Results

The Results page contains four tabs that provide more detailed information on the results of a Transport Navigator optimization: Charts, Route Summaries, Route Details, and Vehicles.

Note that a high-level summary of results can be found in the KPI Summary, accessed from the status bar.

Charts

The Charts tab contains four visualizations. The charts in the first row can be toggled between Volume, Weight, and Effort by the widget action shown below.

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Field

Description

Volume/Weight/Effort Dispatched

Total volume, weight, or effort dispatched per warehouse for each TN Period.

Volume/Weight/Effort Delivered

Total volume, weight, or effort delivered per warehouse for each TN Period.

Vehicles Dispatched

Number of dispatches per warehouse per TN period.

Vehicles Operating

Number of vehicles operating on at least one route, per warehouse per TN Period.

Route Summary

The Route Summary tab contains results associated with each route, aggregating these results over all legs. The following information can be found for each route in the Routes table:

Field

Description

Vehicle

The vehicle used for the given route.

Departure Time

Time of departure for the route.

Arrival Time

Time of arrival at the warehouse once the route has been completed.

Distance

Total distance traveled in the route.

Number of Stops

Total number of stops made during the trip, equal to the number of customers visited.

Dispatch Weight

Weight of the load at departure from the warehouse.

Dispatch Weight Utilization

Percentage of the vehicle’s available weight capacity used at departure.

Dispatch Volume

Volume of the load at departure from the warehouse.

Dispatch Volume Utilization

Percentage of the vehicle’s available volume capacity used at departure.

Distance Cost

Total cost contribution from distance-based costing for the route.

Hour Cost

Total cost contribution from hour-based costing for the route.

Stop Cost

Total cost of stops over the route.

Dispatch Cost

Cost of dispatching the vehicle from the warehouse.

Vehicle Fixed Cost

Cost for using the vehicle type for a route.

Total Cost

Total cost over all cost buckets.

Route Details

The Route Details tab displays results for each route and route leg. This table mirrors the Route Details table found on the Transport Navigator page in terms of information provided, the difference being that it includes all routes instead of just the ones highlighted on the map. The following results can be found on the Route Details tab for each route-leg combination:

Field

Description

Vehicle

The vehicle’s name that carries this leg/route.

Route Location

The destination location of this leg.

Week

The week number of the year for this delivery.

Leg Start Time

The timestamp when the vehicle departs from the previous stop.

Drive Time

Time taken to travel from the previous stop to the current one.

Arrival Time

The timestamp when the vehicle arrives at this Route Location.

Time Window Begin

Earliest allowed delivery time for this customer.

Time Window End

Latest allowed delivery time for this customer.

Departure

The timestamp when the vehicle departs this location.

Distance

The distance from the previous Route Location to this one.

Volume at Arrival

The volume carried by the vehicle when arriving at this location.

Demand Volume

The demand in volume required by this customer.

Weight at Arrival

The weight carried by the vehicle when arriving at this location.

Demand Weight

The demand in weight required by this customer.

Vehicle Summary

The Vehicle Summary tab shows results for each vehicle over all legs and routes. The following results can be found on the Vehicle Summary tab for each vehicle:

Field

Description

Volume Utilization

Average ratio of used to available volume per route.

Weight Utilization

Average ratio of carried to maximum weight per route.

Time Utilization Driving

Share of driving time in total vehicle operation.

Time Utilization Loading/Unloading

Share of loading/unloading time in total vehicle operation.

Time Utilization Waiting

Share of waiting time in total vehicle operation.

Time Utilization Layover

Share of layover time in total vehicle operation.

Number of Layovers

Total number of layovers taken.

Average Layover Duration

Average duration of the layovers taken.

Stops per Route

Average number of stops made per route.

Distance

Total distance covered by the vehicle.