Hi guys,
Some advice on a requirement I have from a customer would be appreciated... Has anyone used Google Maps (or similar) to implement a delivery roster system?
The basic scenario is, web site receives product orders, then the back office (admin side) of the system would interrogate the orders and:
1) At a certain time of the day (cut-off point), would allocate the web site orders into delivery zones giving each driver a sequence of delivery and directions to each delivery/drop-off.
2) Must take product size and weight into account so that items will a) fit onto the van and b) not overload the van.
3) Must take into account the driving time to each drop-off point (+ a notional "unloading" time), so as to make all the deliveries possible in a given time-frame e.g. 8am to 4pm.
There will be other areas to consider, but if I can achieve the above in v1 then that would be a great starting point!
Any general advice around your experiences and/or pointers (like websites or blogs) would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks in advance... :spos:
Some advice on a requirement I have from a customer would be appreciated... Has anyone used Google Maps (or similar) to implement a delivery roster system?
The basic scenario is, web site receives product orders, then the back office (admin side) of the system would interrogate the orders and:
1) At a certain time of the day (cut-off point), would allocate the web site orders into delivery zones giving each driver a sequence of delivery and directions to each delivery/drop-off.
2) Must take product size and weight into account so that items will a) fit onto the van and b) not overload the van.
3) Must take into account the driving time to each drop-off point (+ a notional "unloading" time), so as to make all the deliveries possible in a given time-frame e.g. 8am to 4pm.
There will be other areas to consider, but if I can achieve the above in v1 then that would be a great starting point!
Any general advice around your experiences and/or pointers (like websites or blogs) would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks in advance... :spos: