Planning
The distributor requests and the customer additional orders, are taken into account simply as an indication. The planner takes the ultimate decision for the loading, averaging the demand to the routes by ad-hoc practical rules.
The loading plan prediction is being based on a number of facts, that are considered as being of various degrees of importance. The planner takes into account the last week's circulation, events, such as national holidays, weather situation etc.
The production starts early in the morning, and there is an interaction between production and Planning for loading.