Average drop size

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Average drop size

The average drop size for customers is calculated using the average customer delivery in the transport region. These calculations are based on Quantity for the products and the Occurrences in the Customer Demand table. The vehicles that can move products are defined in the Multi-Stop Estimation Vehicle Cost table. If more than one unit of measure is used, then the average drop size is calculated in all applicable units.

For customers with a wide range in terms of size of drops for a product, you may want to separate these into separate customers. For example, if a customer has 8 shipments of 3 units and 9 shipments of 15 units, the average drop size may not accurately reflect delivery behavior for a single customer.

Average drop size is calculated across all products that are valid for the defined vehicle in the region (the Allowable Products). That is, there will not be a separate shipment size for drops for one product versus another.

In terms of model tables and columns this is:

Last modified: Wednesday May 15, 2024

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