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Optimize delivery routes for carriers from Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets. 16 steps, 3 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
3Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 9Service 5

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1When clicking ‘Execute workflow’Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Start addressSetLogic
  4. 4Get date deliveryGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5Get addressesGoogle SheetsService
  6. 6Get Lat and Lng of Start addressHttp RequestService
  7. 7Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  8. 8Group deliveryCodeLogic
  9. 9Set varsSetLogic
  10. 10Get Lat and LngHttp RequestService
  11. 11MergeMergeLogic
  12. 12Update Lat and LngGoogle SheetsService
  13. 13Loop Over Items1Split In BatchesLogic
  14. 14WaitWaitLogic
  15. 15Group by CarrierCodeLogic
  16. 16Delivery AlgorithmCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
16, 3 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 16 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.