HarvestLink.AI

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
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Greater Johannesburg · 5-stop demo run

Fastest route

18.4 km · 42 min

Fastest
  1. 1Pickup · Green Valley Farm (tomatoes)
  2. 2Pickup · FreshMart Bedfordview (milk)
  3. 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

-12% fuel
  1. 1Pickup · Green Valley Farm (tomatoes)
  2. 2Pickup · Sunrise Bakery (bread)
  3. 3Drop · Hope Kitchen
  4. 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

Best capacity
  1. 1Pickup · Sunrise Bakery (bread)
  2. 2Pickup · FreshMart (milk)
  3. 3Pickup · The Daily Kitchen (cooked rice)
  4. 4Drop · Little Stars Shelter
  5. 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.

Pickup window 14:30 – 16:00