The widespread effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted major economies around the world. Millions of small businesses find themselves having to quickly adapt to new regulations set by governments to protect the public of varying degrees – some require all non-essential businesses to shut entirely, while others permit business activity as long as […]
The benefits of natural routes in route planning & optimization Route planners often want the shortest path, but it’s time to look at how important natural ordering and routing is for best operational efficacy. The main goal of preflight route planning and route optimization is to decrease the overall time and distance costs of your […]
Detrack is the proud Silver Sponsor for Home Delivery Asia 2019. We’re confident the crowd this event attracts is extremely relevant to ElasticRoute, our recently launched Route Planning solution. Level up Either as exhibitors or just visiting, the whole team have been involved in our fair share of conferences. However, it was still a rollercoaster of emotions […]
How can the Vehicle Routing Problem be solved quickly in today’s Last-Mile Delivery? If this is the question you have, you’ve come to the right place – we’re extremely proud to present our very own white paper on Hybrid Heuristics for High Speed Route Optimization. We take a deep dive into the challenges faced in […]
We’re now living in a world where ‘Amazon effect’ is a thing, and customers’ expectation on delivery is higher than ever before. We expect both fast and free deliveries, but never fully appreciate when our orders arrive on time. According to The Last Mile Delivery Challenge by Cagemini Research Institute, 55% of consumers will switch to […]
Pop the confetti. Pop the champagne. We’re having a huge celebration because ElasticRoute recently turned three… months that is. Why so excited? The past few months have been a whirlwind adventure for the whole team, but all our sleepless nights (and sleepy mornings) are being rewarded sooner than expected! And we’re definitely not complaining. Here’s the […]
Route planning has always been slow and expensive, but it’s not without a good reason. Manually, it’ll probably take a team of 5-6 dispatchers and a few good hours to plan some 500 stops for 10+ drivers. And we’re talking about simplistic route planning here. Throw in factors such as load and capacity, time windows, […]
