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Planning transport in Excel: limits and alternatives
Why so many transport companies still plan deliveries in Excel, where the spreadsheet stops being enough and what to look for in an alternative.
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Better planned deliveries, one route at a time.
Practical guides for whoever organizes truck and van routes: from planning in Excel to optimized routes, all the way to urgent orders that come in during the day.
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How to plan delivery routes for trucks and vans
A practical guide to delivery planning: what to collect first, how to assign orders to vehicles, which order to visit stops in and how to get each route to its driver.
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Delivery route optimization: what software really takes into account
Optimizing routes isn’t just about finding the shortest road. Time windows, loading space, linked pickups and deliveries, truck-suitable roads: here’s what good software has to consider.
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Same-day urgent orders: how to fit them in without redoing the whole route
A customer calls at 10 a.m. with an urgent delivery. How to decide which vehicle takes it, how to update the route and how to let the driver know without stopping the day.