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Dispatcher glossary

The terms below are used consistently throughout the Delivery & Dispatcher chapter.

Term Meaning
Own Fleet / Own Drivers Your restaurant's own delivery staff — delivery riders and, in some cases, kitchen staff who can also deliver
Third-Party Carrier An external delivery provider (e.g. a courier platform) used when your own fleet isn't the best option
Priority Customers (Platinum) An optional feature that gives certain orders — typically loyalty or VIP customers — a better chance of being delivered on time, without unfairly harming regular orders
PG Mode A first-in-first-out (FIFO) assignment method: orders are assigned to the best available driver in the order they came in
Google OR-Tools An advanced route-optimisation engine, normally used when there are more pending orders than available drivers, so routes can be planned more efficiently
Last-Option A final, same-cycle safety net for orders that couldn't be placed by the normal process — see Last-Option: the final safety net
Idle A driver with zero orders currently assigned
Waiting A driver who has orders assigned but hasn't left the store yet
On The Way A driver who has already left the store to deliver at least one order
At-Store Zone Being within roughly 350 metres of the store — close enough to be treated as "at the store" for assignment purposes
Time To Branch Estimated time for a driver to arrive back at the store
Time To Delivery Estimated time for a driver to complete a delivery
Assignment Cycle / Run One full execution of the algorithm across all your stores, triggered automatically on the schedule you define
Clubbing Grouping more than one order onto the same driver or carrier for a single trip
Critical An order that is still unassigned and already past its promised delivery time
Pending An order that is still unassigned but not yet late