Case Study

Selecta optimally serves its customers thanks to seamless service planning

Significant cost savings
Improved vending machine availability
More efficient service processes and relief for managers

The Selecta Group, Europe’s leading service partner for workplace and vending machine catering, relies on VISITOUR for one of the world’s largest SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) projects in mobile workforce management. The Solvares Field Service software was selected for route planning and route optimisation for company-wide field service management of 3,000 sales representatives and 500 technicians.

Selecta was founded in 1957 and operates over 150,000 vending machines for food, snacks, and beverages in 22 countries. Over 6 million consumers use the machines daily. The diversity of customers and the demands on flexibility place high requirements on service processes.

Up to 100 tasks: installations, maintenance, repairs

Sales representatives regularly refill the machines, clean them, and empty the cash. This can result in up to 100 tasks per day. For technicians, appointments for installation or maintenance as well as short-notice repairs must be coordinated. The execution of these activities must also occur with minimal disruption to the consumer.

The solution: dynamic route planning and optimisation

The Solvares Field Service software was selected for route planning and dynamic route optimisation for company-wide field service management of 3,000 sales representatives and 500 technicians. The new solution is based on VISITOUR and currently represents one of the world’s largest SaaS projects in mobile workforce management.

VISITOUR convinced with its POWEROPT technology for real-time optimisation. The flexibility in optimising pattern scenarios for different countries and needs, high scalability, multilingual capabilities, and the integrated tracking of VISITOUR also impressed during the pilot project.

The benefit: improved service processes and cost savings

Selecta was able to further improve service processes with VISITOUR and generate considerable cost-saving potential. For service managers, the process optimisation means they can dedicate more time to their leadership tasks and advising their employees and customers, rather than time-consuming planning tasks.

What You Can Take away from this for your Service
Dynamic route planning for large field service teams transforms hundreds of individual tasks into an efficient overall plan with less idle time and downtime.
Real-time optimisation with POWEROPT increases vending machine availability because refilling, cleaning, and repairs are better coordinated.
A scalable SaaS solution supports cross-border service organisations—including multilingual capabilities and different scenarios.
When the planning burden is removed from managers, more time remains for leadership, coaching, and customer service.
Transparent, software-supported deployment management becomes a competitive factor—especially with high service frequencies and many locations.

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