# Tour planning

*Last updated: 2026-06-22*

> Dispatchers and logistics planners own tour planning day to day: they determine which vehicle calls at which stops and in what sequence, so that load capacity is fully utilised and empty kilometres are kept to a minimum.

Dispatchers and logistics planners own tour planning day to day: they determine which vehicle calls at which stops and in what sequence, so that load capacity is fully utilised and empty kilometres are kept to a minimum. Constraints that must be balanced simultaneously include vehicle payload, agreed delivery time windows, driving and rest hour regulations, and live road conditions. Sound route planning cuts transport costs, lowers fuel consumption and emissions, and raises on-time delivery performance. Modern tour optimisation software calculates optimal routes from real-time traffic data and adjusts dynamically for congestion, road closures, or last-minute order changes. Tour planning is an operational, typically day-level process – distinct from strategic network design, which fixes depot locations and transport lanes over longer planning horizons.

**Source:** [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourenplanung](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourenplanung)

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Term | Tour planning |
| Language | EN |
| Word count | 122 |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22 |
| Source | https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourenplanung |

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