On Demand

Term explanation

SWAT Optimization mode tailored towards dynamic routing problems such as ride sharing, when routes can change on the fly. It support dynamic insertions or deletions.

Attributes of On Demand route optimization:

• Passengers are making bookings in real time and get immediate offers
• Fleet of vehicles is shared between passengers

Use cases

• Service for citizens (B2C ride sharing)
• Salesforce - employees of telecom operator are traveling across the city to sell internet to consumers and they are using shared fleet
• Taxi with pooling

Offer generation mode

• One-by-one booking with immediate offer generation
• Booking can be done for future (advance booking) or “pickup now”

Type of trips

• From anywhere to anywhere (taxi-like) within the geofence

Vehicle operations limitations in relation to bus stops

• Vehicles can stop only at predefined locations (i.e. bus stops) in classic scenario
• Vehicles can stop anywhere (waypoint-less mode) - extension, recommended only if real bus stop locations (waypoints) are unknown