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TransLogix acquires Transit Computer Systems


Local transport and logistics solutions developer TransLogix International has completed the acquisition of Transit Computer Systems and its Odyssey optimised routing and scheduling tool.
 
Anselm Waterfield, managing director of TransLogix, said: “The development of Australian IP for local transport and logistics conditions is key to continuing productivity improvements in the industry.
 
“TransLogix and Transit have worked together in the past and I have been looking to bring together our complementary offerings for some time.
 
“The combined forces of TransLogix and Transit’s proven capabilities create a significant player in the Australian logistics marketplace and bring the benefits of much needed scale and competitive pricing,” he said.
 
Many offerings in the Australian marketplace are US-developed with a $300,000 entry point. The TransLogix approach takes into account that, while the local industry needs and expects full functionality, this cost is prohibitive for many operators and the future savings are not in proportion to that sort of investment.
 
The customer bases of the two companies are also complementary, with TransLogix typically supporting transport, logistics and freight operators, while Transit has sold into organisations which use their specialist fleets to service their own businesses.
 
Many of Australia's leading companies, such as Woolworths Home Shop, George Weston Foods, Goodman Fielder, Nestle Dairy Products, PaperlinX and Toll Auto Logistics, use Transit’s powerful Odyssey for daily scheduling, fixed route reviews and strategic modelling.
 
Waterfield sees major opportunities opening for TransLogix as there are three times as many ‘own fleet’ operators in Australia and New Zealand as there are logistics operators.
 
Nicola Williams, managing director of Transit, described what the acquisition will mean for the customers and staff of the 35-year-old family business: “It’s all positive. Our customers will benefit from the integrated product range and expanded R&D capability. They will also have access to greater face-to-face contact through the local TransLogix presence in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland.
 
“Richard Williams and I, as co-owners of Transit, are absolutely delighted that the business we’ve built up has a great home for the future. And our Transit people now have new career development opportunities.”
 
Ms Williams will take on the newly-created role of general manager, Transit Division, and all Transit staff will retain their current roles. The combined TransLogix and Transit teams in Melbourne will move into new and larger premises in preparation for significant future expansion.
 
Transit Odyssey currently works with TransLogix and ERP solutions such as SAP and Sage. It will be fully incorporated into the TransLogix suite and continue to be enhanced. With the Transit services skill-set, the analysis and modelling of networks and operations will be taken to a wider audience.
 
“It is an issue for organisations to take all the clever technology that is out there and make it work for them. The great benefit to existing customers of both our companies, and for future projects, will be simple access to integrated functionality that will enable them to greatly improve the performance of their businesses,” Waterfield said.
 

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