What Ortec does

ORTEC serves 1,300+ enterprise customers across six primary verticals, retail and wholesale, manufacturing, energy, transportation and storage, healthcare, and field services, with named clients including DHL, FedEx, Walmart, Tesco, Heineken, ASML, Shell, BP, Exxon, Coca-Cola, P&G, and Air France KLM. The business operates a direct enterprise field-sales motion with bundled implementation, data science consulting, and ongoing support, delivered through 18 offices across 13 countries and supported by a workforce of approximately 900-1,000 employees, primarily in the Netherlands, with additional engineering and delivery hubs in the US (Atlanta, Houston), the UK, Romania, Germany, and elsewhere in Europe. Recent disclosures include a 2024 Battery Ventures investment, a 2026 acquisition of Klages & Partner, and a CEO transition from Michael van Duijn to Georgios Sarigiannidis.

Name

Ortec

Legal name

ORTEC

Website

https://ortec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

ORTEC is a Netherlands-based, privately held optimization software vendor founded in 1981, selling AI-powered route, load, and workforce scheduling solutions to 1,300+ large enterprise customers across logistics, retail, manufacturing, and energy via direct enterprise sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Zoetermeer

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Software Licenses and Subscriptions: ORTEC generates revenue through enterprise software licensing and subscription models. The company provides optimization software for supply chain, logistics, and workforce management. Solutions are sold with implementation services and ongoing support, typically through multi-year enterprise contracts with large organizations.
2. Professional Services and Consulting: Implementation consulting, data science consulting, and custom development services accompany software deployments, providing additional revenue streams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ORTEC develops and sells decision-support software and AI-powered analytics that solve complex supply chain and workforce optimization problems. Its portfolio includes route optimization, 3D load building, workforce scheduling, last mile delivery, field service scheduling, and a control tower for supply chain visibility, delivered as licensed/subscribed enterprise software with implementation and data science consulting for global enterprise customers in transportation, retail, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and field services.

Product overview

ORTEC offers a comprehensive portfolio of decision support software and data science solutions organized around supply chain and workforce optimization. The product architecture centers on core optimization engines—Load Optimization (3D load building and palletization), Route Optimization (vehicle routing and dispatch), and Workforce Scheduling—complemented by industry-specific solution modules including B2B Delivery, E-Commerce Distribution, Bulk & Liquids Replenishment, Field Service Scheduling, Productivity & Engagement, Integral Capacity Management, and Last Mile Delivery. The portfolio also includes a Control Tower for supply chain visibility. These solutions are powered by AI and advanced analytics across six core industries: Retail & Wholesale, Manufacturing, Energy, Transportation & Storage, Healthcare, and Professional & Technical Services, with global delivery through 18 offices across 13 countries. ORTEC serves 1,300+ customers and has helped prevent 586 kilo tons of CO2-e emissions in 2024 while improving customer financial performance by $1.4 billion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• B2B Delivery Optimization solution for business-to-business delivery operations, providing routing and dispatch for B2B logistics networks serving enterprise customers.
• E-Commerce Distribution Last-mile delivery optimization solution for e-commerce fulfillment, supporting online order delivery with route optimization and delivery management for retail and e-commerce operators.
• Bulk & Liquids Replenishment Inventory routing and replenishment optimization for bulk and liquid product distributors, managing complex multi-stop distribution schedules for energy and industrial customers.
• Field Service Scheduling Scheduling and dispatch optimization for field service operations, managing technician routing, appointment scheduling, and service delivery for utilities, telecom, and service organizations.
• Productivity & Engagement Workforce productivity and engagement suite including self-scheduling capabilities that allow employees to manage their own shifts while meeting operational coverage requirements.
• Integral Capacity Management Integrated capacity planning solution that balances workforce and resources across operations to align labor capacity with demand.
• Load Optimization 3D load building and cartonization optimization software that maximizes container and vehicle load efficiency, reduces shipping costs, and minimizes wasted cargo space.
• Route Optimization Vehicle routing and dispatch optimization software using advanced algorithms for efficient delivery, transportation, and service operations at enterprise scale.
• Last Mile Delivery End-to-end last mile delivery optimization including dynamic routing, time slot booking, and electric vehicle integration for retail, grocery, and parcel delivery operations.
• Workforce Scheduling AI-powered employee scheduling and workforce management software for warehouses, logistics, healthcare, facility services, and retail operations.
• Control Tower Supply chain visibility and control platform providing end-to-end shipment tracking, delivery status monitoring, and exception management for logistics networks.
• Vectorized Shortest Path Algorithm (VSPA) New vectorized shortest path algorithm capability released within ORTEC's route planning products to dramatically accelerate shortest-path computations for large-scale logistics networks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Customers improved their financial performance by $1.4 billion USD in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability10 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SAP: SAP offers SAP IBP (Integrated Business Planning) and SAP Transportation Management — broad enterprise suites that overlap with ORTEC's supply chain, route and load optimization capabilities. ORTEC explicitly integrates with SAP TM, highlighting SAP as both partner and competitor.
• Oracle: Oracle's SCM Cloud and OTM (Oracle Transportation Management) cover planning, transportation and supply chain execution at enterprise scale. As a broad incumbent it overlaps with ORTEC's optimization offerings, particularly in logistics and manufacturing.

Direct peers

• ToolsGroup: ToolsGroup is a supply chain planning vendor focused on demand sensing, inventory optimization and service-level-driven planning. It competes with ORTEC in advanced planning analytics for manufacturing, retail and consumer goods customers.
• Blue Yonder: Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software) is a leading supply chain planning and execution platform serving retail, manufacturing and logistics. It directly competes with ORTEC in supply chain planning, demand forecasting and inventory optimization for large enterprise customers.
• o9 Solutions: o9 Solutions provides an AI-powered integrated business planning platform (IBP) for supply chain, demand and supply planning. It is a direct peer to ORTEC in advanced planning, scenario modeling and decision-support for global enterprises.
• Kinaxis: Kinaxis (now part of Pacific Software) offers the Maestro platform for concurrent supply chain planning, demand management and S&OP. It competes head-to-head with ORTEC in supply chain planning analytics for manufacturers and large enterprises.
• Manhattan Associates: Manhattan Associates provides supply chain, warehouse and inventory optimization software to retail and wholesale enterprises. It overlaps with ORTEC in route optimization, store delivery planning and supply chain visibility for large retailers and 3PLs.

Emerging players

• Llamasoft (now o9): Llamasoft, now part of o9 Solutions, was a specialist in supply chain network design and analytics. Its prior product line was closely comparable to ORTEC's network and supply chain design capabilities for global manufacturers and retailers.
• FourKites: FourKites offers a supply chain visibility and control-tower platform with predictive ETAs and exception management — closely aligned with ORTEC's Control Tower solution for end-to-end shipment tracking and delivery exception handling.
• project44: project44 is a supply chain visibility platform connecting shippers, carriers and logistics providers. It competes with ORTEC's Control Tower and transportation offerings for real-time visibility across global supply chains.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A3 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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