UPS To Enhance Orion With Continuous Delivery Route Optimization
29 Janvier 2020 - 10:06PM
- ORION with Dynamic Optimization will update routes throughout
the day, based on traffic, delivery and pickup commitments
- Enhancements improve service to UPS customers and provide UPS
additional final-mile efficiencies
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today said it has enhanced its award-winning
On-Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation (ORION) platform
with Dynamic Optimization, which recalculates individual package
delivery routes throughout the day as traffic conditions, pickup
commitments and delivery orders change.
ORION, first deployed in 2012, provides drivers with the most
efficient route for deliveries and pickups on more than 66,000
routes in the United States, Canada and Europe. In 2019, UPS added
UPSNav to the ORION route guidance platform. UPSNav introduced
detailed turn-by-turn directions to guide local delivery drivers,
not just to addresses, but to specific package drop-off and pickup
locations like loading docks that are not visible from the
street.
The routing for UPSNav is based on the static ORION route
drivers receive in the morning when starting their
deliveries. Dynamic Optimization, the latest addition to the
ORION platform, takes that benefit a big step further. It will
update directions for drivers while they are on the road, based on
changing conditions and commitments.
“ORION is purpose-built for local UPS delivery drivers, many of
whom complete an average of 135 stops each day,” said Juan Perez,
UPS chief information and engineering officer. “The new Dynamic
Optimization component will improve the accuracy of UPS delivery
time estimates and give our customers better visibility into their
shipments.”
For years, ORION has generated valuable network efficiencies and
fuel savings. It also provides the data that powers popular
customer solutions like UPS My Choice® for home and UPS My Choice®
for business, which gives users advance delivery notifications,
estimated time of delivery and the ability for customers to select
alternative package delivery locations.
Dynamic Optimization, which will roll out over 12 months, is
part of the third generation of ORION. In addition to more accurate
delivery time estimates, it will enable new products and services
that require higher levels of accuracy, reliability and
responsiveness. The new dynamic functionality will help drivers
manage their daily commitments more effectively and efficiently and
better meet customers’ needs, which often evolve by the hour.
Finally, the enhanced routing tool will further reduce miles
driven, fuel consumed and carbon emissions.
ORION is a proprietary technology that uses advanced algorithms,
artificial intelligence and machine learning. Since ORION’s initial
deployment, it has saved UPS about 100 million miles and 10 million
gallons of fuel per year. The latest enhancements will
significantly improve upon those results.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and
territories worldwide. UPS was awarded America’s Best Customer
Service company for Shipping and Delivery services by Newsweek
magazine; Forbes Most Valuable Brand in Transportation; and top
rankings on the JUST 100 list for social responsibility, the Dow
Jones Sustainability World Index, and the Harris Poll Reputation
Quotient, among other prestigious rankings and awards. The company
can be found on the web at ups.com or pressroom.ups.com and its
corporate blog can be found at ups.com/longitudes The company’s
sustainability eNewsletter, UPS Horizons, can be found
at ups.com/sustainabilitynewsletter. To get UPS news direct,
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ups.com/ship.
Kyle Peterson
404-828-4626
kylepeterson@ups.com
United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS)
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