Author: Stephan Ruppert
Principal Product Manager for Developer Components at PTV Logistics.
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Planned Downtime Saturday, 22nd March 2025
…To ensure the continued reliability and performance of our services, a planned maintenance will take place on 22nd March 2025, resulting in a temporary downtime. This downtime is scheduled to last a maximum of 1 hour, occurring between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM CET. -
Compactness for planned routes
Planning routes well is key to making logistics work smoothly and efficiently. Usually, the goal is to save on costs, but sometimes other needs, like grouping stops closer together, are more important. We now offer a feature to set a preference for compact routes at the vehicle level.…
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Overtime cost calculation: Enhancing route optimization for greater flexibility
A powerful new feature has been introduced to add flexibility and precision to cost management in route planning: Overtime costs.
What are overtime costs?
This enhancement to the Route Optimization OptiFlow API allows the definition of overtime costs, enabling a more accurate reflection of real-world operational expenses.…
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Announcing dynamic preparation rules for route optimization
…In the world of logistics and transportation, flexibility and precision are key drivers of operational success. The new Dynamic Preparation Rules feature in the Route Optimization OptiFlow API brings a new level of adaptability to route planning by dynamically adjusting preparation durations based on various properties. -
Considering traffic patterns in Route Optimization OptiFlow API
The Route Optimization OptiFlow API now supports time-dependent traffic patterns. This feature allows logistics companies to achieve even more savings by optimizing routes with greater accuracy, considering fluctuations in traffic throughout the day.…
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Adapting to the new compartment parameter in Route Optimization OptiFlow API
PTV Route Optimization OptiFlow API is continuously improving with new features that enhance logistics efficiency and effectiveness for clients. This update outlines some important changes related to vehicle configurations that affect the optimization of pickup and delivery orders.…