Re-Dispatch Routes

From the main menu, select Dispatchà Routes.

1. Use the drop-down menu to select the correct Branch identifier
2. Set the From date to the day that the routes are to be dispatched (defaults to the current date); edit the time if necessary (earliest time that trucks can depart)
3. Set the To date to the last day routes should be dispatched (same date as From unless routes are scheduled to leave after midnight); edit the time if necessary (latest time that trucks can depart)
4. Select Search; all routes that meet the set search criteria should now be displayed
5. Use the mouse tool to hover over and review route info, or use the menu tools to make additional route adjustments and/or edits if necessary

Figure 24—Dispatch Routes

Load Unloaded Orders - Review and load any orders that are not currently loaded on a route

Invert Route—Reverses the order of delivery of the stops, from first to last

Reschedule - Reschedule the dispatch date of the route

Export - Export the finalized routes back to DirectRoute and/or an Order Management Module

Optimize—Use to reposition stops on a route, after changes have been made to stops that affect delivery dates/times

Reschedule—Reschedule stop delivery window times and/or date

Move Stops—Move stops between routes, from one to another

Audit—Provides a brief overview of events that have occurred