Site inspection
Customer access and time on site
09:00–10:0045-minute service duration
Time windowFor service teams and field operations
Route planning software.
Leave time for the work.
Unlike a navigation app, Flowtlas plans which crew takes which customer visit, and in what order, around time windows and time on site. See which visits did not fit, and why, before the day starts.
No prepared dataset needed. Set individual visit durations in the guided workflow.
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Flowtlas /Workflow explorer01 / A WORKED EXAMPLE
Follow one working day.
Explore the example in four steps.
Next: a fictional inspection, pickup, delivery and specialist visit.
Prepare your inputs02 / THE PLANNING BRIEF
Three jobs with different needs.
These inputs define our example.
Illustrative planning brief with fictional data, not product UI
Equipment transfer
Pickup and delivery stay on one tour
Pickup before delivery2 load units · vehicle capacity 4
Order + capacitySpecialist service
Crew eligibility is a real requirement
Specialist skill requiredNo matching skill supplied in this example
Needs attentionA hard constraint is not a preference. Keep required skills, load limits and customer windows intact.
The specialist visit will need a separate decision.
Understand visit rules03 / THE SEQUENCE
Connect eligible visits.
Follow the steps shown below.
Illustrative sequence, not a computed route or product UI
- 01Inspect the siteRetain the customer window
- 02Collect equipmentLoad increases by 2 units
- 03Deliver equipmentSame tour · load decreases by 2
04 / Specialist service is reviewed in the next step.
Travel and working time still need validation. Generation depends on enabled functions, inputs and search settings.
Explore route planning04 / MAKE EXCEPTIONS VISIBLE
See what needs attention.
Review the reason before changing a requirement.
Illustrative review with fictional data, not a calculated plan
Site inspectionIncluded in example
Equipment pickup + deliveryIncluded in example
Specialist serviceNeeds review
This example explains a decision; it does not calculate a route.
Discuss your visitsExplore at your pace.No data submitted
Four requirements.
One planning model.
Which constraints must a route respect? Define them here as the basis for assignment.
Time windows and service duration
Flowtlas combines customer opening hours, travel, service duration and crew working periods. That leaves room for the job itself as well as the journey.
Explore availability planningPickup, delivery and capacity
Recorded pickup and delivery quantities change the load along each tour. Flowtlas checks them against vehicle limits and keeps connected stops in order.
Explore pickup, delivery and capacity rulesSkills and task order
Recorded qualifications and availability determine which crews are eligible. Task rules define the order of linked work; skill records remain your responsibility.
Understand crew eligibility and visit rulesMulti-day tours and working periods
Use dated working periods, start and end locations, and explicit overnight stops. A final depot destination alone does not require a return every evening.
Explore multi-day routingArrive on time. Allow time to work.
In this example, the visit finishes at 09:15.
The remaining 45 minutes of the customer window provide scheduling flexibility.
What does the calculated plan cover?
Use the plan analysis to assess the scheduled work and the effort behind each tour.
Investigate unassigned jobs.
Start with the returned reasons. An open job alone does not prove it is impossible; the inputs and search settings also matter.
Understand unassigned work
Distance
How many kilometres does the plan involve?
Understand route optimizationDriving time
How much of the day is spent travelling between stops?
Explore route planningService time
How much time is allocated to the work at customer sites?
Explore availability planning- Calculation complete
- A result is available for review
- Coverage matters
- Completion does not mean every job is assigned
Go deeper where your operation needs it.
Bring your existing data
Review customer and service imports before planning. Check missing or rejected rows.
Customer and service dataPlan with your team
Agree who prepares jobs, reviews routes and has access to the workspace.
Team access and permissionsHandle a changed day
Update jobs or availability, start a new calculation and review the revised plan.
Route replanningWhen your working day has more than one destination.
Field service
For maintenance, inspections and technical service across changing customer sites.
Plan service visitsPickup & delivery
For equipment transfers, collections and deliveries between several locations.
Explore pickup and delivery planningRetail & site visits
For recurring store checks and visits across a network of sites.
Plan retail and site visitsSolve the hard parts of route planning.
Multi-day routes & overnight stops.
Compare depot returns, a stop at accommodation and continuing from the previous day.
Read the overnight guideWhy visits stay unassigned.
Work through a diagnostic example step by step.
Read the diagnostic guideSkills & visit dependencies.
Understand where same-tour rules end and cross-vehicle coordination begins.
Read the skills and dependencies guideWill Flowtlas fit your operation?
Read the planning guidesHow is Flowtlas different from a navigation app?
Navigation guides a driver along a route. Flowtlas addresses the dispatch decision beforehand: who takes which jobs and in what order.
Can we plan visits with different service durations?
Yes, through individual jobs in the guided workflow. Quick planning currently uses a fixed five minutes per visit.
Can we use existing customer and service data?
Customer and service records can be imported. Check the result for missing or rejected rows; an import does not establish ongoing CRM synchronization.
How do we get access?
Available functions and setup are agreed with Flowtlas. Discuss access and configuration .
Optional: explore the illustrated route-planning story
ROUTE PLANNING FOR SERVICE & DELIVERY
A full job list.
A clear plan.
A clear plan.
A long list of locations can make the day hard to organize. Flowtlas helps dispatch turn it into a structured plan.
0 locations Illustrative planning example
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