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DiPS
Bridge House
BEWDLEY
Worcestershire
England
DY12 1AB
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The Daily Planning module takes sales
orders and optimises delivery schedules utilising the depot network
(with fixed or variable boundaries) and vehicles available. An
interface between DiPS and mainframe computers to transfer order and
route information is available as a standard feature of the package.
Tailored interface programs are developed as part of the standard
installation process. Links have been developed for packages such as
SAP, JBA, JDE, OPUS, and many other bespoke SOP and Warehouse
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| All data is vetted and sorted on
entry and can include customer address details and access
restrictions as well as order information. Once in the database
order data may be amended at any time, either by manual intervention
or further downloads of order data. Orders may be input using simple
unit totals or with a more complex arrangement including individual
product codes, employing the DiPS system to dynamically calculate
unit totals from the product code information. |
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| All or some of the routes may be
wholly or partially initialised by the load planner starting the
scheduling process with a pre-defined fixed route pattern if required.
The program is able to make multiple passes through the data to solve
all the constraints that have been placed on the solution. For example,
if different priority orders exist, it is possible to schedule higher
priority orders first in order to maximise vehicle capacities in the
early passes followed by lower priority "fillers" in later passes.
Different fleet profiles and multi-day or multi-trip routes are also
planned automatically without pre-defined user interaction.
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| Once the DAYPLAN run is complete these
routes will be saved on the central database. It has been found in
practice that about 85% of these routes are directly acceptable. This
leaves much more time per route for a load planner to concentrate on the
more difficult areas of the day's plan.This program will also build carrier
lists according to user defined constraints of order size and location.
Subsequent vehicle routes may choose to take orders off these existing
carrier lists if it is economical to do so.
For more information on Costing
click on this link. All the required checks are made on
time and load constraints using the road network travel times and
warning messages advise the user of anything illegal. Visual displays
for Orders not assigned to Trips by varying priority ensure that nothing
is missed from the plan. Re-optimisation of the calls in a route is
provided as an option. |
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| A wide range of standard reports are available
from the DiPS system, but if specific designs are necessary, individual
routines may be developed to govern any requirements. In the past, these
have taken the form of Driver's loading and running sheets, and Customer
Service Centre prints. As with Order Download, the interface of route
information back to warehouse managements systems to facilitate picking
list or loading plan generation is part of the standard package. Route
information is also used in conjunction with other technologies, such as
satellite tracking. The Route and Order Statistics Files, which are
automatically gathered by the daily operation, are also able to provide
all the necessary data to drive a number of Management Reporting Modules
using spreadsheet programs and are fully integrated with the DiPS
Strategic Planning System. |
For more information or to arrange a demonstration
of DiPS software please phone 01299 400528
or email sales@dips.co.uk.
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