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| Topic Started: Mar 29 2011, 12:17 PM (599 Views) | |
| broberts | Mar 29 2011, 12:17 PM Post #1 |
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• SNS TourSolver is more than just a State planning tool for deliveries from one RSS to multiple PODs. It can also be used by Regional and Local SNS planners. TourSolver can be used to optimize regional and local route planning in those scenarios where intermediate distribution nodes are used to complete distribution to the PODs. SNS TourSolver is a flexible and powerful route optimization tool that can be used to improve response planning for both single- and multi-stage routing. We’re Standing By – Contact Us for Assistance! Questions, issues, or problems using SNS TourSolver? Don’t hesitate to contact us for assistance. Please contact Rick Pietz (eoj3@cdc.gov) or Bob Roberts, C2Logix Route Optimization Consultant (broberts@c2logix.com), and we’ll work with you to get the most out of SNS TourSolver. |
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| broberts | Mar 29 2011, 12:18 PM Post #2 |
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• Staff from C2Logix, the developer of SNS TourSolver, are available for one-on-one online sessions to help you learn how to use TourSolver, to assist with challenges you face when using the software for disaster planning, or to help advanced users go to the next level with more complicated routing scenarios. The goal of the sessions will be to enable Users to generate plans and corrective action reports, which may allow you to receive TAR exercise credits. Users may also be trained on updating plans in the event of an actual emergency. These one-on-one sessions are an enhancement to the typical support provided for the SNS TourSolver, such as the SNS Modeling Forum (www.snsmodeling.org). To schedule an online meeting, please contact Rick Pietz (eoj3@cdc.gov) or Bob Roberts, C2Logix Route Optimization Consultant (broberts@c2logix.com), and provide your complete contact information (phone, title, address) along with available time windows. Mr. Pietz or Mr. Roberts will call you back to schedule a session. We hope that you will take advantage of this expanded TourSolver support and training opportunity! |
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| broberts | Mar 29 2011, 12:18 PM Post #3 |
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• Check to see if the Customer quantity settings are more than the Resource capacity settings. For example, if you have a customer with a quantity of (10) and the capacity of the resources are less than (10), TourSolver will give you this error. At this point, the easiest way to correct this is to create duplicate customers. Let's say you have (10) in the quantity field for a customer and your resource capacities are (8). TourSolver will not route this. In your Excel spreadsheet, duplicate this customer to make (2) entries; (1) with a quantity of (8) and (1) with a quantity of (2). |
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| broberts | Mar 29 2011, 12:19 PM Post #4 |
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•Q: Is there a way to tell TourSolver that some resources cannot go to certain customers, whether that be because of size or other restrictions? A: You can set up a Characteristics parameter in your Customer and Resource Excel spreadsheets. For an example, the truck size can be added to both and match them in the "Characteristics" parameter in the TS Wizard so that TS knows what truck size can go to each customer. |
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| broberts | Mar 29 2011, 12:21 PM Post #5 |
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•Is TourSolver compatable with intelligent transportation systems? Can I download the routes generated from TourSolver and use them with my intelligent transportation system? •Depending on your intelligent transportation system (ITS), you may be able to import the Text Export with Combined Routes, which will contain the X and Y coordinate, route and sequence number. An ITS display using GIS should be able to use this data. TourSolver does have the capability of using historical average travel speeds from ITS for individual road segments based on time of day (e.g., 15 mph between 8-9, 35 mph between 9-10AM, 65 mph between 10-11AM, etc.). However, this would need to be set-up for each location and is not available on the SNS Toursolver website. |
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