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<blockquote data-quote="JL 0513" data-source="post: 1286725" data-attributes="member: 50088"><p>Is does some clever things in my experience, but there are a lot of flaws. </p><p></p><p>It works best when everything lines up just right with all the timing being just right. That's the challenge. The biggest problem is pickups. If we didn't have a pickup schedule, such a system would work seamlessly. If you're ahead of schedule or behind schedule then it blows up. I find I have to adjust lunch periods in order to have things line up right. Sometimes I take 30 minutes, sometimes 45 minutes (for my afternoon lunch). Then the rest of my lunch at the end of the day. If I were to take my full hour together, I'd be behind. What I mean by all this is that Orion creates a path that efficiently leads you closest to your first P/U. And then, depending on other p/u's, bases stops along that path. </p><p>Every route and situation is different so it's hard to explain. </p><p></p><p>Every day is worked very differently. Before Orion, each day would follow a similar delivery order. With Orion, every day is a new adventure. </p><p></p><p>The algorithms of Orion are based on determining the shortest distance between stops. The computer doesn't consider much else. You MUST back a lot to achieve the mileage it has estimated for your day. It expects you to change directions often (not proceeding around the block). Thus using driveways. It has you walking across a lot more roads. main ones too. </p><p></p><p>The flaws will be very difficult to ever overcome because computers don't consider the millions of real world variables that we as human beings were adjusting for before. </p><p></p><p>It's easy to come up with the shortest distances when all you're doing is connecting dots on a map which is essentially what Orion is doing, it's another story when you're in a big truck in an ever changing environment with changing circumstances.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JL 0513, post: 1286725, member: 50088"] Is does some clever things in my experience, but there are a lot of flaws. It works best when everything lines up just right with all the timing being just right. That's the challenge. The biggest problem is pickups. If we didn't have a pickup schedule, such a system would work seamlessly. If you're ahead of schedule or behind schedule then it blows up. I find I have to adjust lunch periods in order to have things line up right. Sometimes I take 30 minutes, sometimes 45 minutes (for my afternoon lunch). Then the rest of my lunch at the end of the day. If I were to take my full hour together, I'd be behind. What I mean by all this is that Orion creates a path that efficiently leads you closest to your first P/U. And then, depending on other p/u's, bases stops along that path. Every route and situation is different so it's hard to explain. Every day is worked very differently. Before Orion, each day would follow a similar delivery order. With Orion, every day is a new adventure. The algorithms of Orion are based on determining the shortest distance between stops. The computer doesn't consider much else. You MUST back a lot to achieve the mileage it has estimated for your day. It expects you to change directions often (not proceeding around the block). Thus using driveways. It has you walking across a lot more roads. main ones too. The flaws will be very difficult to ever overcome because computers don't consider the millions of real world variables that we as human beings were adjusting for before. It's easy to come up with the shortest distances when all you're doing is connecting dots on a map which is essentially what Orion is doing, it's another story when you're in a big truck in an ever changing environment with changing circumstances. [/QUOTE]
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