Implement delivery dispatch courier routing optimization using real-time traffic data to minimize estimated time of arrival across an active fleet

domain: delivery dispatch / courier routing · 6 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Integrate a real-time traffic data provider (such as a mapping API with live traffic) to retrieve current estimated travel times between the restaurant and each pending delivery address
  2. Maintain a live driver state table tracking each courier's current location, active order count, and estimated completion time of their current drop
  3. When a new order arrives, score each available courier by computing the sum of: estimated drive time from courier location to restaurant plus estimated drive time from restaurant to customer address
  4. Assign the order to the courier with the lowest composite ETA score, subject to maximum concurrent order constraints per courier
  5. Push the assignment to the courier's mobile app via a push notification or delivery platform driver API, including the pickup time target derived from kitchen prep time estimates
  6. Monitor actual delivery times against ETA predictions and feed back residuals to recalibrate the traffic-adjusted scoring model

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