--- title: "Transparent, reliable logistics: why Haan works with Bottomline" description: De Haan Minerale Oliën is a family business that has grown to include a network of almost 500 fuel stations in the Netherlands and Belgium. Bottomline is providing transport service to De Haan. image: https://bottomline.eu/hubfs/IMG_4337-2.webp --- # Transparent, reliable logistics: why Haan works with Bottomline Haan operates a growing network of successful fuel stations with high-quality shop and service formulas. Outsourcing its fuel delivery planning to Bottomline made sense: “It’s a discipline in its own right, that we would rather leave to specialists.” ![Transparent, reliable logistics: why Haan works with Bottomline](https://bottomline.eu/hubfs/IMG_4337-2.webp) 2 Countries 300 Fuel stations 1400 Employees 8000 Deliveries/year Ensuring timely, well-planned fuel transports is something we would rather leave to specialists. ## Introduction [De Haan Minerale Oliën](https://www.tankstation.nl/) (De Haan Mineral Oils, DHMO) is a family business that over its 65-year history has grown to include a network of almost 500 fuel stations in the Netherlands and Belgium, under four different brands including its own: haan. 115 of those stations are staffed and operated using two successful, high-quality shop formulas: Tony’s Street Food and Tony’s Coffee & More.. The challenge Rick Verhulst, Head of Fuels & Cards: “Our strategy is very much about combining various commercial activities: fuel sales, but also high-quality food service outlets, car wash facilities… That’s our core business, and that’s what we’re good at. Ensuring timely, well-planned fuel transports is another discipline, that would take up a lot of our time and that we would rather leave to specialists.” Why Bottomline? “Working with Bottomline means we can leave the entire planning process to them. They have access to our real-time inventory and sales data and schedule deliveries across our network. And we in turn can see exactly what deliveries and voumes have been planned, so we can answer any queries from our fuel station operators straight away.” An added advantage: since DHMO does not need its own fleet of fuel trucks and drivers, the costs of logistics are entirely variable. So it’s easier to scale up or down the logistical operations, responding to fluctuations in sales volumes or the number of fuel stations to be supplied.” The results In Verhulst’s experience, it’s a smooth cooperation that normally doesn’t require any further interventions. “The most important thing for us is that deliveries are scheduled efficiently and our inventories don’t drop below crucial levels. We periodically sit down with them to review the whole process. And in the event of any complications, we can quickly reach our regular planners to Bottomline. They’re a solid partner we can rely on.” ## Case Studies [![Going the extra mile: keeping Tamoil’s fuel stations stocked](https://bottomline.eu/hubfs/tamoil-72dpi.jpg) ](https://bottomline.eu/cases/tamoil) [Transport service](https://bottomline.eu/cases/tag/transport-service) ### [Going the extra mile: keeping Tamoil’s fuel stations stocked](https://bottomline.eu/cases/tamoil) Keeping 225 fuel stations stocked at all times is a challenge in itself. Tamoil relies on Bottomline’s planners to monitor inventory levels and plan transports accordingly – and to make smart use of data to plan deliveries for maximum overall cost efficiency. [![Creating commercial opportunities and protecting margins at AVIA](https://bottomline.eu/hubfs/IMG_4797-2-2.webp) ](https://bottomline.eu/cases/avia) [Planning service](https://bottomline.eu/cases/tag/planning-service) ### [Creating commercial opportunities and protecting margins at AVIA](https://bottomline.eu/cases/avia) Discover how Bottomline’s smart planning creates new commercial opportunities for AVIA. And how its data enables the company to pin down the precise cost of delivery per individual site and customer, enabling AVIA to make more informed decisions and ensure healthy profit margins. [![How Bottomline extracts more value from Slump On’s data](https://bottomline.eu/hubfs/Tankwagen%20Slump.jpg) ](https://bottomline.eu/cases/slump-on) [B_ software](https://bottomline.eu/cases/tag/b_-software) ### [How Bottomline extracts more value from Slump On’s data](https://bottomline.eu/cases/slump-on) Slump On serves customers with an ever more diverse portfolio of (renewable) fuels. The company’s planners started using Bottomline’s software to extract more value from their data, allowing them to look further ahead and work out smarter delivery routes. [![Streamlined operations and enhanced efficiency at Benegas](https://bottomline.eu/hubfs/Benegas-Witte-Truck-Schenk-Snelweg.jpg) ](https://bottomline.eu/cases/benegas) [B_ software](https://bottomline.eu/cases/tag/b_-software) ### [Streamlined operations and enhanced efficiency at Benegas](https://bottomline.eu/cases/benegas) Benegas, a leading gas supplier, serves diverse sectors with complex logistical needs. 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