Distribution centres facilitate the order processing and delivery to customers Distribution centres can be created as described in Creating a distribution centre
To make configuration easier, we've split Distribution Centre settings into three sections:
Basics – General information and key details.
Operating Hours – Define working hours and availability.
Execution Settings – Control operational preferences and rules
Distribution centre parameters are described in the table below.
Table 1 – Distribution centre parameters description
Parameter | Description | Mandatory? | Affects Automatic Planning? | How? |
Name | Distribution centre name. | Yes | No |
Reference number | The DC's unique reference to be used in the system. This reference is required to ensure more effective operation with them via API. Start typing the DC name, and the Reference number field will be auto-filled. A reference may consist of letters and/or numbers.
| Yes | No |
Address | Distribution centre address can be filled by clicking the point on the map or by typing in any part of the address with automatic search by the integrated geocoding system. | Yes | Yes | Point of route. |
Phone | Distribution centre address can be filled by clicking the point on the map or by typing in any part of the address with automatic search by the integrated geocoding system. | Yes | Yes | Point of route. |
Dispatcher | This parameter is not specified when creating a distribution centre: it is filled automatically after creating the Glossary with the Dispatcher role and the current distribution centre selected. Such user can perform planning for the distribution centre. | No | No |
Driving time correction factor | This setting is found in vehicle settings within constraints. This setting allows you to adjust the driving time for a specific DC. Driving time correction factor set up at the DC level is used as a default value for all the vehicles of this DC, but can be changed for a specific vehicle, if necessary (see Vehicle parameters ). | No | Yes | Applying the driving time correction factor makes the driving time and the overall schedule look more realistic. |
Daily driving limit | Limits the driving hours per working day. This field is used for quick changing of Duty time limit parameter for all Glossary assigned to the distribution centre. | No | Yes | Orders will be planned taking into account the daily driving limit of a driver. |
Run duration limit | Maximum run duration per shift. This may be useful for cases when your driver makes multiple runs each day and you want to restrict the time each run can take. | No | Yes | Run duration limit of a driver can not be longer than the specified value. |
Duty time limit | Limits the total working hours of a driver during the day, which includes driving, loading and unloading, waiting, etc. This field is used for quick changing of Duty time limit parameter for all Glossary assigned to the distribution centre. | No | Yes | Orders will be planned taking into account the duty time limit of a driver. |
Collections only after deliveries | This setting is used if you want all your collections to be planned after all your deliveries. | No | Yes | Sets the orders sequence within one vehicle run. |
Start and End points of day | This setting is found in driver settings > execution This setting allows drivers to start and end their work day at locations other than the depot. The "Distribution centre" is used by default. For more details, see Start and End Points of Day . | No | Yes | This setting defines the location where the driver will start and end his work day. |
Time of operations | Days of week and "from… to…" time for each day when the distribution centre is ready to deal with orders loading to vehicles. The default time of operations is set on the Time windows screen of the Settings tab.The DC operation time will be used by default as the driver's Driver parameters . Thus, when creating a new driver, you do not have to set availability hours individually - just use the default ones. But you can also change these values any time, if necessary. For your convenience, use the buttons next to the time windows :
 | Yes | Yes | Loading time should be within the operations time of the distribution centre. |
