One of the most important tasks of a planner is to properly schedule the work of a team of suppliers. This includes determining the best routes to take and optimizing the distribution of tasks - from geographic zones, to the selection of drivers, the assignment of orders and all the steps of further effective execution. One sudden change in an order or an incorrect address to which a driver is dispatched has serious consequences for the entire process. The situation becomes difficult to "manually" control and foresee any consequences, and this exposes the company to additional costs and ultimately customer dissatisfaction. 

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What do logistics specialists recommend?

Logistics chain and planning specialists recommend automating the process. Intelligent systems, built on the basis of artificial intelligence algorithms and the practical knowledge of professionals, support humans and improve plans at lightning speed, taking into account any ad hoc changes. Routes are recalculated constantly, addresses are geocoded, and constant contact with drivers keeps them updated with guidelines, so there is no question of mistakes and wrong prediction of arrival time. The company becomes a trustworthy partner, costs are minimized and profits are increased, thanks to better planning of office work and drivers.

Understand route optimization and business benefits

Automation is possible at every stage of work and brings a number of benefits to the company.

• Starting an assignment. AutoMapa #lastmile accompanies employees from the moment they create a new order. The entered data is saved and then geocoded. This guarantees the correctness of the data and its unification. In this way, the order is correctly located on the map.
• Allocation of responsibilities to human resources. The next step is for the system to assign a given order to the appropriate employee. AutoMapa matches them on the basis of time, availability, vehicle parameters or previously created operational zones and their corresponding persons. In this way, the order is assigned to the right driver each time, which guarantees efficient fleet management and full utilization of the capabilities of its employees.
• Route determination and order execution. AutoMapa #lastmile determines optimal routes and accurately estimates the time to reach the destination, all while taking into account the current road conditions and making changes on the fly, imperceptibly. 
• Reporting. The #lastmile system makes it possible to control the effects of work in real time and create detailed reports at the end of the day. At-risk orders, delays and notes from employees appear on operator dashboards.

Key aspects of automation in route planning

The key in route planning is to optimize all possible aspects. Without the #lastmile system, this would be very difficult and labor-intensive, and in some cases even impossible to calculate. Important from the employee's point of view is the fact that most of the activities take place completely automatically and do not require additional human vigilance. This greatly simplifies and speeds up daily duties.

Managing a group of drivers together with AutoMapa is much simpler and more effective than before.

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Benefits of route optimization

AutoMapa #lastmile was created for work planners, logisticians and all employees performing their duties behind the wheel - couriers, sales representatives, suppliers or appraisers. The system is not only the ability to effectively divide duties among mobile workers and manage many people at the same time, but also a number of modern process optimization solutions that make work easier and improve its effects.

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Optimizing routes for drivers has many advantages. Such as the already mentioned simplification and shortening of daily tasks. The system is able to perform some of the duties automatically. Manual route optimization is a very difficult and labor-intensive task. Meanwhile, AutoMapa has at its disposal a lot of data, collected and updated on a continuous basis - about the type of road, current situation on the route, traffic congestion, as well as its condition: tolls, all kinds of restrictions, bans, repair works or other potential obstructions. Based on them, routes are adjusted according to the customer's preferences: number of stops, travel time, distance or selected time windows. 

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