THE OPTIMIZE EDIT
THE VIGO TAKEOVER
Welcome to the 21st edition of The Optimize Edit, your go-to newsletter for everything happening at Optimize. This edition is a special takeover with our partner, Vigo Software, spotlighting a powerful collaboration that’s reshaping route planning, logistics, and transport management.
�� Who is Vigo Software?
Vigo Software is a leading provider of logistics technology across the UK and Ireland With innovative Transport Management Systems (TMS) and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Vigo simplifies complex logistics operations for transport, warehousing, and 3PL businesses.
Here’s what Vigo empowers its customers to do:
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Automate planning & order workflows: Reducing admin overhead and enabling teams to focus on service and profit.
Optimise warehouse operations: Real-time inbound, storage, picking, and dispatch management including mobile WMS tools to boost inventory turnover and cut operational costs.
Enable cross-docking efficiencies: Streamlining inbound, hub, and outbound logistics for greater cost-effectiveness.
From independent hauliers to large pallet networks, Vigo’s scalable digital tools are built for the fast-paced demands of modern supply chains.
�� Why Vigo Partnered with
The big news? Vigo customers have long requested advanced route optimisation and this partnership delivers exactly that.
By combining Vigo TMS’s truck-based routing and scheduling engine with Optimize’s AI-powered algorithms, we’re now offering one of the most powerful and intelligent logistics platforms on the market.
The benefits to Vigo customers:
Time savings: Depot planning time reduced from hours to minutes.
Lower costs: AI-optimised routing slashes mileage, fuel use, and overtime often by 10–30%.
Scalability: Handle seasonal peaks and growth without additional planners.
Sustainability: Support for EVs and carbon-efficient routes to meet Net Zero targets.
This partnership supercharges Vigo’s TMS creating smarter, faster, greener operations.
�� What Vigo Looked for in a Partner
When selecting a partner, Vigo was crystal clear on what mattered most:
1.Proven AI Technology: Optimize handles real-world routing complexity mixed fleets, restricted zones, dynamic delivery windows.
2.Shared Vision: A mutual commitment to “Making Logistics Technology Better”, with automation, efficiency, and sustainability at the core.
3.Collaborative Support: Optimize’s technical team ensured seamless deployment and rapid integration.
After assessing multiple providers, Optimize stood out as the clear choice.
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�� Solving Real Industry Challenges Together
This collaboration directly tackles major logistics pain points:
Planner shortages: Auto-Planning reduces reliance on hard-to-find specialist planners
Rising operational costs: AI routing cuts fuel, overtime, and wear-and-tear.
Sustainability pressure: Integrated tools for EV and low-carbon route planning.
Peak scalability: Take on more work without additional staff or stress.
�� Looking Ahead: How Vigo x Optimize Makes Life Easier
Together, we’re making planning predictable, proactive, and strategic. Here’s how:
⏱ Faster planning: Save 2–3 hours per depot, per day to focus on customers, not admin.
�� Improved customer service: Accurate ETAs, slot booking, and delay-avoidant routing build trust.
�� Empowered planners: Time saved is reinvested into training, quality, and strategic growth.
�� Machine learning in action: Smarter routing with every use continuously improving
�� The Future of the Vigo x Optimize Partnership
�� What’s next?
More functionality: Capacity planning, predictive services, and smart slot booking.
Global scale: Leveraging Vigo’s parent company, Klipboard, to take this solution worldwide. A smarter supply chain: Connected, greener, more profitable logistics tech.
Together, Vigo and Optimize are setting a new standard for transport and logistics innovation.
Thanks for reading this special edition of The Optimize Edit.
Stay tuned for more updates as we continue shaping the future of logistics together
If you want to find out more about Vigo, visit their website here.