How to improve B2B Delivery Efficiency

Routing & Directions API: Compute the shortest or fastest route between an origin and a destination for cars, motorcycles, trucks (or other vehicle types), using real-time or historical traffic data. Supports multi-stop routes. 

Distance Matrix API: Generate large distance/ETA matrices: e.g., get transit times and distances from many origins to many destinations efficiently, with low latency. This is essential for large-scale dispatch, multi-stop planning, and bulk scheduling. For information on Distance Matrix API, refer here.

Navigation & Maps SDKs: For projects needing map rendering, turn-by-turn navigation, or embedding maps in web/mobile apps, NextBillion.ai provides SDKs (e.g. JavaScript for web) that support custom styling, map providers, and advanced map features.

Route Optimization Engine for Complex, Real-World Constraints

At the heart of NextBillion.ai is a powerful Route Optimization API that solves not just basic routing, but real-world operational constraints helping enterprises automate dispatching and route planning at scale. Key attributes:

• Supports both single and multi-vehicle routing problems. This means you can optimize for an entire fleet, not just individual trips. 

For information on Route Optimization API, refer here.

• Handles 50+ constraints enabling realistic modeling of: vehicle capacity, time-windows, driver shifts, task sequencing, load constraints, refueling or rest stops, multi-depot, cargo type restrictions (e.g. hazardous, temperature sensitive), and more. This means even complex B2B logistics (with trucks, pallets, heavy loads) can be modeled accurately. 
  
  
• Supports task sequencing and grouping e.g. pickup → drop → refuel → next job; group orders going to nearby stops; combine tasks logically to reduce inefficiency.

Custom Maps & Map Data Flexibility (MapFusion)

One of the biggest challenges for global B2B logistics especially in emerging markets is that publicly available map data often lacks local roads, private roads, warehouse-campus lanes, restricted zones, and region-specific constraints. NextBillion.ai addresses that with:

• Map-agnostic architecture: You are not tied to a single map provider. NextBillion.ai can work with open-source maps or proprietary map data whichever works best for your territory. 
  
  
• Custom / Private Maps & Map Editing: Through its “MapFusion” layer, you can customize base maps: add private roads (e.g. inside warehouses, campuses), define access restrictions, draw entry & exit points, define warehouse yards, parking zones, loading-dock constraints basically tailor the map to exactly reflect your real-world infrastructure. 
  
  

Real-Time Traffic, ETA Accuracy & Live Re-Routing

Logistics doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Traffic, road closures, delays, and unexpected changes affect deliveries. NextBillion.ai is built to handle that:

• Its route optimization engine integrates live traffic feeds and historical traffic data to compute accurate ETAs. This is critical for meeting SLAs reliably and giving clients accurate delivery windows. 
  
  
• Supports instant re-routing / dynamic re-optimization when conditions change (traffic jams, weather, customer reschedule, urgent orders), which helps avoid delays and reduces manual dispatcher overhead.
  
  

Cost-Efficiency & Predictable Pricing for High-Volume Logistics

Mapping and routing costs can explode for logistics companies using standard consumer APIs, especially with heavy usage. NextBillion.ai addresses this with a business-friendly pricing model:

• Instead of per-API-call billing (as many generic APIs do), NextBillion.ai allows pricing based on number of orders/stops or number of vehicles/agents, which often aligns better with how logistics firms operate. 
  
  
• This model helps keep mapping costs predictable and proportional to business volume that are useful for budgeting, especially in high-volume B2B operations (warehousing, pallet delivery, distribution, multi-stop logistics). 
  
  

Scalability, High-Volume Support & Performance

Enterprise B2B operations often involve hundreds or thousands of stops, multiple vehicles, dynamic scheduling, and bulk dispatches. NextBillion.ai is built to scale:

• Supports up to 10,000 stops per optimization problem, meaning you can plan an entire day’s fleet routing (or multi-depot deliveries) in a single API call. 
  
  
• Allows large distance/ETA matrix computations up to 5000 x 5000 origin-destination pairs, a scale far beyond typical consumer mapping APIs. This is ideal for bulk planning, fleet redistribution, zone-level allocation, depot-to-depot logistics, etc. 
  
  
• Delivers low-latency performance: The “Fast API” variant is optimized for real-time use cases such as dynamic dispatching, live routing, on-demand changes.
  
  
• Designed for enterprise-grade reliability: high uptime SLA, scalable multi-tenant cloud infrastructure, and real-world performance even under heavy load.
  
  

Given your interest in delivery operations, supply-chain logistics, dispatching, order management, routing, tracking, and optimization, NextBillion.ai aligns extremely well with those needs. Concretely:

• If you run a multi-warehouse, multi-depot, multi-vehicle B2B logistics operation, you benefit from large-scale route optimization (10,000 stops), multi-constraint routing (capacity, load types, time-windows), and modular APIs to fit existing systems.
  
  
• For middle-mile or pallet-based distribution (common in B2B), truck-aware routing, cargo- and vehicle-dimension constraints, private-road support, and custom maps ensure realistic, compliant, and efficient routes.
  
  
• For dynamic operations (e.g. backhaul returns, spot orders, emergency shipments), NextBillion.ai’s re-optimization, live traffic integration, and dispatch-ready APIs help you adapt quickly without manual overhead.
  
  
• If you need data-driven cost control and scalability (e.g. many orders, many vehicles), the custom pricing, batch-distance matrix support, and efficient optimization engine help keep routing cost-effective.
  
  
• For enterprise-grade security, compliance, and system integration especially if you integrate routing into larger ERP/TMS, or if you operate across geographies — NextBillion.ai’s flexibility, security certifications, and deployment options make it practically future-proof.
  
  

If you’re serious about transforming B2B delivery from ad-hoc, error-prone, and inefficient operations into a data-driven, optimized, scalable, SLA-compliant machine NextBillion.ai offers a solid foundation.

With its combination of:

• flexible and customizable map data
  
  
• sophisticated route optimization for fleets and constraints
  
  
• real-time traffic & dynamic re-routing
  
  
• scalable APIs for large fleets and high volumes
  
  
• enterprise-grade security and integration flexibility
  
  
• cost-efficient and predictable billing model 
  
  

NextBillion.ai emerges as a logistics-grade routing platform that closes the gap between theoretical optimization and real-world delivery operations.

For B2B businesses especially those dealing with multi-stop deliveries, heavy loads/trucks, middle-mile distribution or complex supply-chain routing this isn’t just “another map API.” It’s a core infrastructure choice that can drive meaningful efficiency, cost savings, and service reliability at scale.