Dropoff Time - Spot Bid Tender Response

This feature provides the option of having your Service Providers provide a Destination Dropoff Time as part of their Spot Bid Tender Response.  With the property - glog.server.workflow.tender.redriveOnPickupChange - you have the option of re-driving downstream shipments after updating the destination stop arrival time based on the Dropoff Time, or you can just set the Dropoff Time as the last stop's estimated arrival time with no other updates on the destination stop or re-drives for downstream shipments times.

The Dropoff Time field has been added to the Bid Options grid on the Spot Bid Tender Response screen as shown below. 

The Dropoff Time time zone is determined by the time zone of the Destination Location on the shipment.  Note, the Dropoff Time field is only provided for two stop shipments - one Pickup and one Delivery..

Spot Bid Response - Dropoff Time

In the example below, the Dropoff Time has been entered for December 8th at 12:19:00, which is several days after the Offer Delivery Time of December 5th at 14:35.

Dropoff Time Entry

With the property - glog.server.workflow.tender.redriveOnPickupChange - set to true, the default, once the Optional Bid is accepted, the Shipment End Time is updated to the entered Dropoff Time, as shown below.

Shipment End time Updated

The Estimated Stop Times are also updated on the Destination Location Stop to the Dropoff Time as shown below, and Fixed Arrival flag is also checked.

Destination Stop Times

With the property - glog.server.workflow.tender.redriveOnPickupChange - set to false, once the Optional Bid is accepted, the Shipment End Time will not be updated - as shown below.

Property Set to False - Shipment End Time Not Updated with False

The Estimated Arrive Time is updated to the Dropoff Time, but the Estimated Departure Time is not updated and the Fixed Arrival flag is no longer checked.

Property Set to False - Stop Updates

Business Benefit

Extends the communication and Bid Option input to include allowing for the entry of a Service Provider proposed Dropoff time, in addition to the existing option for a Service Provider proposed Pickup Time.

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Tips And Considerations

For this feature the existing property - glog.server.workflow.tender.redriveOnPickupChange - was extended to include handling Bid Option entries for both Pickup Time and Dropoff Time.

In summary - here is the logic.

When the property is set to true:

• If you provide only pickup time, the pickup time is set to the shipment start time and on the first stop's estimated arrival and departure times. 

• If you provide only Dropoff time, the Dropoff time updates the last stop's estimated arrival and departure times. 

• If you provide both pickup and Dropoff time, the pickup time is set to the shipment start time and on the first stop's estimated arrival and departure times. The Dropoff time updates the last stop's estimated arrival and departure times. 

NOTE: The shipment is re-driven to update the time on the rest of the stops. If both pickup and Dropoff time is provided, the shipment is re-driven after updating the last stop estimated arrival time.

When the property is set to false:

• If you provide only pickup time, the pickup time is set to the shipment start time and on the first stop's estimated arrival time.

• If you provide only Dropoff time, the Dropoff time updates the last stop's estimated arrival time. 

• If you provide both pickup and Dropoff time, the pickup date is set to the shipment start time and on the first stop's estimated arrival time. The Dropoff time updates the last stop's estimated arrival and departure times. 

NOTE: The rest of the times on this stop and other stops will not be recalculated.