Pharmacy
Regulatory compliance, temperature control and full traceability.
Optimisation
Data-driven route and area planning
&UP® Optimisation helps to design areas, plan routes and quickly adapt the schedule to changes throughout the day. The system utilises operational and geospatial data, ensuring that planning is based on a real-time picture of the network.
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Planning at every level of operations
- design of operational zones and areas
- route and operational schedule planning
- analysis of GIS data and actual implementation
- dynamic route re-optimisation
- identification of overloaded areas and bottlenecks
- a coherent plan for the control centre and drivers
Sectors
Who is it for?
A dispatch centre is ideal for sectors where the day-to-day coordination of a large number of deliveries to multiple recipients requires a centralised tool
Features
Key features of the module
Strategic optimisation
Long-term planning of a company’s operational and logistical structure, looking ahead over quarters and years. Developing operational scenarios based on geographical data, order volumes and market potential:
- Designing a network of operational zones using postcodes and geolocation
- A range of parallel scenarios for seasons, campaigns and network restructuring
- Regional organisation of sales, courier and service teams
- Importing historical maps from KML files (Google Earth)
Static optimisation
Medium-term operational planning based on historical data, forecasts and known organisational conditions. Assigning zone and route plans to specific days in the operational calendar, with ongoing analysis of efficiency:
- Zone boundaries, warehouse locations and customer areas on interactive maps
- KPIs: number of stops, turnaround time, workload by area
- A comparison of the plan with the actual situation, based on implementation logs
- VRP algorithms with tonnage, volume and route length constraints
Dynamic optimisation
Ongoing route adjustments and real-time responses to changing road and operational conditions. Full integration with the carrier’s mobile app ensures that vehicle location data and order statuses are always up to date. Algorithms tailored to different types of operations:
- TSP – optimisation of the order of service, back to the starting point
- TSP Path – route planning with different start and end points
- VRPTW – planning taking into account time windows and handling time
GIS as the foundation for spatial decisions
Full integration with GIS systems enables advanced spatial analysis and the creation of an intelligent operational map.
- Order density heatmaps and market potential analysis
- Designing distribution networks based on journey times and service coverage
- Planning of carriers’ operational areas
- Location of bottlenecks and congested areas on thematic maps
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Benefits
Benefits of implementation
Lower operating costs
Shorter routes, better utilisation of the fleet and reduced fuel consumption.
Improved delivery punctuality
Taking time windows into account at the planning stage.
Resilience of operations to change
Dynamic re-optimisation allows you to respond without affecting the ETA.
Data-driven strategic decisions
‘What-if’ scenarios illustrate the consequences prior to the investment.
The results you can achieve
-25%
kilometres along the route
+18%
parcels in transit
-20%
fuel costs
+95%
deliveries within time slots
Areas of management
A single source of plans for the entire operation
Optimisations form the planning layer of the &UP® platform.
As a result, the network development strategy, the operational plan and on-the-ground implementation are all based on the same data and business rules.
The process
How does it work?
See what the workflow looks like.
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The system collects forecast and actual volumes from the Forecast and Shipper Portal modules.
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The VRP and TSP algorithms organise zones and route sequences whilst taking all business rules into account.
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The plan is sent to the dispatcher for approval or automatically to the execution module.
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Throughout the day, the system responds to anomalies and suggests adjustments to the plan.
