Configure max VRP multistage groups
Limit the number of multistage groups and operations transmitted to the scheduling engine for each operations center.
Navigate to Main menu > Tools > System > Advanced Management > VRP > Branches.
Edit the "Max VRP Multistage Groups" parameter. The default value is 8, but you can change it based on your optimization engine settings.
Configure time constraints weight
Adjust the feasibility of multistage activities using the "timeConstraintsWeight" parameter. The optimization engine calculates the feasibility by dividing the base feasibility by the number of activity successors: feasibility / (1 + numSuccessors * timeConstraintWeight).
Enter an integer greater than or equal to 0. The default value is 1.
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Enter 0 to keep the feasibility unchanged. This gives the multistage group the same effect as an appointment-based activity, and prioritizes emergency activities over multistage activities.
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Enter a higher value (close to 1 or greater) to reduce the activity's feasibility. This gradually gives greater priority to multistage activities since it has a greater effect than standard appointment-based activities.
Configure activity tags
Use the "ActivityTags" parameter to select the activities to process when defining the feasibility weight.
The system uses the "tags" attribute to identify activities transmitted to the optimizer:
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"MST": Identifies multistage activities.
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"NO_MST": Identifies standard, non-multistage activities.