Last updated: 2024-09-17
Applies from: Opter 2024.06.00
Route optimization (window)
In dispatch: right-click on a resource > Route optimize.
In dispatch: select shipments in one of the lists > F9.
In dispatch: select shipments in one of the lists > Other > Route optimize shipments (F9).
On the map in dispatch: select the shipment and click on 
in the upper right corner (for more information, see Assigning shipments to resources in dispatch).
In this window, the route sequence can be calculated for one or more vehicles, or the shipments can be sorted manually. The window looks slightly different depending on how it opens and on your settings.
Multiple vehicle settings
This section only appears if route optimisation is being carried out on several vehicles.
: As few vehicles as possible are used in route optimisation. 
: The shipments are assigned more evenly among the vehicles, and every vehicle is assigned at least one shipment.Setting
to open the Route optimization
For instructions, see Manual route optimisation and Multi-vehicle optimisation.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Ignore timeconstraints | Select the checkbox if route optimisation is to be carried out without taking into account the earliest and latest pickup and delivery times for the orders. The proposed route is based only on the optimum route sequence between the addresses. |
| Ignore latest time constraints | Dimmed if Ignore timeconstraints is deselected. Route optimisation only takes into account the earliest, not the latest, pickup and delivery time for the orders. This can be useful if you have a lot of deliveries with the same latest delivery time. Deselecting Ignore timeconstraints will also deselect this checkbox (if it was selected). |
| Hide pickups | Only shown when route optimisation is being carried out on one vehicle at a time. Hides the pickup addresses (red) in the shipment list, and they are not taken into account when calculating the route sequence. Mainly used if all goods are picked up at the same address, such as a terminal. |
| Calculate using different date | Calculate pickup and delivery times for a day other than today. |
| Vehicles must start route at | All vehicles must start from this address. The driving time to the starting address is included in the route optimisation and the delivery time for the first shipment takes this driving time into account. If you select [None], the route starts at the vehicle’s current position. If [Home location] is selected, the route starts at the resource’s home location, if one has been entered in the vehicle or driver registry. For more information, see Selecting first and last stops for vehicles. |
| Vehicles must end route at | All vehicles must end their working session at this address. The driving time to the final address is included in the route optimisation and the end time of the working session is taken into account. If you select [None], the route will end at the delivery address of the last shipment. If [Home location] is selected, the route will end at the resource’s home location. For more information, see Selecting first and last stops for vehicles. |
| Calculate route sequence | The route sequence is optimised according to the settings. The arrival times for the pickup and delivery addresses are calculated, and the route is displayed on the map. |
| Calculate times (retain route sequence) | Only shown when route optimisation is being carried out on one vehicle at a time. Select this option if the route sequence has been manually adjusted and is to be retained, but calculate the times. You can change the driving order manually by dragging and dropping the stops in the address list. The driver can also change the driving order in Opter Driver if it is so set. For more information, see Manual route optimisation and in Synchronising the route sequence in Opter Driver and dispatch. |
| Flip route sequence | Is only enabled when you route-optimise one vehicle at a time and when all missions have the same sender address. Changes the direction of the route so that it travels in the opposite direction. This can be useful if you want to end the route as close to the sender's address as possible. |
The vehicle list
The vehicle list is only displayed if route optimisation is carried out for several vehicles at the same time. The list shows the vehicles available for route optimisation.
Vehicles with a pink background in the list have no position. A fallback position should be set for vehicles without a position. For more information, see Vehicle position.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| No. of selected vehicles | The number of vehicles currently selected in the vehicle list that will be used for route optimisation. |
| Select all | Selects all vehicles in the list. By clicking on  Select scheduled resources
|
| Columns |
, vehicles that meet or do not meet certain criteria can be selected:
Note:
.The address list
The address list looks slightly different depending on whether you have enabled multi-car optimisation or not. The columns to be displayed can be set on the Column Settings - Shipments tab in the route optimisation settings (see Route optimization settings (window)).
The driving order sent to the traffic management and Opter Driver is the driving order visually displayed in the list, not the driving order calculated by the route optimisation in the column Order
The following three columns always appear in the list:
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Include in optimisation |
If one of the address rows of a shipment is selected/deselected (red/blue), the other is automatically selected/deselected. |
| Lock to resource | Only shown if multi-vehicle optimisation is enabled. For more information, see Route optimisation: preparation and configuration.
When one of the address rows of a shipment is locked/unlocked (red/blue), the other is automatically locked/unlocked. |
Each assignment in the address list has two rows, one red for the collection address (1) and one blue for the delivery address (2). This is because the optimal route sequence is not always to pick up and deliver the shipments one by one, but perhaps to first pick up five shipments, (red addresses) then deliver one (blue address), pick up two more, deliver two and so on.
The address list is grouped on the vehicles that have missions already assigned to them. A vehicle can be expanded to display the shipments assigned to that vehicle (3). The shipments that have not yet been assigned are located under No resource (4). If there is capacity and time, those shipments are assigned to resources when calculating the route sequence.
You can exclude an assignment from the route optimisation by unchecking the checkbox for that address. If one of the addresses for a shipment is deselected, the other is automatically deselected (5). Individual shipments cannot be removed from the list. To do so, close the Route optimization window and select only the shipments that are to be included in dispatch before pressing F9.
To prevent shipments from being moved to other resources when calculating the route sequence, the shipments can be locked to the resource by clicking on 
(6). These assignments then remain on the resource even if it is not optimal from a route optimisation perspective. The shipments can be unlocked again by clicking on 
.
You can reassign tasks by selecting them in the list, pressing Ctrl + M and then selecting the new resource in the dialogue box that opens (7). The shipments are then locked to the new resource so that they are not moved to any other resource when calculating the route sequence.
Map
The routes of all resources are shown on the map, the resources are round and the addresses are squares. Hover over a resource or address to view more information. For more information, see Explanation of symbols – map.
You can select addresses on the map by holding down shift and then dragging your mouse over the addresses. When you release the mouse button, they are highlighted in the address list and you can drag and drop them as usual. This can be useful for marking addresses that are geographically close to each other instead of having to look them up in the address list.
Press Ctrl + M to allocate the selected tasks to a resource.