Ingka Group acquires Locus! Built for the real world, backed for the long run. Read here>Read the full story>
Ingka Group acquires Locus! Built for the real world, backed for the long run. Read the full story

Key Takeaways

  • Route scheduling automation has become essential as manual planning cannot effectively handle complex transportation requirements, rising fuel costs, and increasing customer demands.
  • Effective route scheduling must account for multiple variables including vehicle capacities, loading restrictions, traffic patterns, and multi-depot operations to optimize delivery efficiency.
  • Modern route scheduling solutions need to consider both distance optimization and cost structures across various resources to minimize operational expenses.
  • Locus DispatchIQ optimizes delivery routes by converting imprecise addresses into exact coordinates and considering real-time operational variables for maximum efficiency.

What is Route Scheduling?

The process of creating highly efficient transportation routes is known as route scheduling. As transportation planning gets more complex it becomes increasingly impossible to conduct this process manually. As customers turn more demanding, fuel and labor costs go up and route scheduling becomes vital. A Route Scheduling Optimizer creates optimal routes and shifts for drivers as it takes into account the following restrictions:

  1. Distance between locations, travel times, type of vehicle, and traffic.
  2. Loading meters, weight, volume, loading meters, pallets, and other complex loading restrictions.
  3. Each vehicle with different capacity and capability for loading and unloading.
  4. Cost structures of various resources must be taken into account when minimizing costs.
  5. Multi-depot scheduling

Locus offerings for Route Scheduling

Locus DispatchIQ | Locus TrackIQ

Related Resources

Enabling express and slot-based deliveries for large format retail stores
Enabling express and slot-based deliveries for large format retail stores
Top 10 Trends in the On-Demand Home Services Market in 2020
Top 10 Trends in the On-Demand Home Services Market in 2020
How Locus is managing customer-preferred time windows for its clients
How Locus is managing customer-preferred time windows for its clients
strip-left-pattern

Streamline your operations now!

strip-right-pattern

Schedule a meeting with Locus

How can Locus help manage your logistics?

  • Locus’ proprietary geocoding engine converts the fuzziest of the addresses into precise geographical coordinates thereby helping your on-ground executives locate addresses easily.
  • Digitize all your operational variables such as fleets, delivery persons etc. to come up with the best route plan every day.
  • Track your orders in real-time with the Locus Live Dashboard. Locus’ all-mile delivery app Locus On The Road (LOTR) helps delivery partners process orders.
  • Visualize and tweak your scheduled plans via three key metrics— geography, time, & vehicle (fleet)—with a birds-eye view of your entire operations.
  • Build your own reports and analyze important parameters that you need to make key decisions.

Join Industry Leaders:

68m+ miles

Reduction in distance traveled

12m+ kgs

Reduction in GHG emissions

$330m+

Savings in logistics costs
brand logos
strip-left-pattern
strip-right-pattern