My partner is used to PTVxTour2 which offers just a small number of cost-influencing factors such as
- fixed vehicle costs
- vehicle costs per kilometer
- driver costs per hour
- hidden costs per unscheduled order
Now we've heard that there’s a very complex / flexible cost modell behind the optimization through OPTIFLOW. Would it be possible to consider the following factors / story per order?
- if the order is scheduled : “plus 0€” / no additional costs
- if the order isn’t scheduled : “plus xx €” (is that what we call "outsourcing costs"?)
- if the order is scheduled but the time window is violated by “x minutes” : “plus xy €” (with this being cheaper than outsourcing costs)
This approach would enable us to deal with our usual requirement: “order unscheduled” shall be seen as “more disliked than scheduled with small violations”...
Bernd
