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Vehicle Routing Software Survey
Table 7



Product Solution algorithms
Does system accept soft time windows? How are soft time windows specified? Does routing consider driver skills and specialties?
ArcLogistics y Max Violation Time y
Descartes Routing, Mobile & Telematics Suite y Unlimited y
DISC y Configurable y
IBM ILOG Transportation Analyst y Window Earliness/lateness penalties y
JOpt.AAS y fuzzy Cost based Genetic Algorithm y
JOpt.SDK y Fuzzy Cost based Genetic Algorithm y
Optrak vehicle routing software y Configurable rules y
Paragon Routing and Scheduling Optimizer y   y
Roadnet Transportation Suite y Time window priority by customer y
StreetSync Basic      
StreetSync Desktop      
StreetSync Pro y Time range - early/late penalties y
TMW Appian Direct Route y fixed time with +/- factors y
TruckStops VRS     y
WebSTARS 5.4 y allowable delay time  

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