| You've
finished Routing and now you have to determine the number
of drivers and power units required? No problem - let Appian's
ResourcePro do it for you. ResourcePro uses robust scheduling
algorithms to assign routes to drivers and trucks and minimize
the resources needed for a week. The Vehicle and Driver assignments
are presented in a Gantt chart format. The chart provides
users the ability to change the assignments, route departure
times, and days manually.
The Gantt chart can be configured
(time scale of hours to weeks), printed or saved for presentations.
A major strength of the ResourcePro's schedule charts is
the graphic representation of the different events (driving,
arrivals, layovers, wait times, etc.) that occur on a route
as it is simulated within a planning horizon. Each event
is presented in a different configuration (color or size
of the bar) to distinguish from each other. The labels on
the bars distinguish routes on the chart. When a route is
dragged and dropped (at a different time or day or resource)
it is automatically re-simulated and scheduled to check
feasibility of the move.
In case of infeasible moves
users are warned of violation. However, you always have
the last say in making the assignments. Important resource
statistics are also presented on the chart for quick reference.
ResourcePro will output all the summary information you
need to put together a bid or schedule your loads for the
next week. The detailed information for each route is also
available through Direct Route. Each can be output to an
Excel file. Furthermore, you can use pictures generated
by ResourcePro for presentations. |