Pick-up and Delivery Routing | Timefold

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This Timefold Model exposes an API that helps your software assign pick-up and delivery requests to drivers, and route drivers so that multiple pick-ups and deliveries can be made on the same trip, optimizing for vehicle capacity, efficient routing, and to minimize customer waiting times.

Best score graph

Visualization by driver

Map visualization

Service quality

Time windows and opening hours

Start and complete stops within their time windows. For example to the pick-up is ready to be collected and delivered.

Skills

Match skill requirements for jobs to drivers with those skills.

Job requirements

Allow jobs to require or prefer specific drivers.

Moveable and multi-day schedules

Assign jobs early in their time windows to avoid running out of time later.

Driver satisfaction

Lunch breaks and personal appointments

Apply breaks for drivers, including lunch breaks and appointments.

Shift hours and overtime

Honor drivers' working hours. Avoid unnecessary overtime.

Cost optimization

Route optimization

Reduce the travel time and mileage per driver. This increases productivity and reduces CO2 emissions.

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