ATLANTA, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --     ORTEC and Basic Chemical Solutions, L.L.C. (BCS) announced the deployment
of ORTEC's Bulk Distribution Optimisation Solution for two of BCS's
locations, Redwood City, CA and Morrisville, PA. Several other locations are
planned for this year as well, as BCS implements the solution throughout
North America and Western Europe.

ORTEC offers a solid and tested solution for bulk manufacturing and
distribution companies, combining 25 years of implementation experience with
a suite of proven solutions for downstream distribution optimisation. ORTEC's
solutions help companies reduce transportation costs through increases in
resource efficiencies, increases in load sizes, and the reduction in total
miles driven while meeting and exceeding customer service metrics.

"The ORTEC solution has proven to meet all of our specifications for
automated dispatch and has already yielded gains of over 4% productivity
after only two months of use", says Kurt Arnold, Process Excellence Manager
for Basic Chemical Solutions. "When making our selection, the ORTEC solution
was preferred by our dispatchers for ease of use. This is proving to be
invaluable to the quick and successful adoption by our operations team."

"Basic Chemical Solutions is a strategic account for ORTEC, as the
constraints involved in chemical distribution with multi-compartment vehicles
highlight the complexity our solution supports", says Andy Berry, Vice
President, Industry Operations at ORTEC. "BCS went through an extensive
evaluation of our solution before selecting and deploying to operations to
ensure we could model their business processes and provide measurable value."

About Basic Chemical Solutions, L.L.C. (BCS)

Basic Chemical Solutions is a U.S.-based global distributor and trader of 
commodity chemicals. With roots dating back almost 50 years, BCS has 
established a worldwide infrastructure with 29 offices in 14 countries on 5 
continents and another 65 owned or contracted chemical terminal locations. 
BCS's product focus on inorganic mineral acids and bases includes some of the 
most broadly used chemicals in the world.

http://www.basicllc.com.

About ORTEC

ORTEC is one of the largest providers of advanced planning and 
optimisation software solutions and consulting services. Our solutions result 
in optimised fleet routing & dispatch, vehicle and pallet loading, workforce 
scheduling, delivery forecasting and network planning. ORTEC provides both 
best-of-breed, custom made and SAP(R) certified solutions, supported by 
strategic partnerships. ORTEC has over 800 customers worldwide, 600 employees 
and several offices in Europe and North America.

http://www.ortec.com.