Rulex’s Dual Approach to Optimization Solvers
Rulex combines both powerful general tools with ready-to-use vertical blueprints designed to solve real business challenges in minutes, not days.
Generic linear optimization
Rulex’s versatile optimization tools adapts to virtually any linear optimization scenario. Configuration is handled through familiar spreadsheets, removing the need for complex formulas or scripting. Business users can build and manage solutions on their own with confidence.
Vertical optimization solvers
Rulex’s pre-built, industry-focused optimization tasks help organizations reach value fast. Each task is purpose-built for a specific business challenge, yet highly configurable, giving teams the flexibility to adapt the solver to virtually any scenario.
Rulex was recognized by Gartner® as a Sample Vendor in the Hype Cycle™ for Supply Chain Execution and Logistics Technologies, 2025 in the Optimization Engine Category.
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More about Rulex’s generic linear optimization
BUILD/SOLVE
An innovative tool that solves any linear optimization problem, handling both continuous and integer values. Complex constraints and multiple variables can be defined by decision makers through configurable spreadsheets using plain English syntax, then linked to Build/Solve to generate the optimal solution. A set of proprietary and third-party algorithms lets users choose what fits their needs, from ultra-fast, near-optimal results when timing is critical to fully optimal solutions when maximum precision delivers the most value.
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DISTRIBUTION PLANNER
A specialized task designed to deliver a ready-to-use supply chain optimization solution for inventory replenishment and material allocation across multiple production sites, distribution centers, and final customers. It considers delivery dates, costs, capacity, and logistics constraints to produce efficient plans. A wide range of configuration options are built directly into the task, ensuring flexibility and reusability for adaptive and scalable planning.
TRANSPORT OPTIMIZER
An industry-focused vertical that applies advanced algorithms to deliver high-impact transport optimization, reducing logistics costs while fully respecting operational constraints. It is configured through a simple drag-and-drop interface, enabling planners to set priorities, shipment quantities, and loading or unloading capacities with ease. The tool also supports splitting shipments across multiple trucks and fine-tuning optimal loading percentages to maximize overall efficiency.
Optimization solutions that are decision-intelligent
Rulex’s decision-intelligent framework ensures every optimization is fast, efficient, and flexible.
Traditional' approach:
- Complex mathematical formulas
- Time-consuming script definition
- No explanation for non-feasible outcomes
- Multiple tools
- Dependence on vendors and IT
Rulex’s approach:
- Constraints in Excel files
- Automatic script generation
- Clear explanations for non-feasible outcomes
- All-in-one platform
- Full user autonomy
Optimization, made accessible
Rulex’s optimization solutions connect with other tasks to form broader decision workflows, which can be configured directly from the decision logic or via interactive custom UIs for smarter execution.
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Business process optimization in action
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CROSS-FUNCTIONAL OPTIMIZATION
Hassle-free problem solving with no formulas or scripts
Efficient hospital scheduling requires balancing staff availability, rest requirements, skillsets, and the limited capacity of operating rooms – interdependencies that quickly surpass what conventional scheduling tools can manage.
Already proven in supply chain planning, Rulex’s solution generates optimized shifts and room schedules in under 10 minutes, managing both hard constraints (qualified teams, required time windows) and softer requirements (reduced overtime, fewer fragmented shifts). Planners define rules in plain English logic, removing the need for formula-based or script-based modeling.
Fully integrated with existing hospital systems, the solution accelerates planning, improves accuracy, and enhances overall operational efficiency.
3x faster planning | 10-min plan generation
ADAPTIVE DEPLOYMENT PLANNING
Agilely automating deployment for dynamic operations
Supply chains face disruptions that affect delivery times and costs.
Rulex Platform empowered logistics teams with supply chain optimization, allowing them to dynamically reassign orders to alternative distribution centers when issues arose, minimizing costs while meeting requested delivery dates and carrier constraints. Integrated with ticketing systems, the solution developed for an F50 client let planners monitor and replan through an intuitive interface. Automatic notifications, priority alerts, and PDF reports ensured fast coordinated responses.
This reduced manual work, sped up replanning, and ensured reliable deployment across the entire network.
dynamic interface | -75% time required for planning | real-time alerts
TRANSPORT OPTIMIZATION
Generating end-to-end, long term tranport plans in under 1 hour
Manual firefighting and limited visibility often trigger costly expedited shipments and recurring planning bottlenecks. Traditional TMS solutions rarely cope well with the constant exceptions in complex logistics networks, leaving planners to handle disruptions manually.
Rulex implemented a transport optimization workflow that gathered and aggregated all relevant data – priorities, shipment details, DC capacities, operating hours, carrier calendars, costs, and penalties – to generate end-to-end plans. The solution managed quantity limits, loading capacities, and also offered the flexibility to split shipments across different trucks and configure their optimal loading percentage. This framework supported a three-month planning horizon with early bottleneck detection, and completed daily runs in under one hour.
-70% expedited shipments | -18% spot shipments | 3-month planning horizon
DOCK SCHEDULING
Minimizing the risk of scheduling collisions
Dock scheduling is time-consuming and prone to collisions, often creating long truck queues, delays, and extended lead times.
Rulex delivered a customized, end-to-end workflow for a global supply chain, generating optimal dock schedules for all shipments in minutes.
The analysis incorporated all relevant constraints, including dock operating hours and reservations, product loads, carrier types and tolerance, overbooking, and priorities.
Rulex's ad hoc optimization solver identified the optimal allocation strategy for each cargo ID, reducing conflicts and penalties by 85% and compressing planning cycles by over 78%.
5-minute plan generation | -85% conflicts and penalties
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