I need to pass the maximum route time to the route optimization, including service times. I see that it is possible to set a maximum driving time but this parameter does not take into account the unloading time set on the services. What can I use to say that the driver from departure to arrival must return within 8 hours (between driving and unloading/service times)?
Could you use a time window? Another possibility could be to use breaks.
I don’t understand what do you mean.
Here’s the scenario:
- I have a driver who can work for 8 hours a day (including driving time, breaks, and service time).
- I have deliveries with a time window of 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
I don’t have a fixed shift for the driver; I would like the route optimization to suggest the driver’s departure hour to comply with the 8-hour shift.
Currently the departure time of the driver is not part of the optimization and needs to be set from your side.
I’m facing a complex logistics challenge and could really use some help finding a solution. Here’s the situation:
- I need to schedule approximately 500 deliveries.
- I have around 40 vehicles available.
- Each delivery has a unique time window constraint.
The difficulty lies in determining the optimal departure times for each driver. I can’t pre-set their schedules because I need flexibility to ensure all deliveries are completed within their respective time windows.
Essentially, I need a dynamic solution that can optimize routes and driver schedules in real-time, taking into account the specific delivery constraints.
Can anyone suggest an effective approach or tool to tackle this problem?
You could try the following
- send the problem (with 500 deliveries & time windows and 40 vehicles) to the Route Optimization API
- determine the waiting time at the first delivery and reduce the start time of each vehicle accordingly
Would this work in your case?
I need to limit the total duration of a driver’s route (including driving time and service time at each stop) to 8 hours.
Currently, I can optimize deliveries based on driving time alone, but I can’t factor in the service time, which leads to unrealistic schedules.
Here’s an example:
- I set a driver’s shift from 00:00 to 23:59.
- I optimize deliveries for the day.
The system might create a route where the first stop is at 7:00 AM, requiring the driver to start at 00:00, drive for 15-minutes and wait 6 hours and 45 minutes for the delivery. This is manageable because I can assume the driver will actually start their route closer to 6:45 AM.
However, if I have 100 deliveries in the same city, each with a 10-minute service time, the total service time would exceed 16 hours. The system, without considering this service time, might assign all 100 deliveries to one driver, resulting in a route with 2 hours of driving time and 18 hours of total route duration.
How can I limit the total route duration (driving + service) to 8 hours without pre-defining the driver’s return time?
No one? 