Integration

ArcLogistics integrates with other ESRI software, such as ArcGIS, and mobile software such as ArcPad. Integration with other enterprise software, such as enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, and AVL, is possible with the help of ESRI business partners.

• ESRI Software Integration—ArcPad, ArcView, and ArcIMS
• Commercial Software Integration

ESRI Software Integration

ArcPad

Using the PDA Export Plug-In, it is easy to transfer routes created in ArcLogistics to workers using mobile devices running ArcPad. ArcPad provides mapping, GIS, and GPS integration to field users via handheld and mobile devices. Using the optional ArcPad StreetMap extension, routes and stops can be created in ArcLogistics and sent to mobile workers who then calculate driving directions with ArcPad to their stops. Learn more

ArcGIS: ArcView, ArcIMS, Tracking Analyst

Routes can be exported from ArcLogistics as a shapefile and viewed in ArcView, ArcIMS, or ArcGIS with accompanying attribute information. Once in ArcView, ArcIMS, or ArcGIS, any number of standard GIS functions can be performed such as tracking, analysis, and auditing. ArcIMS offers users an effective method of viewing routes and territories via the Internet, making it easy for managers to see what is happening in field locations. Learn more

ArcGIS	ArcView
ArcIMS

Commercial Integration

SAP

A large European food distributor offering two-hour time windows for home deliveries has an integrated routing, dispatch, and supply chain system where ArcLogistics has been integrated with SAP and handles 1,000 orders per hour. Customers order via a Web site and receive an e-mail confirmation of their expected delivery time.

GERS

One of the largest furniture delivery operations in the United States has integrated ArcLogistics with GERS to route more than 60 vehicles on a daily basis. A custom interface program is used to download order data and upload completed route solutions to GERS' Oracle database. Pathfinder Logistics Solutions, Inc., developed the GERS interface.

AS/400

Many beer and wine distributors have an integrated system using ArcLogistics and VIP to route their delivery and merchandising vehicles. VIP is the maker of a leading beverage distribution software program. Orders are imported from their AS/400 system using a simple DSN, and completed routes are exported back as a text file of customer number, route ID, and stop sequence. The VIP system also preserves the latitude and longitude of all customers once they have been geocoded in ArcLogistics. In addition, VIP has a custom AVL program including mobile communications where ArcLogistics software-generated driving directions are sent to drivers. Late deliveries can be updated in ArcLogistics so that the route can be recomputed and the resulting effect monitored.

Cloudberry AVL

Cloudberry has many customers of their AVL program also using ArcLogistics to generate optimized routes. Once the routes have been created, a customized export button is used to export the customer and route information directly into their AVL program as background map layers. These background layers preserve all customer information, including estimated time of arrival, address, requested delivery time window, service time, and assigned vehicle, for easy identification and additional functionality including current stop status, map tips, highlight next stop on route, and much more.

FleetView

Informi GIS A/S has developed an AVL and dispatch program called FleetView where ArcLogistics software-generated routes are imported directly after the planning stage has occurred. This is a pan-European solution with an optional booking/order entry system using Lotus Notes.