15 vehicles
Best vehicle consolidation
Deliveries100
Total weight30,000 kg
Fleet utilisation92.9%
Average route load93.5%
Total route timeNot recorded
Main weakness
Geographically scattered routes
London Shared Delivery Optimizer
V2 vs V3 vs V4
Comparison of three optimisation stages using the 100-delivery, 30-tonne London shared-delivery benchmark. The objective is to minimise total operating cost while maintaining practical delivery routes.
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Better control of long routes
Deliveries100
Total weight30,000 kg
Total route time
4,438 min / 73h 58m
Average route
261 min / 4h 21m
Longest route
399 min / 6h 39m
Main weakness
Long routes still remain
18 vehicles
Strongest route-time result so far
Deliveries100
Total weight30,000 kg
Total route time
3,442 min / 57h 22m
Average route
191.2 min / 3h 11m
Longest route
325 min / 5h 25m
Google Matrix Cache
Enabled
Distance Data
Enabled
Side-by-side Benchmark
| Metric | V2 | V3 | V4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deliveries | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Total Weight | 30 tonnes | 30 tonnes | 30 tonnes |
| Vehicles Used | 15 | 17 | 18 |
| Total Route Time | Not recorded | 73h 58m | 57h 22m |
| Average Route Time | Not recorded | 4h 21m | 3h 11m |
| Longest Route | Not recorded | 6h 39m | 5h 25m |
| Fleet Load Utilisation | 92.9% | Strong | Strong |
| Google Matrix Cache | No | No | Yes |
| Distance Matrix Data | No | No | Yes |
V2 did not save route-duration data, therefore its historical
driver-hours cannot be directly compared with V3 and V4.
V3 → V4 Improvement
22.4% Less Total Route Time
4,438 minutes reduced to 3,442 minutes.
16h 36m Saved
996 fewer total route minutes.
74 Minutes Shorter
Longest route reduced from 399 to 325 minutes.
Commercial Optimisation Target
The lowest vehicle count is not automatically the cheapest delivery solution. Additional vehicles can reduce driver hours, mileage and operational risk.
Total Operating Cost =
Vehicle Fixed Cost +
Driver Time Cost +
Mileage Cost
The primary V4 benchmark should therefore become £ cost per 100 deliveries.
Current Conclusion
V2 achieved the strongest vehicle consolidation. V3 improved route-time control. V4 currently delivers the strongest route-time performance and introduces a reusable Google Route Matrix cache with distance data.
The next commercial test is determining whether V4 produces the lowest total operating cost.