Log-hub and KNIME have joined forces to launch the Route Optimization Cockpit; an AI-powered solution transforming how companies plan, manage, and optimize transportation networks.
Why Route Optimization Is Critical for Logistics Success
For companies with complex distribution needs, daily route planning is a high-stakes, time-consuming task. Between balancing costs, coordinating multiple depots, and reacting to changing demands, logistics teams face a manual process with limited visibility.
The Route Optimization Cockpit automates this process, enabling faster, smarter, and more cost-effective transportation planning through real-time insights and intelligent automation.
What Is the Route Optimization Cockpit?
Key Benefits and Use Cases
- Automate route planning using Log-hub’s advanced algorithms
- Minimize transportation costs by modeling optimal delivery plans
- Gain full operational visibility with centralized KPIs and dashboards
- Access real-time insights through Power BI integrations
- Simulate multiple scenarios to select the best-performing strategy
Example: A company with multiple depots delivering daily can eliminate manual planning and shift to automated daily route optimization. Key metrics and scenario results are consolidated in a single cockpit view, enabling data-driven decision-making.
How It Works: The Technology Behind the Cockpit
Powered by Log-hub’s Supply Chain Apps
Log-hub provides the optimization engine via a custom-built KNIME node that executes advanced route planning algorithms.
Automated Workflows via KNIME Platform
KNIME serves as the infrastructure for data ingestion, transformation, iterative planning, and process automation. Input data from multiple sources is transformed and looped through a daily or multi-depot planning engine.
Interactive Dashboards with Power BI
Power BI delivers clear, interactive dashboards that display route plans, performance metrics, scenario comparisons, and cost/utilization KPIs—accessible across the organization.
This full stack is automated on a scheduled basis, offering up-to-date insights without manual intervention.
Inside the Route Optimization Cockpit
Management View
High-level summary of the full distribution plan, with KPIs like total cost, distance traveled, vehicle utilization, and volume delivered.
Trend View
Tracks performance and KPI evolution over time—daily, weekly, or monthly—helping users identify improvement opportunities.
Tabular View
A detailed step-by-step route plan, including maps and delivery-level insights.
Scenario Comparison
Side-by-side simulations of different route planning strategies.
Analysis View
Drill-down of core logistics KPIs: transportation cost, vehicle utilization, and total distance.
Real-World Impact and Strategic Value
- Increase efficiency
- Lower transportation costs
- Focus on strategy and execution over operational guesswork
Where to See It in Action
Log-hub and KNIME will showcase the Route Optimization Cockpit at the Transport Logistic Fair in Munich, June 2–5, 2025. Visit Stand 611 in Hall B1 for live demonstrations and expert Q&A.
About Log-hub
Founded in Switzerland in 2017, Log-hub enables companies to make better supply chain decisions through an integrated portfolio of AI-powered Supply Chain Apps, Data Analytics, and AI solutions. With over 180 customers and more than 30,000 app downloads, Log-hub supports global logistics transformation through data-driven innovation.
Contact:
Log-hub AG, Schwandweg 5, Schindellegi, Switzerland 8834
Email: support@log-hub.com
Website: www.log-hub.com
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About KNIME
KNIME makes working with data and AI accessible, intuitive, and transparent for everyone. The open-source KNIME Analytics Platform enables teams to explore, analyze, and automate complex data workflows using visual tools.
KNIME’s commercial offerings include KNIME Team Plan (cloud-based SaaS) and KNIME Business Hub (enterprise-grade collaboration, automation, and governance platform). With over 400 global customers and half a million users, KNIME supports organizations across industries in building scalable data and AI practices.
Ready to modernize your transport planning?
Explore how AI-powered logistics software like the Route Optimization Cockpit can help your team reduce costs, make smarter decisions, and operate more efficiently. Visit www.log-hub.com or meet us at the Transport Logistic Fair in Munich.
What This Means for Newnan Pallet Company
As transportation networks become increasingly complex, Newnan Pallet Company remains committed to supporting logistics providers and manufacturers with dependable, cost-effective pallet solutions. Whether you’re optimizing routes across multiple depots or streamlining regional deliveries, our custom pallets and supply chain support services help ensure your products move efficiently and safely at every step.