Plan routes over multiple days

Planning multi-day delivery routes is essential for logistics operations that must optimize resource use, improve driver efficiency, and ensure timely delivery of large scale orders. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to use Routal to plan multi-day routes, adapting to each day's delivery and resource needs.

Check out this explanatory video or follow the step by step of this easy process:

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Step 1: Access the route planner

1. Sign in in your Routal account.
2. Go to the Route Planning section in the main menu.
3. Create New Route Plan, selecting the multi-day planning option.

Step 2: Define your driver planning parameters

For multi-day routes, Routal allows you to specify:
• Delivery time: Define the time intervals in which deliveries will take place, taking into account the availability windows of your customers.
• Driver capacity and schedule: Specify the number of vehicles available, the working hours of each driver, so that Routal can assign appropriate routes based on these parameters.

Step 3: Plan and organize stops

1. Import the orders in XLS format or synchronize them directly with your management system.
2. Routal allows you to group orders by zone or urgency.
3. Be sure to specify any special requirements, such as time restrictions on deliveries or customer preferences.

Step 4: Follow the process for multiple days

For effective multi-day planning:

• Plan a day and any unassigned stops, move them to a new schedule corresponding to the second day
• Repeat this process as many times as days you want to plan.

Step 5: Review and adjust plans

After optimization, Routal will generate a visual calendar of planned days and routes. Review each route and adjust if necessary:
• Drag and drop deliveries from one day to the next if you need to make manual adjustments to the schedule.
• Use the map view to observe the routes and ensure that the distribution is logical and efficient.

Once you're happy with the schedule, save and confirm the plan.

Step 6: Monitor execution in real time

During the week of deliveries or visits, you can use Routal's Real-Time Monitoring tool to:
• Keep track of each route and the status of each delivery.
• Receive alerts of possible delays or detours to make quick decisions and minimize problems.
• Make adjustments to daily routes according to the situation in real time, reassigning orders or adjusting schedules.

Step 7: Analyze the Results

At the end, Routal provides detailed reports to evaluate the efficiency of the plan over multiple days:
• Delivery time report: shows the actual time spent versus the estimated time.
• Route efficiency report: measures the distance traveled versus the planned distance, helping you to refine your planning for future routes.

These reports will help you identify areas for improvement and further optimize your routes in future planning.

Ready!

With Routal, multi-day route planning becomes a structured and efficient process. Take advantage of these tools to maximize resources and achieve accurate and timely deliveries in long-term operations.

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