. While the EU-25 reduced
overall emissions
of greenhouse gases by almost 5% between 1990 and 2004, CO2 emissions
from road
transport rose by 26%", European Commission (IP/07/155, Date:
07/02/2007)

"Reading the figures, DNA sees the importance of reducing emissions
for road transport. Therefore
we are proud to deliver a core technology that easily enables
assessment of C02 emission and energy efficiency and
delivers a reasonable foundation for setting up emission reduction
strategies alongside transportation networks and supply chains. With
JOpt 2.2.0 (codename GREEN)
fleet operators can make their contribute to a better climate while
additionaly saving cost and time throughout an optimum vehicle
schedule that is automatically caclulated by JOpt within minutes",
says Vincent Mayer, DNA


About DNA: DNA provides flexible and ready-to-use applications, .NET,
Java & J2EE components as well as web services for planning and
optimization jobs to help customers to find the best solutions for
their business. DNA's software tools enable customers to cope with
complex problems and rapid decisioning. Software vendors or IT service
providers use DNA's software modules to complement and enhance
products or projects with innovative and special expertise features
such as automatic resource planning and route optimization, GIS
functions and enterprise integration components.

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