Route planning

Optimizeadayofdeliveries

Select daily missions and vehicles, set working windows and depots, generate optimized routes, and review unassigned missions.

15-25 minutesIntermediateoptimize delivery routes tutorial

Scenario

A dispatcher has a group of missions and active vehicles and wants to create route plans for the day.

What you will do

Select branch and date.
Choose missions.
Choose active vehicles.
Set working window.
Add optional start and end depots.
Generate optimized routes.
Review route results and unassigned missions.

Before you start

Missions exist for the selected branch/date.
Vehicles are active and have capacity/skill data.
Optional depots are available.
Enough scheduled order credits are available.

Sample data

12 demo delivery missions.
2 active vans.
Working window: 09:00-17:00.
Start depot: Main Dispatch Depot.

Steps

01

Open the dispatcher map.

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02

Select branch and date.

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03

Review visible missions.

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04

Open auto optimize.

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05

Select missions for routing.

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06

Select active vehicles.

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07

Set the working window.

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08

Choose optional start and end depots.

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09

Run optimization.

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10

Review generated route cards.

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11

Review unassigned missions.

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12

Save or continue to dispatch.

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Success checklist

Generated routes appear in the route workspace.
Each route has mission stops, distance, duration, and assigned vehicle context where available.
Unassigned missions are visible if any could not be routed.
Route plans are ready for driver and vehicle assignment.

Common mistakes

No active vehicles selected.

Vehicle capacity is lower than mission demand.

Mission time windows are impossible.

Required mission skills do not match vehicle skills.

Not enough credits for the planned work.

Screenshots to capture

Use anonymized product data. These are screenshot requirements for the final tutorial pass.

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Dispatcher map with mission list.

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Auto optimize action.

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Mission selection step.

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Vehicle selection step.

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Working window and depot options.

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Optimization progress state.

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Generated route cards.

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Unassigned mission review.

Ready for the next dispatch step?

Continue with dispatch a route to a driver.

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