Logistics
Route optimisation
HarvestLink AI compares fastest, eco and multi-stop routes — and only suggests routes that finish before food risk windows close.
3 optimised options
1
Green Valley Farm
Muldersdrift · 30 kg tomatoes
2
Sunrise Bakery
Edenvale · 45 boxes bread
3
FreshMart Bedfordview
Bedfordview · 25 L milk
4
Hope Kitchen
Alexandra · Community kitchen
5
Little Stars Shelter
Yeoville · Shelter
Greater Johannesburg · 5-stop demo run
Fastest route
18.4 km · 42 min
- 1Pickup · Green Valley Farm (tomatoes)
- 2Pickup · FreshMart Bedfordview (milk)
- 3Drop · Hope Kitchen
AI: Delivers cooked-meal-equivalents 11 min before the 6h risk window closes.
Pickup window 42m
Eco route
16.1 km · 48 min
- 1Pickup · Green Valley Farm (tomatoes)
- 2Pickup · Sunrise Bakery (bread)
- 3Drop · Hope Kitchen
- 4Drop · Ubuntu Meals Project
AI: Saves 12% fuel and still delivers before every food risk window closes.
Pickup window 48m
Multi-stop run
24.2 km · 68 min
- 1Pickup · Sunrise Bakery (bread)
- 2Pickup · FreshMart (milk)
- 3Pickup · The Daily Kitchen (cooked rice)
- 4Drop · Little Stars Shelter
- 5Drop · Community Plate SA
AI: Combines 3 suppliers + 2 charities into one trip, recovering 96% of available meals.
Pickup window 68m
Driver instructions
Refrigerated transport required for stops 3 + 5. Confirm seal on cooked-meal trays at pickup. AI will rebalance the route if any pickup is delayed by more than 8 minutes.