Customer Case · Nomadia TourSolver & Territory Manager
LiPU Optimizes 7,000 Daily Routes for 250,000 Passengers with Nomadia TourSolver
LiPU, Specialist in Passenger Transport in Mexico
Part of the Traxión Group, leader in transport and logistics in Mexico, LiPU specializes in passenger transport: school transport, corporate transport, and tourism. With a fleet of 800 buses and minibuses deployed across 14 Mexican cities, the company transports 250,000 passengers every day via more than 7,000 daily trips.
To support its growth and optimize fleet utilization, LiPU chose to deploy Nomadia TourSolver and Nomadia Territory Manager, implemented with the support of Opti-Mobility, a Nomadia partner in Mexico since 2006.
The Challenges: Commercial Responsiveness and Fleet Rationalization
- Unacceptably long itinerary proposal lead times: before Nomadia, it took LiPU's teams two weeks to produce an itinerary proposal using Google Maps, with very limited features to meet client requirements.
- Business development held back: to win new contracts, LiPU needed to run complex route simulations, reliable and quickly recalculated when parameters changed.
- Limited fleet and long acquisition lead times: in Mexico, specialist manufacturers are rare and waiting times to acquire a vehicle reach 12 to 18 months. Rationalizing the use of the existing fleet was therefore essential.
- Recurring empty runs: the lack of vehicle rotation optimization generated numerous unproductive trips, directly impacting operational costs and carbon footprint.
Corporate employee transportation is a key argument for recruiting qualified staff in Mexico. It is even a fundamental service in rural areas, where the public transport network is not very dense or safe. The demand for staff transport is therefore very strong. Defining a pickup point can also prove complex, when you need to plan for onboarding new employees without having them walk more than 10 minutes to reach a pickup point.
TourSolver and Territory Manager: Two Solutions, One Ecosystem
After assessing the results achieved for other market players (30% reduction in operational costs on average), LiPU chose the combination of TourSolver for route optimization and Territory Manager for territory planning and the identification of pickup points.
What used to take two weeks with Google Maps is now done in minutes thanks to TourSolver's powerful optimization algorithms.
New pickup point, schedule change, health constraints: itineraries are recalculated instantly without redoing the entire planning process.
Territory Manager identifies optimal pickup points, refines geographic territory planning, and assigns vehicles to the most relevant areas.
Vehicles can be assigned to multiple missions in the same day, eliminating empty runs and maximizing the use of the existing fleet.
LiPU can now bid on major tenders with mapped, quantified itinerary proposals ready in a matter of hours.
After several months of use, a deeper integration into the Traxión Group's IT system enables optimization of the entire logistics setup.
The Results: Measurable Performance at Group Scale
A concrete example: LiPU used TourSolver to reorganize school transport services across an entire Mexican state. 145,640 students across 493 schools were mapped. Result: more than 4,000 optimized itineraries calculated in just two weeks, compared to several months with the previous tools.
The Nomadia solutions clearly served to accelerate the digital transformation of the Traxión Group, strengthening its position as a leader in a highly competitive market.
The Benefits Experienced by LiPU
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From Two Weeks to a Few Minutes for a Route Simulation
The most visible transformation: the time to produce an itinerary proposal dropped from several weeks to a few minutes. A decisive advantage for responding to clients in real time and winning contracts against the competition.
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Fleet Rationalization Without Additional Investment
Thanks to rotation optimization, existing vehicles cover more missions per day. LiPU can serve new clients without purchasing new buses, in a context where acquisition lead times reach 12 to 18 months.
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Responsiveness to Unexpected Events and Crises
During the COVID-19 pandemic, LiPU was able to adapt its routes in real time to new health constraints (areas to avoid, remote-working staff), thanks to instant itinerary recalculation — a flexibility impossible with the previous tools.
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Reduction in Operational Costs and Carbon Footprint
20% fewer kilometers traveled and 25% less time on the road translate directly into fuel savings, reduced insurance costs, and a lower carbon footprint — aligned with the Traxión Group's CSR commitments.
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Positioning on Large-Scale Tenders
The ability to quickly produce reliable simulations and mapped proposals allowed LiPU to bid on large-scale programs, such as the complete reorganization of school transport across an entire Mexican state.
A Competitive Lever for Passenger Transport Operators
For a Director of Operations or a logistics manager in the passenger transport sector, Nomadia TourSolver is far more than a route calculation tool. It is an operational competitive advantage that directly determines the ability to respond to clients, win contracts, and manage a fleet profitably.
Itinerary proposals produced in minutes where competitors take weeks — a decisive gap in tender responses.
30% reduction in operational costs on average: fuel, insurance, maintenance, and carbon footprint reduced across the entire fleet.
Serve more clients with the same fleet through rotation optimization, in a market where vehicle acquisition takes 12 to 18 months.
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