https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-network-analyst-questions/vehicle-routing-problem-intercity-delivery/m-p/1001557#M7298 <P>Dear ArcMap users,</P><P>I am fairly new to ArcMap, I am aiming to solve a vehicle routing problem for my university course work. This involves delivering 20 stores within NSW, Australia from distribution center (DC) based in Sydney metro region, on a weekly basis. Of these 20 stores, 5 are located far from the DC, the farthest is about 650 km, taking about 11 hours (with speed assumed at 60 kms/hr).&nbsp;</P><P>These 5 stores get "Hard time window"&nbsp;violation, possibly because I have the store open time between 7 AM till 5 PM and DC open hours between 5 AM till 4 PM. <STRONG>I am seeking to understand, is there a way to model multiple day delivery trip for such intercity stores (i.e., deliver on Tuesday with overnight rest stops)?</STRONG> I have attached a screen capture of map and attribute information for routes (Note: Time &amp; distance set to weekly values).</P><P>Note: I am free to choose more than 1 distribution center, but, my rational to leave one in Sydney is its proximity to the harbor for stocking and more than one leads to higher maintenance cost.</P><P>Any help or suggestion is much appreciated. Please let me know, if I missed any information or have questions.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 14 Nov 2020 21:07:20 GMT ArunManoharan 2020-11-14T21:07:20Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-network-analyst-questions/vehicle-routing-problem-intercity-delivery/m-p/1001557#M7298 <P>Dear ArcMap users,</P><P>I am fairly new to ArcMap, I am aiming to solve a vehicle routing problem for my university course work. This involves delivering 20 stores within NSW, Australia from distribution center (DC) based in Sydney metro region, on a weekly basis. Of these 20 stores, 5 are located far from the DC, the farthest is about 650 km, taking about 11 hours (with speed assumed at 60 kms/hr).&nbsp;</P><P>These 5 stores get "Hard time window"&nbsp;violation, possibly because I have the store open time between 7 AM till 5 PM and DC open hours between 5 AM till 4 PM. <STRONG>I am seeking to understand, is there a way to model multiple day delivery trip for such intercity stores (i.e., deliver on Tuesday with overnight rest stops)?</STRONG> I have attached a screen capture of map and attribute information for routes (Note: Time &amp; distance set to weekly values).</P><P>Note: I am free to choose more than 1 distribution center, but, my rational to leave one in Sydney is its proximity to the harbor for stocking and more than one leads to higher maintenance cost.</P><P>Any help or suggestion is much appreciated. Please let me know, if I missed any information or have questions.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 14 Nov 2020 21:07:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-network-analyst-questions/vehicle-routing-problem-intercity-delivery/m-p/1001557#M7298 ArunManoharan 2020-11-14T21:07:20Z