Compartments management

This page describes how to use compartments feature in Axiodis and corresponding key points.

Goals

Manage compartments constraints for the system to be able to take into account different compartments for the vehicles (trucks, trailers) for delivering and/or collecting some products which can not be mixed in same compartments.

Compartments features must be activated in the license to be used.

Data and constraints

Compartments management is available in the "Data and Constraints" module, "Transport resources / Vehicle typologies" screen :

Options on vehicle typologies are proposed about compartments definition (tab "Constraints") :

Compartmented vehicle : option to define if the typology use compartments or not
Compartments unit : option to define which unit must be considered for compartments definition (volume or weight)

Compartments definition can be done (tab "Compartmentalization") as follow:

N°	Theme	Description	Values
1	Loading / Unloading option	Option to define if the system must load/unload or not compartments in the order defined (compartment number)	Yes : The system must load/unload compartments in the order defined (compartment number) No : The system can choose to load/unload compartments in a free order (compartment number)
2	Possible Configurations	Grids to define different alternative configurations possible for the compartment definition.	Label : Configuration name (optional) Floors : Numbers of floors for the configuration definition Quantity capacity : Maximum capacity (in weight or volume depending on the option "Compartments unit" defined in the vehicle typology) for the configuration (calculated automatically and based on the sum of all compartments capacity) Description : Configuration description (optional)
3	Compartments of the configuration	Grids to define configurations details about compartments definition.	N° : Compartment number (automatic value defined by the system) Type : Compartment type (a compartment with a fixed size or variable size, fixed size by default) Floors : Floor number for the compartment Maximal size : Maximal size for the compartment Minimal size : Minimal size for the compartment If fixed type, minimal size = maximal size If variable type, minimal size ≤ maximal size Increment : If fixed type, not used If variable type, increment to increase the size of the compartment (1 by default) Coloration : Color to display on route if compartment content is lower than the threshold defined Coloration Threshold : Threshold considered by the system to highlight routes with at least one compartment under the defined value (0 by default) Use Threshold : Minimum threshold considered by the system to fulfill the compartment (0 by default) Management rules : rules definition about compartment use None: none specific rule for the compartment A single operation (default value): Only one operation is allowed in the compartment Common packaging to operations: Only operations with the same packaging are allowed in the compartment Identical products: Only operations with the same products are allowed in the compartment
4	Products packaging admitted	Grids to define products packaging allowed in the compartments and corresponding management rules.	List of products packaging allowed in the compartment and corresponding management rule for each packaging product : None: none specific rule for the product's packaging Compartment management rule (default value) : Rule defined on the compartment is applied for the product's packaging A single operation: Only one operation is allowed in the compartment for the product's packaging Common packaging to operations: Only operations with the same packaging are allowed in the compartment for the product's packaging Identical products: Only operations with the same products are allowed in the compartment for the product's packaging

Calculation parameters

Compartments parameters are available in the "Data and Constraints" module, "Routes optimization profiles" screen :

Following calculation parameters are available (tab "Optimization settings") :

Value

Label

Description

Values

1405

Sort order of configurations of compartmentalization of one resource

This parameter allows specifying the compartmentalization type that has to be checked on the whole trucks fleet.

0 - No sort

1 - Decreasing total capacity

1412

Limitation on the number of associations operation-compartment tested during a compartmentalization control

Solving a problem subdivision with access to all the compartment is based on the enumeration of different possibilities to assign the operations on the compartments. This parameter specifies the maximum number of associations operation-compartment tested during a compartmentalization control on a route, this in order to reduce the calculation time.

[0-99999]

1423

Possibility to allocate an operation in several compartments

This parameter indicates if it is possible to divide operation into several compartments

0 - An operation must be placed entirely in a single compartment

1 - An operation can be placed on several compartments

Cockpits display

Compartmentalization result is available in different cockpits (planning, execution management) by displaying view "Route Content" in the menu "Perspectives / Windows" :

The view proposes 2 parts :

Graphical display of the resources used on the route (Trucks and/or Trailers) with compartments details and products included in each compartment
Grid with route content details about compartments, customers, transport operations, quantities, ...

Graphical display

Displays management is proposed to configure different options about compartmentalization display :

Option	Description	Values
Display mode	Define the mode to display	Distribution by site : Display the content of the resources used on the route (Trucks and/or Trailers) with a repartition of quantities for each customer site of the route. Compartmentalization : Display the content of the resources used on the route (Trucks and/or Trailers) with compartments details and products included in each compartment.
Free space color	Define the color used to display free space in the compartments
Filled space color	Define the color used to display filled space in the compartments
Outline color	Define the color used to display compartments outlines
Resources display	Define display options about resources of the route	Resource display : Define the information to display on the top of the screen about resources used on the route (Trucks and/or Trailers) None: None information is displayed about resources ID: Resources ID is displayed on the top of the screen Label: Resources label is displayed on the top of the screen ID + Label: Resources ID and label is displayed on the top of the screen Text color : Define the color used to display resources information Text size : Define the size of the text used to display resources information
Products display	Define display options about compartments products	Product display : Define the information to display on the content of each compartment None: None information is displayed about products ID: Product ID is displayed in the compartment Label: Product label is displayed in the compartment ID + Label: Product ID and label is displayed in the compartment Text color : Define the color used to display products information Text size : Define the size of the text used to display products information
Compartments display	Define display option about the compartments definition	None: None information is displayed about the compartment definition Number: Display the number of the compartment Label: Display the label of the compartment Number + label: Display the number + label of the compartment
Occupation display	Define display option about occupation information for each compartment	None : None information is displayed about compartment occupation Percentage : Compartment occupation is displayed in percentage Value : Compartment occupation is displayed in value Percentage + value : Compartment occupation is displayed in percentage and value
Compartmentalization display	Define option about routes step to consider to display the route compartmentalization	After first load: Route compartmentalization displayed corresponds to the route picture after first load sequence Before first unload : Route compartmentalization displayed corresponds to the route picture before first unload sequence Before selected sequence : Route compartmentalization displayed corresponds to the route picture before the selected sequence After selected sequence : Route compartmentalization displayed corresponds to the route picture after the selected sequence
Grouping mode	Define grouping mode to use in the grids to display the compartmentalization details	None : None specific grouping option to display compartments details in the grid By client site : Compartments details are displayed in the grid grouped by customer site By compartment : Compartments details are displayed in the grid grouped by compartment By operation : Compartments details are displayed in the grid grouped by operation By product : Compartments details are displayed in the grid grouped by product

Grid about compartments details

Field	Description
Operation	Operation ID and cut number if the operation has been splitted
Compartment number	Number of the compartment in the truck and/or trailer
Client site	Customer site for the transport operation to deliver or collect
Client site city	City of the customer site
Client site address	Address of the customer site
Product	Product ID and label of the transport operation
Weight	The weight of the transport operation
Volume	The volume of the transport operation
Packaging	Product ID and label of the product packaging
Date/hour of passage	Visit date/hour of the customer to deliver or collect

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