1. Setup Google Map API

Step 1: Go to Settings from the Odoo dashboard

Step 2: Paste Google Map API Key. Click on Save.

2. Create a new customer

Step 1: Go to Contact from the Dashboard.

Step 2: Click on New.

Step 3: Add the Name and the Location of the customer. You can manually add the address or drag the location icon on the map to pinpoint the address.

3. Creating users - Drivers

Step 1: Go to Settings from the dashboard.

Step 2: Click on Users & Companies Users on the top menu

Step 3: Click on New. Add all the required details about the driver and click on save.

A new driver is created.

As an admin, you can set and change the driver apps login credentials and give them to your drivers. They can see assigned deliveries on the app.

4. Vehicle Management

Step 1: Go to Fleet from the dashboard.

Step 2: Click on New

Step 3: Add Model Name.

Step 4: A pop-up appears. Add vehicle details, including Vehicle Type and Category. Click Save & Close.

Step 5: Select the Driver to whom you want to assign this vehicle.

The vehicle is created.

Now, you move these new vehicle creation requests from New Request to Registered.

Registered vehicles signify that they are available for deliveries.

5. Optimizing Routes

Once the Sales order is created.

Step 1: Go to the Route Optimization Module from the dashboard.

You can see the list of all the sales orders. Now you need to assign drivers to these orders. To do so,

Step 2: Select all the orders.

Step 3: Click on the Optimize button in the top center of the screen.

Once you hit the Optimize button for automatic route optimization, you can see how the orders are distributed among the drivers based on their nearest location.

You can view your order and delivery routes on the map.

Step 1: Click on Map View

The map appears on the screen. The vehicle list with its assigned orders is displayed on the left side.

Step 2: Click on the driver to see his delivery route on the map.

You can also auto-route optimize the route from this screen.

Step 1: Click on Optimization

You can also manually assign vehicles to the orders.

Step 1: Click on Delivery Orders.

Step 2: Click vehicle under Delivery Order to expand the details. Now, assign the orders to the vehicle manually.

Step 3: Click on the preferred vehicle name, and choose the vehicle you want to assign.

Step 4: Click on “Save.”

The toggle under the “Manual Vehicle Management” is turned on.

Once this toggle button is on, the Optimize button for auto-route optimization will not work.

Now you can see that the particular order has been shifted from Bike 1 to Bike 2.

The driver can check the delivery details for a particular order.

Step 1: Click on Products

You can see the products in a particular order. The drivers can mark them as picked and save the changes.

This change is updated on the main screen of delivery orders.