MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY
Plan shipments leaving production around your real conditions.
Evaluate delivery points, vehicle capacities and resource availability together for shipments from factories and production sites. Build daily or multi-day distribution plans around your operational requirements.
CHALLENGES
What makes manufacturing shipments hard to plan
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Mixed loads and capacity
One vehicle carries products of different weight, volume and unit count (for example pallets). Plans built on a single measure turn into loads that do not fit.
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Factory dispatch hours
Shipments depend on the loading bay’s working hours. When vehicles can leave the factory shapes the whole day’s plan.
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Orders that need special vehicles
Some orders can only travel on vehicles with a tail lift or specific equipment. A wrong vehicle assignment delays the delivery.
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Distant dealers and long trips
Shipments to regional dealers bring driving-time limits, breaks and daily rest into the plan.
HOW TRACKINIA HELPS
How Trackinia plans manufacturing shipments
Multi-dimensional capacity checks
Weight, volume and count capacities (for example pallets) are checked together, and planned utilization is shown for each measure.
Depot and shift calendars
Factory and depot opening calendars, vehicle shifts and company working days are part of the calculation.
The right vehicle for each order
Define the vehicle features an order needs or the vehicles allowed to carry it. The calculation assigns it only to suitable vehicles.
Driving and rest rules
On long shipments, driving-time limits, breaks and daily rest are scheduled on the timeline.
EXAMPLE SCENARIO
Palletised shipments from the factory to regional dealers
A manufacturer ships palletised goods from its factory to dealers in several cities. Some dealers accept deliveries only in the morning, and some orders must travel on vehicles with a tail lift.
Illustrative example: this scenario shows how the product can be used. It is not a customer case or a measured result.
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Orders are imported from a file or through the API, each with its unit count (pallets), weight and delivery window.
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Orders that need a tail lift get that vehicle feature as a requirement.
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The calculation builds routes that respect capacity, delivery windows and driver rest rules together. Work that cannot be planned is listed with a reason.
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The planner reviews the routes on the map and timeline, assigns drivers and publishes the plan.
Relevant Trackinia capabilities
Intelligent Planning and Optimization
Calculates shipment routes that respect capacity, time windows and vehicle suitability rules.
See the details: Intelligent Planning and OptimizationRoute Cost Analysis
Shows each route’s fixed, distance, time, overtime and toll costs as separate items.
See the details: Route Cost AnalysisData Import
Brings order files exported from your own systems, or data sent through the API, into planning.
See the details: Data Import
Frequently asked questions
Are weight, volume and count capacities considered at the same time?
Yes. Vehicle profiles hold several capacity measures and the calculation keeps every one of them within limits. Planned utilization is shown separately for each measure.
Can some orders be restricted to specific vehicles?
Yes. You can set the vehicle features a job needs or the vehicles allowed to carry it, and the calculation assigns it only to suitable vehicles.
Can we plan shipments from more than one factory or depot?
Yes. Several depots can be defined, vehicles have their own start and end depots, and a vehicle can return to a depot to reload when needed.
How is driver rest planned on long-distance shipments?
Breaks and daily rest are added to the route according to the driving and rest rules in the vehicle profile. Routes spanning several days depend on the planning policies in your setup.
Plan your operations more efficiently with Trackinia.
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