GeoRoute can address the following requirements, many of them unique to mail delivery operations:
- Build routes using postal codes (such as ZIP+4) or any other form of street sections used for mail sorting, and which typically must be kept in the same route.
- Handle separately each side of the street, as they may be assigned to different routes.
- Allocate mail sorting time to each route based on mail volume.
- Include required stops at extra pouch boxes.
- Zigzag narrow and/or lightly populated streets where allowed and more efficient.
- Account for several possible transport modes or combination of modes to travel between the depot and route start/end points (e.g., public transit + walking to/from bus stop), or during delivery (e.g. park & loop routes). Appropriate parameters (e.g., speed, need to account for one-ways) are applied to each travel mode.
This results in a more accurate evaluation of each route's duration. Based on this evaluation, GeoRoute’s optimization tools design routes that include as much delivery time as possible, while respecting maximum workday duration and minimizing travel time. This normally translates into a reduced number of routes for a given area.
