The following terms are important to understand the whole use case.
| Appointment | A sequence of tasks, scheduled to be executed respecting a specific time slot. |
| Category | A property that enables applying constraints to entities categorized as such. |
| Constraint | Serves to restrict or guide the optimization to meet specified requirements or limitations. |
| Depot | A warehouse where orders to pick up (resp. deliver) can be delivered to (resp. picked up from). |
| Location | A geographical location with additional properties such as time slots. |
| Order | A request to transport goods. |
| Route | A sequence of scheduled tasks, assigned to a vehicle. |
| Routing profile | Information necessary to calculate driving durations and distances. |
| Stop | A scheduled location visit to pick up or deliver goods. |
| Task | Either the pickup or delivery action of an order. |
| Time slot | A restriction when tasks are allowed to be executed at a certain location. |
| Vehicle | A vehicle to transport goods containing vehicle-specific and driver attributes. |