Transport Navigator Module
Transport Navigator is a tactical planning module designed to help you create efficient, reliable, and cost-effective fixed-route transportation plans within your supply chain network.
Built as an advanced extension to the SC Navigator platform, Transport Navigator focuses on a key area not addressed by traditional network design tools: how should transportation be structured to best support the network you’ve designed?
Transport Navigator enables you to design fixed transport routes and determine the optimal fleet size needed to support them. It balances numerous objectives, including delivery performance, vehicle capacity, and cost efficiency, to help you build transport plans that are both operationally feasible and aligned with long-term strategic goals.
Why Use Transport Navigator?
Transport Navigator provides planning insights that go beyond high-level flow decisions. By using cutting-edge optimization algorithms, it helps you to:
Reduce the number of vehicles needed by consolidating and optimizing delivery routes
Lower delivery costs and travel time while maintaining service levels
Respect customer delivery windows and other constraints
Improve vehicle utilization and reduce idle capacity
Build repeatable routes that support regular transport operations
The module considers real-world factors, such as vehicle load limits, delivery timing preferences, and pre-assigned or required routes, to create transport plans that are efficient and practical.
What it is Designed For
Transport Navigator helps you create transport strategies that guide how your logistics should work in practice - not in real time, but as a structured, repeatable plan. It is ideal for answering questions like:
What fixed routes should we run between our facilities and customers?
How many vehicles do we need in order to operate these routes effectively?
How can we reduce costs while still meeting delivery commitments?
What it is Not Designed For
Transport Navigator is not an operational routing or execution tool. It does not handle live dispatching, daily shipment planning, or last-mile dynamic routing. Instead, it provides a tactical foundation for transport operations by helping you define the most effective way to move goods across your network on a regular, repeatable basis.
Getting Started With Transport Navigator
To help you get started with Transport Navigator, we have created a step-by-step user guide that walks you through the entire process, from preparing and uploading your data, to configuring routes and interpreting the results. Whether you’re new to fixed-route planning or looking to explore advanced features, this guide will show you how to make the most of the module and build efficient, data-driven transport plans.