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Routing and palletizing calculated together

The route is built knowing what fits in each truck. When the two calculations run apart, the truck leaves with paid capacity unused.

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Overhead still life: pallet mockup with blocks, a route sheet between delivery stops and a clipboard on a light desk.

The truck leaves with a safety margin because nobody knows whether the load fits. When the route closes without that data, paid capacity goes unused.

Traditional planning separates two connected decisions. The pallet is built first or the route is closed first. One decision constrains the other.

A poorly built pallet forces a change in the delivery sequence. A route closed too early leaves free space in the box.

One calculation

Geodot calculates routing and palletizing in the same pass. Smart Palletizing defines how to stack the load, layer by layer.

It respects fragility, returnables and unload sequence. Routing orders the deliveries with that capacity already factored in.

The route is built knowing what fits in each truck. Dispatch stops choosing between filling the unit and meeting the window.

What appears when both run together

The capacity that was being paid for without use becomes visible. Orders are assigned to units with the load already resolved.

The result of a beverage operation in production is documented in the bottler case study.

Kilometers on record

Every kilometer avoided is fuel not burned. Routing records the kilometers per route.

That record is the basis for the emissions calculation your company reports, using the factor for each vehicle type.

Where to start

Load one day of orders, constraints and fleet. Compare the current plan with the joint route-and-load calculation.

That difference is the starting point for the committee. The calculator estimates how much capacity remains free.

Calculate the savings.

These practices, applied to your operation

In a demo we show you how Geodot works on your warehouse and transport processes.