11 October 2001: Rave Study Shows Automatic Savings

Over the past 10 years, Carmen has constantly delivered and developed the legality, quality and cost modelling tool called Rave. The ability to be able to adjust a planning target, to quickly change processes and simulate possibilities before implementing them brings our clients, on average, 2.4% in additional savings. We believe that Rave is a crucial component in the optimization solutions we deliver, but what really count are our client's experiences and perceptions. As part of the ongoing evaluation process conducted by the Carmen Service Centre and our product managers, we sent out a questionnaire about Rave to get feedback from our clients and find out how they use Rave today. The following is a brief summary of the answers:

How many Rave programmers do you have?
3 on average (the range is 1 to 6)

In what processes does Rave add value?
All clients stated that Rave adds high value to the processes of evaluating and implementing new agreements. A majority of clients also use and appreciate Rave when evaluating and implementing structural changes (e.g. new bases, new fleets, new processes, etc.) and the possibility of obtaining detailed costs and quality control.

Estimate the financial benefit on the operative cost that Rave's flexibility brings (in negotiations, in making it possible to fine tune daily operations, shorten lead-times, etc.):
A majority felt that Rave adds extra value, and over half were able to quantify this value. The average additional savings totalled 2.4% (*)

* Within a span of [1.6% - 3.2%], with a maximum interval of [0% , 5%]