Global Settings – Distance Adjustment (Employee)

The Distance Adjustment screen of the Global Settings property sheet stores distance adjustment percentages and transit time factors for specific distance ranges. These values are used to calculate approximate distances and transit times when values cannot be retrieved using a distance engine. The calculation uses the direct distance between two geo-codes while considering the curvature of the earth.

For example, assume you have set up the following distance ranges, adjustment percentages, and transit time factors.

Distance	Adjustment Percentage	Transit Time Factor
0	10	50
2000	20	40
5000	25	35

If the distance is 500 miles:

The system-calculated distance = 500 x 1.10 = 550 miles
The system calculated transit time = 550/50 = 11 hours

If the distance is 4,000 miles:

The system-calculated distance = 4,000 miles x 1.20 = 4,800 miles
The system-calculated transit time = 4.800/40 = 120 hour
Distances on this page are expressed in the default distance UOM for Transportation Manager. Transit Time Factor is expressed as the number of default distance units per hour.