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Route optimisation goes beyond plotting journeys on a map: it involves modelling vehicles, capacities, delivery windows and costs to produce feasible and efficient plans. LOGISPLAN blog articles on algorithms, constraints and planning criteria for distribution and transport.
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Reducing logistics costs requires more than simply cutting resources. Intelligent planning makes it possible to optimise routes, reduce mileage, improve fleet utilisation, avoid waiting times and incidents, control cost per delivery and make data-driven decisions without compromising service levels.
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Rate management makes it possible to calculate the real cost of transport alternatives according to distance, weight, volume, zones, vehicles, carriers, surcharges and service conditions. Integrating these costs into planning allows routes to be optimised not only by mileage, but also by profitability and operational efficiency.
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In compartmentalised logistics planning, vehicles have tanks, chambers, zones or internal divisions, so analysing total capacity alone is not enough. Good optimisation must decide which orders and products go into each compartment, respect compatibility rules and build feasible, efficient routes adapted to the actual load.
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Loading and unloading constraints directly affect whether a route is feasible: weight, volume, compatibility, schedules, service times, access and loading order can completely change the plan. Integrating them from the outset makes it possible to generate more realistic routes, reduce incidents and improve fleet utilisation.
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Cost per delivery measures how much it really costs to fulfil each order in a distribution operation. To calculate it properly, fixed costs, variable costs, mileage, hours, service times, failed deliveries and delivery density should all be considered, rather than simply dividing total cost by the number of deliveries.
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Last-mile optimisation helps reduce costs, improve on-time performance and make better use of the fleet in operations with many deliveries, constraints and daily changes. Good planning must take account of mileage, time windows, capacities, service times, incidents and real operational data.
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A TMS is a transport management system that helps centralise shipments, routes, costs, carriers, tracking and incidents. Its value increases when it includes route optimisation, allowing companies not only to manage operations but also to plan vehicles, orders, schedules and constraints more effectively.
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Route planning with time windows makes it possible to organise deliveries, collections or visits within each customer's available hours. Effective optimisation must balance distance, waiting times, vehicle capacity and operational constraints to build feasible and efficient routes.
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Reducing distribution mileage is not simply a matter of making routes shorter. Good planning must group orders, avoid overlaps, make better use of the fleet and respect schedules, capacities and operational constraints in order to lower costs without compromising service.
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Route optimisation software helps organise orders, vehicles, schedules and constraints to generate more efficient logistics plans. It does more than calculate the shortest route: it can reduce mileage, improve fleet utilisation, meet delivery time windows and support better operational decisions.
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Genetic algorithms are particularly well suited to route optimisation because they can tackle real-world logistics problems involving multiple constraints, objectives and changing conditions. Unlike more rigid methods, they work with populations of solutions, combine promising alternatives and evolve towards efficient, feasible plans tailored to each operation.
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In a genetic algorithm, it is not enough to generate many possible solutions. It is also necessary to know how to compare one solution with another. This is done using an evaluation function, also known as a fitness function. This function measures the quality of each individual in the population and determines which solutions are more likely to survive, reproduce and pass their characteristics on to subsequent generations.
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