Penalty per late hour (delayPenaltyPerHour)

In effect, this is an additional cost applied per hour of lateness. This constraint affords the user finer control over respect for visiting time windows. Caution: using constraints linked to tolerance can have a blocking effect on the optimisation calculation by making lateness the main priority.

Format: numeric (integer or real number)

Example:

I accept making a series of detours and therefore covering extra kilometers in order to better respect the delivery times as defined.
I accept travelling an extra 70 kilometers to avoid 5 minutes late arrival at the customer.
So, 0.5 x 70 x 12 (=60/5min) = 420
(0.5 being the expression of the resource’s Cost per km constraint)
The value to enter under the Penalty per late hour constraint is 420.

Diagram showing a route drawn using the Penalty per late hour constraint
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Diagram showing a route drawn without using the Penalty per late hour constraint
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