Dispatch and Routing Logic

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Dispatch and Routing Logic
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Dispatch and Routing Logic

• Maps and Grids
• Zips vs. Full Street Breakdown.
• Methods of Route Planning
• Whirlpool Method vs. Flower Pedal Method.
• Planning of furthest vs. closest routes.
• Benefits of multiple PU and delivery plans.

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Dispatch and Routing Logic

• Pickup Routing Logic
• Pickup routed based on grid or override logic in
  Customer Maintenance File.
• New customer or one with no grid routes to LOG
  route.
• Shippers from previous days calls can be
  automatically added to database(ob.csr 10).
• Customers can be automatically gridded (ib.maint
  72).

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1) Break Bulk Route Find route based on terminal
set up in Destination Door File.2) Inbond Route
by Bond Shed and appropriate route or default
Bond Shed Rte.3) To Carrier If carrier is
listed in the Street File it can be associated
with a grid and routed with daily delivery routes
or to a specific carrier route.
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4) If a pro, based on the Consignees customer
number finds a match in the Customer File, it
will use that grid number and find the route
associated with that grid.
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5) If a pro, based on the first 6 characters of
the Consignees Name and first 6 characters of
the Consignees Address finds a match in the
Customer File , it will use that grid and find
the route associated with that grid.
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Customer Maintenance File Match by Customer
Number (4) or Customer Name (5) and then find the
assigned Grid Number.
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In the Grid Master File, Grid 807500 is assigned
to Route SKO. This is done with the Short Grid
Entry Program (ib.maint 71)
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Grid has a route and sequence associated with it.
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6) To route a pro by city name, it will look for
a record in the Street File that matches the city
and zip/postal code combination for the pros
consignee.
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7) Route by Pro Address It will Route by
matching consignee street name, zip code, and
street number to a record in the Street File.
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7) A match is found in Street File (below) with
the corresponding Grid and the assigned Route.
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Matching Street Name.
Matching Zip or Postal Code.
Street Number falls within Range.
Assigned to Grid, which is assigned to Route.
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8) To route the pro by zip code, it will find a
match for the consignees zip or postal code to a
record in the Street File. (Code entered is
ZIP)
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Conditions for Override Routing Logic
includeOverride Weight above a certain weight
(set in Control File) and a shipment will route
to an override route. Customer Override Route
Certain customer requirements may call for them
to be taken out of the regular geographical
routing logic and assigned to another
route.Override C.O.D. Amount If a pros C.O.D.
amount is above the limit set in the Control
File, they can be routed to a Hold or Arrival
Notify route until payment is assured.Accessorial
Code Delivery Codes have accessorial codes or
keywords associated with them and can also be
routed to an override route. (Example
below)Credit Code Certain credit codes in the
Customer File may call for their freight to be
routed out of the regular routing logic. (Ex
HLD Hold route)
Keyword Triggers Override Routing Logic.