It can also provide a source for graphical presentation of strategies. The digital map in BOSS contains different types of roads, such as highways, primary and secondary roads, city roads, etc. Based upon the average driving speeds entered by the user distances and driving times between customers and supply sources are calculated. In practice there may be requirements for different products to be delivered from different supply sources. BOSS has the option to specify product group assignments to specific sources to ensure compliance with practical constraints in deriving optimum solutions.
BOSS contains several reporting facilities.
For all sources and customers Key Performance Indicator reports can be generated, including information on total distribution costs, total supply source costs, total driven kilometers, total number of trips etc. These reports can be loaded into a spreadsheet program for further analyses. Application BOSS can be used for taking strategic decisions. It has the flexibility to activate or de-activate supply sources and customers which the user can decide either to be taken into account or ignored by the algorithm. This allows the user to examine different scenarios concerning the opening or closing of supply sources.