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Route planning

What is meant by Route planning?

Route planning refers to the optimal allocation of orders or deliveries to vehicles and routes to ensure efficient and cost-effective delivery.

Typical functions of software in the "route planning" domain include:

  1. Route Optimization: The software automatically calculates the optimal routes for deliveries or service orders based on various parameters such as locations, traffic information, time windows, and vehicle capacities.

  2. Order Assignment: It automatically assigns orders or deliveries to available vehicles and drivers, considering capacities, time windows, and priorities.

  3. Consideration of Constraints: The software considers various constraints such as vehicle sizes, load capacities, road restrictions, and legal regulations in route planning.

  4. Real-time Tracking: It enables real-time tracking of vehicles and orders to monitor tour progress and make adjustments as needed.

  5. Optimization of Delivery Time Windows: The software optimizes the planning of delivery time windows to ensure that deliveries are made within agreed time windows and meet customer needs.

  6. Cost Optimization: It helps optimize vehicle utilization and routes to minimize operating costs while maintaining service quality.

 

The function / module Route planning belongs to:

Route planning

Logistics, Transportation

Software solutions with function or module Route planning:

adiutaByte
Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
audius:CRM+ERP for production and trade
Field Service Management - Dispatch
MODUS FOODVISION
OGSiD
Orgasoft.NET Anywhere
OTEC -- ERP / PPS Software for Surface Finishing Technologies
ProfiTour®
ProfitSystem
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