In the Maxoptra System, new orders can be created manually or imported, as described in "Creating orders" and "Importing orders".
Order parameters example is displayed in the figure below.
Figure 1 – Order parameters
Order parameters are described in the table below.
Table 1 – Order parameters description
Parameter | Description | Required? | Affects Automatic Planning? | How? |
Group: General | |||
Order reference | Order UID (unique identifier), can be taken from the external system while importing orders or specified manually. If none of these is applied, the System generates ID automatically (mIDxxxxx). Order reference should be unique within the System. Corresponding validation is performed. | No | Manual input is not required. | No |
Distribution centre | Distribution centre from which orders should be delivered. If there is only one distribution centre in the System, it is selected automatically. | Yes | Yes | Point of route. |
Priority | Order priority. | Yes | Yes |
Vehicle requirements | Special requirements for vehicles carrying goods. The orders that can be transferred by a vehicle according to these requirements. | No | Yes | Only vehicles able to transfer orders of the appropriate type can be selected for the order delivery. |
Additional instructions | Brief optional comment for the order. | No | No |
Client name | Name of the business customer (company) which ordered orders transfer. | No | No |
Contact person | The name of client employee which is the contact person for this particular order. | No | No |
Contact number | Phone number of the person specified in the Contact person field. | No | No |
| Contact e-mail | E-mail of the person specified in the Contact person field. | No | No |
Location | Customer location or another address the order should be delivered to. | Yes | Yes | Point of route. If customer location is selected, its parameters also affect planning. |
| Territory | Territory to which an order belongs | No | Yes |
| Stop sequence | The sequence of orders within one route. | ||
Operation time windows | Date and "from… to…" time when an order should be delivered. | Yes | Yes |
Volume | Orders volume specified in units configured globally for the account. | Yes | Yes |
Weight | Orders weight specified in units configured globally for the account. | Yes | Yes |
Operation duration | Is taken from the customer location by default. Can be redefined. | Yes | Yes |
Collection order | To destine this order as ‘Collection’. It is an option to differentiate the type of order if it will be ‘Delivery’ order (then it have to be blank) or it will be ‘Collection’ order (then it have to be ticked). | No | Yes |
Return packages | Return package requirement. | No | No |
| Actual cost | No | No | |