What is route planning? How will a proper route planning benefit the carrier as well as the shipper.

For effective route planning and scheduling, the transport officers need to be involved in the development of the distribution plan or at least be aware of it and understand it. Vehicle routing and scheduling process needs to fulfil the following objectives:

• maximising vehicle payload (by maximising vehicle fill out and back) and maximising vehicle utilisation (by maximising number of loaded journeys per vehicle);
• minimising distance (e.g. by minimising overlapping deliveries) and minimising time (e.g. by minimising non moving time); and
• meeting customer requirements, in terms of cost, service and time and meeting legal requirements, in terms of vehicle capacity and driver's hours.

A Route Plan is the most efficient plan to serve a number of Orders.

Computing the most cost-effective route involving several nodes or stopovers by minimizing the distance traveled and/or time taken.

A proper routing & scheduling process certainly helps in significant contribution to the bottom line. A reduction in the frequency of pick ups & deliveries, for example, can result in a educed level of transportation necessary to deliver the same quantity of goods. Thus, the cost of transportation is reduced & productivity is increased.

Benefit to a carrier & shipper

1) greater utilization of vehicles

2) Higher level of customer service

3) Lower transportation costs

4) Reduced capital investment in equipment

5) Better management decision making

For the shipper, the benefits include:

Wastage's in transportation can also be reduced by:

1) Elimination of unnecessary transportation

2) Change in mode of transport

3) Better planning where by the number of handling is minimized

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In simple, "Route planning" is about how to create driving directions or routes for multiple locations in the most efficient way.

A proper routing & scheduling process certainly helps in significant contribution to the bottom line. A reduction in the frequency of pick up & deliveries, for example, can result in a reduced level of transportation necessary to deliver the same quantity of goods. Thus, the cost of transportation is reduced & productivity is increased.

Benefit to a carrier & shipper

greater utilization of vehicles

Higher level of customer service

transportation costs

Reduced capital investment in equipment

Better management decision making

For the shipper, the benefits include:

Wastage's in transportation can also be reduced by:

route planning can be defined as a method of computing the most cost effective route involving several nodes/stopovers by minimizing the distance traveled and time taken. With the said method of computation it benifits to improves acceleration the supply chain activity, as it also collaborates with the effectivity and savings on transportation and logistics.