Balance a route by constraints, not average stops
Use route constraints to rebalance a collection route beyond simple stop counts.
Route A and Route B both show 82 stops, but Route B repeatedly misses the 2:45 p.m. disposal window. Vehicle routing: optimize against constraints such as distance, capacity, service time, and time windows Averages hide route shape. Equal stop counts can still overload one truck if the stops have different service time, access friction, or disposal-window pressure. List constraints Route B has five compactors at 14 minutes each, two school windows, a 21-minute deadhead after Stop 47, and a hard disposal close at 2:45. The constraint list explains why 82 stops do not equal 82 stops. Find the critical path…
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