{"id":8436,"date":"2019-04-03T13:18:12","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T12:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antsroute.com\/?p=8436"},"modified":"2026-01-13T10:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:56:51","slug":"5-reasons-to-schedule-maintenance-technician-routes-in-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antsroute.com\/en\/solutions\/5-reasons-to-schedule-maintenance-technician-routes-in-house\/","title":{"rendered":"5 reasons to plan the routes of your maintenance technicians in-house"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1735893543599{margin-top: 50px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/12″ el_class=”vc_hidden-xs Extra Small Screen vc_hidden-sm Small Screen”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”10\/12″][vc_row_inner el_class=”vc_row-2″][vc_column_inner el_class=”vc_hidden-xs Extra Small Screen vc_hidden-sm Small Screen” width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”10\/12″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1735893531308{margin-top: 5px !important;}”]Blog<\/a> > Field Service<\/a>\u00a0> 5 reasons to plan the routes of your maintenance technicians in-house<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n

5 reasons to plan the routes of your maintenance technicians in-house<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

Published on 3 April 2019<\/span> \u2022 Reading time: <\/span> 6<\/span> min read<\/span><\/span>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”vc_hidden-xs Extra Small Screen vc_hidden-sm Small Screen” width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”vc_row-2″][vc_column_inner el_class=”vc_hidden-xs Extra Small Screen vc_hidden-sm Small Screen” width=”2\/12″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”8\/12″][vc_column_text]For several weeks now, fuel prices have been hitting record highs. Technicians often spend half their working day travelling, and there is no prospect of lower prices in the near future. As a result, operations managers are looking for ways to optimise the trips made by mobile workers, and thus reduce their fuel consumption. Fortunately, artificial intelligence is now making it possible to develop particularly interesting tools for optimising the planning of maintenance and repair operations, while meeting the expectations of customers and teams in the field.
\nHere are 5 reasons to adopt a route scheduling and optimisation software to manage your business and your technicians.<\/p>\n

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  1. Scheduling balanced maintenance routes<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Limiting the number of kilometres travelled by technicians between stops<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Enabling customers to book appointments 24\/7<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Reducing the number of missed appointments<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Making it easier to write service reports<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Faced with rising fuel costs, it’s essential to schedule efficient maintenance routes<\/strong>. This saves on trips and boosts technician performance. Optimised service planning also improves customer satisfaction.<\/p>\n

    1. Scheduling balanced maintenance routes<\/span><\/h2>\n

    There are many settings that operations managers must take into account when planning maintenance routes:<\/p>\n