Our VRP solver, with the ability to accommodate different vehicle profiles and heterogeneous fleets, is the solution to this increased routing complexity.
Solvice customers, whether in field services or last-mile delivery, are increasingly using different types of vehicles to complete their missions. Whether your field team travels by car, truck, or bicycle translates into different travel times per route and other possible routes overall. By selecting one of the vehicle types we have integrated into our route optimization API, they can cater to the specific needs of these modes of transportation. The multiple vehicle profiles can then be combined with over 50 other constraints to match business needs.
And there is more than having the option to schedule for different vehicle types. The Solvice route optimization API also offers a solution for heterogeneous fleets. Imagine you have both cars and bicycles delivering packages or finishing service tasks in a city. It’s impossible for a human planner to figure out which case to schedule a car or bicycle ride and select the most optimal route. Our route optimization algorithm handles mixed fleet scheduling without a problem. The solver will decide which resource (vehicle or person) to schedule on which jobs, ensuring the whole fleet is used optimally.
Scheduling a mixed fleet of service vehicles is exactly the problem our customer Swapfiets faced. Just imagine the logistics nightmare of servicing bicycle owners spread throughout Amsterdam, a city famous for being the world's cycling capital. Our OnRoute route optimization API provides the answer on a minute-to-minute basis by calculating optimal routes for their mixed fleet of service vehicles. By having an AI constantly assessing which person/vehicle combination is the most efficient choice for the next service order, Swapfiets can deliver optimal customer service at every given moment.
How to work with multiple vehicle profiles in route optimization.
Integrating multiple vehicle profiles with the Solvice route optimization API is as straightforward as using any other constraint. Simply add a “category” to the resources you are scheduling, and the solver will deliver an optimized schedule that considers the different categories of vehicles in your fleet. This seamless integration process is designed to make your workflow more efficient and less complicated.
Check our extensive documentation here.
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