Use cases
Common use cases are described here.
When implementing use cases, please note the names of the planning parameters.
Note
You can specify the planning parameters:
- In an Excel file and via the API.
- Via the API only.
If you're using an Excel file, you can specify the parameter name in two ways in the documentation:
- In text form — for example,
On the Orders sheet in the id field ...; Excel_sheet_name.parameter_name—orders.id.
If you're using the API, the parameter's name includes the name of the JSON block (object or array) and the name of the parameter itself. For example, locations.id.
The names of sheets in Excel and the corresponding blocks in JSON may not match. For example, if order data is specified on the Orders sheet in Excel, and in JSON this data is passed in the locations block.
Possible logistic scenarios
- Delivery from one depot
- Cargo collection to the depot
- Start or end of the route at an arbitrary point
- Pickup & delivery: collecting and delivering cargo at arbitrary points
- Delivery from one of several depots
- Routes with several depots: visiting an additional depot
- Routes with several depots: start of a new run from a different depot
- Routes with several depots: choosing the optimal depot to start from
- Delivery to one out of multiple locations
- Receiving cargo at one of the possible locations
- Planning multiple runs from the depot for one courier
- Cross docking
- Cross docking: planning without accounting for the delivery leg to the cross dock
- Pickup & delivery via a cross dock
- Delivery with vehicle parking before the walking part of the route
- Using a trailer
Example settings for business cases
- Planning the load of your own couriers
- Simultaneous planning for couriers who drive a vehicle and who use public transport
- Simultaneous planning of current and next-day orders
- Planning orders that can be rescheduled / Planning part of the orders
- Planning with uniform shift time violation for drivers
- Transport with different load capacities
- Experienced and novice couriers
- Priority couriers
- Restriction on arriving at the point early
- Using your own and hired transport at the same time
- Minimizing waiting time for couriers
- Minimizing the number of couriers
- Priority orders
- Dense routes
- Reducing the number of delays
- Planning routes by geofence
- Priority areas for couriers
- Planning orders for multiple days
- Multi-day routes
- Vehicle with multiple compartments
- Depot departure time
- Pricing by geofences
Additional planning
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