topic VRP Question in ArcGIS Network Analyst Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-network-analyst-questions/vrp-question/m-p/27617#M271 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>I am running a vehicle routing problem analysis with two routes, 56 orders, and four depots (a beginning and ending depot for each route).&nbsp; I have designated the starting and ending depots, and drawn route zones for each route which contain the orders currently on the routes.&nbsp; My goal is to reassign orders to improve efficiency.&nbsp; Upon changing the route zones from "hard" to "soft", the orders designated to each route did not change; however, the sequence for one route did.&nbsp; It reduced the distance by two miles, and the time by five minutes. I have attached PDFs of the two variations of the VRP analysis.&nbsp; The ending depot for the southern route (the one that changed) is below order labeled 37, but kind of hard to see.&nbsp; <SPAN style="line-height: 1.5;">I am using StreetMap Premium for my network data set.</SPAN></P><P></P><P>I know the distance/time change is negligible, and I am not concerned with it.&nbsp; What I am concerned with is the reason why this happened, which I do not understand.&nbsp; I thought route zones affected the order assignments to routes, not the sequence.&nbsp; I am presenting this information to members of the accounting department at my company, and I need to be able to answer why this happened/how I came up with the proposed changes.&nbsp; <SPAN style="line-height: 1.5;">I am pretty new to Network Analyst, so any help would be greatly appreciated!</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Mar 2015 14:39:24 GMT GarrettMelvin 2015-03-06T14:39:24Z VRP Question https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-network-analyst-questions/vrp-question/m-p/27617#M271 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>I am running a vehicle routing problem analysis with two routes, 56 orders, and four depots (a beginning and ending depot for each route).&nbsp; I have designated the starting and ending depots, and drawn route zones for each route which contain the orders currently on the routes.&nbsp; My goal is to reassign orders to improve efficiency.&nbsp; Upon changing the route zones from "hard" to "soft", the orders designated to each route did not change; however, the sequence for one route did.&nbsp; It reduced the distance by two miles, and the time by five minutes. I have attached PDFs of the two variations of the VRP analysis.&nbsp; The ending depot for the southern route (the one that changed) is below order labeled 37, but kind of hard to see.&nbsp; <SPAN style="line-height: 1.5;">I am using StreetMap Premium for my network data set.</SPAN></P><P></P><P>I know the distance/time change is negligible, and I am not concerned with it.&nbsp; What I am concerned with is the reason why this happened, which I do not understand.&nbsp; I thought route zones affected the order assignments to routes, not the sequence.&nbsp; I am presenting this information to members of the accounting department at my company, and I need to be able to answer why this happened/how I came up with the proposed changes.&nbsp; <SPAN style="line-height: 1.5;">I am pretty new to Network Analyst, so any help would be greatly appreciated!</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Mar 2015 14:39:24 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-network-analyst-questions/vrp-question/m-p/27617#M271 GarrettMelvin 2015-03-06T14:39:24Z