MongoDB Database Structure and Best Practices Help

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I'm in the process of developing Route Tracking/Optimization software for my refuse collection company and would like some feedback on my current data structure/situation.

Here is a simplified version of my MongoDB structure:

Database: data

Collections:

“customers” - data collection containing all customer data.

  [
    {
        "cust_id": "1001",
        "name": "Customer 1",
        "address": "123 Fake St",
        "city": "Boston"
    },
    {
        "cust_id": "1002",
        "name": "Customer 2",
        "address": "123 Real St",
        "city": "Boston"
        },
    {
        "cust_id": "1003",
        "name": "Customer 3",
        "address": "12 Elm St",
        "city": "Boston"
    },
    {
        "cust_id": "1004",
        "name": "Customer 4",
        "address": "16 Union St",
        "city": "Boston"
        },
    {
        "cust_id": "1005",
        "name": "Customer 5",
        "address": "13 Massachusetts Ave",
        "city": "Boston"
    }, { ... }, { ... }, ...
]

“trucks” - data collection containing all truck data.

[
    {
        "truckid": "21",
        "type": "Refuse",
        "year": "2011",
        "make": "Mack",
        "model": "TerraPro Cabover",
        "body": "Mcneilus Rear Loader XC",
        "capacity": "25 cubic yards"
    },
    {
        "truckid": "22",
        "type": "Refuse",
        "year": "2009",
        "make": "Mack",
        "model": "TerraPro Cabover",
        "body": "Mcneilus Rear Loader XC",
        "capacity": "25 cubic yards"
    },
    {
        "truckid": "12",
        "type": "Dump",
        "year": "2006",
        "make": "Chevrolet",
        "model": "C3500 HD",
        "body": "Rugby Hydraulic Dump",
        "capacity": "15 cubic yards"
    }
]

“drivers” - data collection containing all driver data.

  [
    {
        "driverid": "1234",
        "name": "John Doe"
    },
    {
        "driverid": "4321",
        "name": "Jack Smith"
    },
    {
        "driverid": "3421",
        "name": "Don Johnson"
    }
]

“route-lists” - data collection containing all predetermined route lists.

   [
    {
        "route_name": "monday_1",
        "day": "monday",
        "truck": "21",
        "stops": [
            {
                "cust_id": "1001"
            },
            {
                "cust_id": "1010"
            },
            {
                "cust_id": "1002"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "route_name": "friday_1",
        "day": "friday",
        "truck": "12",
        "stops": [
            {
                "cust_id": "1003"
            },
            {
                "cust_id": "1004"
            },
            {
                "cust_id": "1012"
            }
        ]
    }
]

"routes" - data collections containing data for all active and completed routes.

[
    {
        "routeid": "1",
        "route_name": "monday1",
        "start_time": "04:31 AM",
        "status": "active",
        "stops": [
            {
                "customerid": "1001",
                "status": "complete",
                "start_time": "04:45 AM",
                "finish_time": "04:48 AM",
                "elapsed_time": "3"
            },
            {
                "customerid": "1010",
                "status": "complete",
                "start_time": "04:50 AM",
                "finish_time": "04:52 AM",
                "elapsed_time": "2"
            },
            {
                "customerid": "1002",
                "status": "incomplete",
                "start_time": "",
                "finish_time": "",
                "elapsed_time": ""
            },
            {
                "customerid": "1005",
                "status": "incomplete",
                "start_time": "",
                "finish_time": "",
                "elapsed_time": ""
            }
        ]
    }
]

Here is the process thus far:

Each day drivers begin by Starting a New Route. Before starting a new route drivers must first input data:

  1. driverid
  2. date
  3. truck

Once all data is entered correctly the Start a New Route will begin:

  1. Create new object in collection “routes”
  2. Query collection “route-lists” for “day” + “truck” match and return "stops"
  3. Insert “route-lists” data into “routes” collection

As driver proceeds with his daily stops/tasks the “routes” collection will update accordingly.

On completion of all tasks the driver will then have the ability to Complete the Route Process by simply changing “status” field to “active” from “complete” in the "routes" collection.

That about sums it up. Any feedback, opinions, comments, links, optimization tactics are greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your time.

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