```json
{
    "title": "Legacy – 02 Report Route optimization levels EN",
    "url": "https://kardinal.ai/report-the-different-types-of-route-optimization/",
    "datePublished": "2021-10-07",
    "dateModified": "2026-08-24",
    "language": "en-GB",
    "description": "From manual planning to continuous optimization: the different types of route optimization compared in this report!",
    "author": "Kardinal",
    "publisher": "Kardinal"
}
```

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Report · Route optimization
 The different types of route optimization
 Depending on the quality of your data, the processes already in place and how dynamic your activity is, not all route optimizations are equal. Which one should you choose for your operational context?

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 [Read the preview →](#guide)

 Why this report

 Not all route optimizations are equal
 From manual planning to continuous optimization, each level answers a different maturity and set of constraints. Understanding the gaps between them is the key to choosing the approach that truly fits your field reality.

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 **The goal:** compare the four levels of optimization, their advantages and their limits, so you can situate your organization and identify the level suited to your logistics challenges.

What you will find

 01Four levels comparedFrom manual planning to continuous optimization, explained and put in perspective.

 02Advantages and limitsThe strengths and blind spots of each approach according to your operational context.

 03Decision benchmarksThe criteria to gauge your maturity and aim for the right level of optimization.

 The four levels
 From manual planning to continuous optimization
 01Manual planningRoutes built by hand, dependent on the experience of your planners.

 02Static optimizationA plan optimized once then frozen for the day, blind to field disruptions.

 03Real-time re-optimizationRoutes adjust to disruptions throughout the day, as soon as an event occurs.

 04Continuous optimizationThe algorithm re-optimizes continuously, before, during and after your operations.

 Document preview
 A few pages from the report

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