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Route
Optimization System
Mappoint is a mapping product
that among other things allow end users to visualize and plot
routes on a map. However, to get the most out of Mappoint, it
can be imbedded into custom applications (as shown on this page)
and interfaced with customer databases allowing for automated
functionalities that streamline and optimize business
operations.
Although no two business requirements
are alike, the following software demonstrate a solution
accomplished by using Mappoint Custom Programming. The solution
described below can be extended and applied to other industries
in order to achieve comparable benefits.
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The
Business Requirements
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You have a
distribution company that deliver several products
nation wide.
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You have warehouses
located through out the country housing you
products.
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You have a fleet of
drivers that need to distribute your products
nationally on a regular schedule in a cost effective
manner.
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The
Route Optimization Solution
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Load your routes
(customer locations) into the system.
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Load your drivers and
locations into the system.
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Load your warehouse
and locations into your system.
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By a single click of a
button, optimizing a route or do batch operations on multiple routes. Optimized
routes are automatically saved to a database.
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Print out routes with
detailed delivery locations, or make them available
to your drivers electronically.
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Visualize and analyze your routes
on a map highlighting locations of warehouses,
drivers, and customer locations.
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Customer Testimonials
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employs over 60 route drivers throughout the
country to deliver these products to over 16,000
distinct locations. By implementing the
routing application we have been able to analyze
existing routes to identify shorter and quicker
routes to increase productivity of existing
drivers. Using the application also allows
us to evaluate a current route to budget time
and distance benchmarks for evaluating the
driver’s performance. These analytical
tools have helped us identify several
improvements and cost savings to our customers.
Along with looking at existing routes, the route
application has allowed us to reduce the route
preparation time from days to minutes. The
program allows us to customize routes on the fly
by adding or removing locations, warehouse
stops, and even the driver’s homes.
Within a few minutes we can have a complete map
of the new route with driving instructions,
total hours to complete the route, and total
distance. This application saves us
enormous amounts of man hours dedicated to route
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