Continuous Planning for Fluvial Logistics
Fluvial Logistics operates tugboats, barges, and 12 concrete plants along the Seine. Metronome keeps every delivery on track - even when locks close, weather shifts, or a barge breaks down.
The Challenge
River logistics on the Seine is a high-stakes coordination problem with slim margins for error.
Manual dispatch bottlenecks
Dispatchers juggle dozens of missions daily using spreadsheets and phone calls, leaving no time to optimise.
Unexpected disruptions
Lock closures, weather changes, and breakdowns force constant replanning - often too late to avoid delays.
Balancing fleet resources
Tugboats, barges, and skippers must be matched to missions across a complex river network with shared infrastructure.
Cost of idle assets
An idle barge costs €3,000/day. A plant without material can lose up to €50,000/day. Every hour of misalignment is expensive.
How Metronome Solves It
Three planning modes work together to keep operations running smoothly.
Order Tracking
Each delivery mission - from aggregate pickup to plant drop-off - flows through a tracked workflow. Dispatchers see real-time status for every barge and tugboat, so nothing falls through the cracks.
Capacity Planning
The fleet is allocated against demand day by day. When a disruption hits - a lock closes, a tugboat breaks down - Metronome proposes reallocations in minutes, not hours.
Demand Planning
Plant consumption patterns drive recurring delivery schedules. Metronome learns weekly demand cycles and pre-builds delivery plans, so the fleet is positioned before orders even arrive.
Measurable Results
+20%
Capacity utilisation
More deliveries with the same fleet
+20%
On-time delivery
Plants receive materials when they need them
Minutes
Replanning time
Down from hours of manual rework
See the Platform in Action
Watch how dispatchers use Metronome to manage daily operations on the Seine.
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