Choosing the optimal shipping warehouse
When to use
When several warehouses have enough of the same goods, and planning has to decide which one to deliver from.
Diagram
How to implement
By specifying alternative shipping warehouses. For equivalent shipping warehouses, specify the same demand_key so that the planner chooses the optimal warehouse itself.
Examples
Example 1
If one DROP delivery point has three alternative PICKUP shipping warehouses, the planner chooses the PICKUP that is optimal by mileage.
Choosing the optimal shipping warehouse 1
Example 2
There are two orders:
- The first order has 3 alternative PICKUP points. It can be delivered from any store.
- The second order is bound to the store whs_1. It can only be delivered from that store.
The planner builds the route so that both orders are delivered from the store whs_1.
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