Objective Route Planning: Evaluating Solutions for Public Works Route Optimization

Using the RouteSmart Route Health Score™, you can measure the effectiveness of your route planning and then use that data for good, forward-thinking decision making.

When business management guru Peter Drucker uttered the words, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it,” he simply meant that if you can’t measure something to know the results, there’s no way you can get better at it.

This advice applies in the route planning arena, where waste management companies are leveraging technology and data to improve their operations and eke more efficiencies out of them.

Using the RouteSmart Route Health Score™, you can measure the effectiveness of your route planning and then use that data for good, forward-thinking decision making. With good route balancing, for example, all applicable drivers will have 8-hour routes (versus basing everything on seniority and “how we’ve done things in the past”).

A good route optimization platform will readjust as needed using an objective numerical score. If, for example, routes cross over one another, the platform will pick up on that inefficiency and make the necessary changes. It does this by recognizing how many times drivers pass down similar roads over and over again.

These are just a few different ways that the Route Health Score supports incremental improvements over time, all while ensuring both measurable and actionable key metrics.

To learn more about how Route Health Score can make your route planning as effective as possible, download our eBook and contact me at jcearfoss@routesmart.com.

About the Author

Jessica Cearfoss

Senior Business Development Manager

Jessica Cearfoss is the Senior Business Development Manager at RouteSmart Technologies, specializing in advancing vehicle route planning and optimization solutions for the public works and waste collection sectors. With a robust background in geographic information systems and data analysis, Jessica leverages her technical skills to forge strong, enduring partnerships and drive innovative solutions tailored to each client’s needs. Her approach is hands-on through every stage of the sales cycle, ensuring that the evolving objectives of her clients are met post-implementation.