Team Route Planner to Cut Drive Time

Takes the day's list of homes, the teams, and the drive times the owner gives, and puts the homes in an order that keeps driving short while respecting each home's time window and job length.

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Before and after

BEFORE · what the owner typed

Tomorrow Thursday. Elkview Cleaning, 2 teams. Team A is Cynthia Nelson and Daisy Oliver, leaving the shop in Willowhill at 8:00 in the gray 2016 Kia Sorento. Team B is Damon Phelps, working alone, leaving the shop at 8:30 in his own car. 5 homes. Everybody should be done by 3:00. 1. Darren Ray, 1816 Crowview St, Willowhill. 2.5 hrs. Has a cat named Sprocket Biscuitbottom, put him in the bedroom. Needs to be done by 11:30 because he's leaving for the airport. 2. Daniela Powell, 2195 Doveview Ave, Willowhill. 3 hrs. Any time. Key is under the blue pot. 3. Mrs. Hale, 40 Doveview Rd, Willowhill. 2 hrs. Arrive after 12:00. 4. Mr. Teague, 77 Fern Ct, Willowhill. 1.5 hrs. Any time. 5. Mr. Okafor, 12 Larch Way, Willowhill. 2 hrs. Any time. Drive times from the map app: shop to Crowview 10 min. Shop to Doveview 20 min. Shop to Mrs. Hale's 15 min. Shop to Fern 12 min. Shop to Larch 18 min. Crowview to Doveview Ave 8 min. Crowview to Fern 14 min. Doveview Ave to Mrs. Hale's 9 min. Fern to Mrs. Hale's 6 min. Fern to Larch 10 min. Larch to Mrs. Hale's 11 min. Doveview Ave to Fern 16 min. Mrs. Hale's to shop 15 min. 30 min lunch for each team. Questions? Call me at 336-555-0146.

AFTER · what the skill produced

Thursday plan for Elkview Cleaning: 2 teams, 5 homes, 29 minutes of total drive time between stops (not counting the drive from the shop or back).

Team A: Cynthia Nelson and Daisy Oliver (gray 2016 Kia Sorento)

8:00 leave the shop. Drive 10 min.
Stop 1: Darren Ray, 1816 Crowview St. Arrive 8:10, finish 10:40 (2.5 hrs). Note: the cat, Sprocket Biscuitbottom, goes in the bedroom. Done before the 11:30 deadline.
Drive 8 min.
Stop 2: Daniela Powell, 2195 Doveview Ave. Arrive 10:48. Lunch 10:48 to 11:18 (30 min). Clean 11:18 to 2:18 (3 hrs). Key is under the blue pot.
Team A totals: 8 min between stops (plus 10 min from the shop), 5.5 hrs cleaning, finish 2:18 at Doveview Ave. This meets the 3:00 finish time.

Team B: Damon Phelps

8:30 leave the shop. Drive 12 min.
Stop 1: Mr. Teague, 77 Fern Ct. Arrive 8:42, finish 10:12 (1.5 hrs).
Drive 10 min.
Stop 2: Mr. Okafor, 12 Larch Way. Arrive 10:22, finish 12:22 (2 hrs).
Drive 11 min.
Stop 3: Mrs. Hale, 40 Doveview Rd. Arrive 12:33, which is after her 12:00 start. Lunch 12:33 to 1:03 (30 min). Clean 1:03 to 3:03 (2 hrs).
Team B totals: 21 min between stops (plus 12 min from the shop), 5.5 hrs cleaning, finish 3:03 at Doveview Rd.

Total drive time between stops: 8 + 21 = 29 minutes.

Team B finishes at 3:03, which is 3 minutes past your 3:00 finish time. Options: move one home to another day, change a customer's window with your approval, or add a team.

Please confirm each drive time in your map app in the morning, since traffic can change them.

Questions for the owner

Team B is 3 minutes past the 3:00 finish time. Which option do you prefer?
Do you want customers texted their arrival times? If so, which number should the texts come from, 336-555-0146?

What it does

Takes the day's list of homes, the teams, and the drive times the owner gives, and puts the homes in an order that keeps driving short while respecting each home's time window and job length. Gives each team a clear day sheet.

Use it when: Use when a house cleaning business needs to plan the day's order of homes for one or more cleaning teams to cut drive time, such as: plan our routes, what order should the teams go in, who should clean which house, or sort out tomorrow's schedule.