Route planning
Putting a day's visits into a good order, for one rep or several.
Route planning (the travelling salesperson and vehicle routing problems) finds an order of visits that keeps time on the road low: from a start point, through every stop, and often back again, sometimes shared between several people.
In xMap Flows the Route planner block orders the places a flow found, one route or one for each rep (after Split by territory), by car, walking or cycling, with the time and distance of each leg and a directions link for each part. It uses a road routing service; when that cannot answer, it orders the stops by straight-line distance and marks the route an estimate.
Templates that use these blocks
Who my warehouse reaches in 15 minutes, for same-day deliveryHow many people your warehouse reaches within 15 minutes, for same-day delivery.Rivals within 10 minutes’ drive of each storeThe new rival shops within 10 minutes’ drive of each of your stores.Routes for the weekly surplus food pickupBakeries and supermarkets shared between your vans in the best pickup order.Night patrol routes past banks and jewellersBanks and jewellers shared between patrol cars in the best order each night.