Route Optimization

Category: Logistics
Services: Web App, Route Optimization
Stack: React, Node.js

Context

A distribution company was planning its daily delivery routes entirely by hand. Every morning, a dispatcher would spend hours juggling load capacities, driver licenses, zone restrictions, and delivery windows — using a combination of spreadsheets and tribal knowledge. As the operation grew, this process was becoming unsustainable.

Challenge

Manual planning wasn't just slow — it produced systematically suboptimal results. Vehicles regularly departed overloaded or underutilized. Special license requirements (like ADR transport) were occasionally overlooked, creating compliance risk. Clients in adjacent zones were served on different days, inflating fuel costs. And when something changed last-minute, replanning from scratch could take another hour.

Solution

We developed a web platform that automates route generation using an intelligent algorithm that considers load capacity, special license requirements, zone definitions, and delivery time windows simultaneously. A drag-and-drop board lets dispatchers make manual adjustments with real-time validation, so edge cases are handled without breaking the plan. An operational dashboard gives management live visibility into fleet status and daily performance metrics.