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Delivery Trip

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  • February 6, 2024

Delivery Trip

A Delivery Trip records Customer Deliveries in one vehicle.

Additional stops can be incorporated, and a Submitted Delivery Note can be linked to each customer.

1. How to create a Delivery Trip

A Delivery Trip can be created from a Delivery Note by clicking on ‘Create > Delivery Trip’.

  1. Navigate to: Stock > Stock Transactions > Delivery Trip > New.
  2. Choose the Driver and Vehicle, and create them if they’re not already available.
  3. Specify the date and departure date along with the time.
  4. Include customers for delivery stops; if already set, the address will be automatically retrieved.
  5. Customers can also be retrieved by selecting ‘Get customers from > Delivery Note’. To add additional Delivery Stops, click on the Add Row button before finalizing:
  6. Save and submit.

2. Features

2.1 Calculate Estimated Arrival Times

If both the Customer address and the Driver address are configured, you can compute the estimated arrival time for the deliveries. This information is obtained from Google Maps.

2.2 Optimize Route

Using Google Maps, the best route for the deliveries will be calculated.

  1. Packing Slip
  2. Shipping Rule