Efficiency Planning the Route - NASS Drivetech - Route planning.pdfBack to basics The principal...
Transcript of Efficiency Planning the Route - NASS Drivetech - Route planning.pdfBack to basics The principal...
Efficiency – Planning the Route
Back to basics
The principal objective is to create the best possible assignment of jobs to vehicles - as well as to find the ideal sequence of customer sites to be served by each vehicle
Driving in the real world
Transport managers or traffic planners would dream of this type of road for their drivers, but reality is,
Planning the route starts from?
Gathering information about the delivery point is vital to ensure a smooth transition of goods
Sales person
Telephone sales
Customers
Delivery criteria
Some basic questions to ask your customer
Vehicle suitability for delivery
Parking restrictions
Appropriate access points
Delivery time issues (school time, lorry ban ect)
Load planning
Utilising the vehicles carrying capacity by effective loading to minimise journeys
Positioning of loads in drop order
Positioning of loads for ease of access
Drivers load plan
Use of technology
Modern day route planning technology has evolved
Vehicle tracking Traffic master Sat-Nav
Web based solutions
Utilise all the tools available to you
Journey planners
Google Earth
Shortest route problem
The shortest distance to be travelled is not necessarily the quickest
Developing the route plan should take note of which stops a more urgent than others
Driver technology
Do not forget your key asset, your driver. Share information between the office and your drivers
Delivery notes / Manifests
Driver debrief
Driver route comments book
Helping yourself
Get to know your delivery areas as much as you can to save valuable running costs
Long-term road works
Special events
Physical restrictions
Sharing information