A Booking Penalty (also known as an "order penalty") is an artificial cost, set as an integer, that you assign to a specific order. This penalty is applied only if the optimization engine chooses not to fulfill that order, leading to a "no offer" status.
Order Grouping is a constraint that allows the optimization engine to bundle multiple orders heading to the same physical location into a single, consolidated stop.
Most basic integration with API can be done within an hour. This quick reference guide provides required stapes to achieve: