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Transport
Optimized routes, truck loading in 3D, dispatch and orders.
What it's for
Deliver on time with fewer trucks and kilometres, and know at all times where each order is.
Step by step
- 1
Route planning
Pick the date and the available trucks and optimize: OR-Tools decides which trucks go out, which customers they visit and in what order, within weight, volume, receiving hours and shifts, at the lowest cost. It compares with one trip per customer.
- 2
Loading in 3D
Each truck shows how to load it: pieces coloured by stop, the last stop against the cab and nothing on top of fragile goods, with the share of volume and floor used.
- 3
Dispatch board
Orders to assign, dispatched, on route and delivered. Assign truck and driver with "Dispatch" and follow each order.
- 4
Transport orders
All orders with status, carrier, driver, origin, destination, departure and cost. Optimized routes and DRP loads land here ready, with their stops in order.
Example: Tomorrow's deliveries
For 22 Acme deliveries, the optimizer uses 4 trucks, 933 km and US$ 1,331, against US$ 3,048 with one trip per customer (−56 %). Santiago is left out of the day because there's no time to go and come back within the shift.
Tips
- If a delivery is left out, try a longer shift or a faster truck.
- The live map shows the fleet when drivers use the app or trucks have GPS.