Optimization configuration

When launching a manual optimization, there are 3 options available that can be set inside the Administration > Optimisations> Optimisation tab:

1. Optimize unassigned tasks
2. Re-Optimize all
3. Re-Optimize preserving rounds

These options will appear on the announcement page when launching an optimization

1. Optimize tasks

It optimizes all tasks that have not been optimized yet. Existing rounds won't be affected.

In this case, the fleet resources such as the vehicles and drivers configured in the fleet will be reused even if some rounds were already created with those assigned. This may lead to multiple rounds having the same driver assigned for example.

2. Re-optimize all

It optimizes all tasks, even if some have already been optimized before. Existing rounds will be deleted unless they are already ongoing or in preparation.

3. Re-optimize preserving rounds

New version of preserve rounds released

We’re pleased to announce a major update to the preserve rounds module, addressing many of the issues previously encountered by our customers.

The re-optimization with preserve rounds feature evaluates the current capacity of vehicles within existing rounds to determine whether newly added tasks can be accommodated in those rounds or if new rounds should be created. This intelligent approach helps maximize vehicle utilization and improves overall delivery efficiency.

You can configure how new tasks are assigned: they may be appended to the end of existing rounds or inserted at any position within them. Please note that allowing tasks to be inserted anywhere within preserved rounds may alter the task sequence. As a result, estimated times of arrival (ETAs) may differ significantly from those initially calculated, while still respecting each task’s defined time window.

Additionally, if a round has been created or modified using the round editor, the re-optimization with preserve rounds feature will not add new tasks to that round.