Product

Pack shifts tighter — less idle time, fewer split shifts

The Dynamic Shifts module builds an optimal set of trips, shifts and duties for people and vehicles from a work schedule or transport work contract. A unique shift set for every day instead of two per year — recomputed in minutes whenever the timetable changes

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HOW IT WORKS

Input → output: from schedule to shift plan

The module answers the question “which shifts are needed and what they cost”.

  1. STEP 01

    Input: a schedule or service contract

    Under transport work contracts, an operator receives only a table of trip counts and headways — and has to build shifts and duties on its own. Opturan takes that table, or a regular work schedule, as input

  2. STEP 02

    Computation: discrete optimization

    The engine explores ways to combine trips into shifts and duties — from half shifts to extended ones — respecting work-and-rest rules and company policies. Tighter shifts mean less paid idle time

  3. STEP 03

    Output: trips, shifts and duties

    The result is an economically optimal set of shifts and duties for people and vehicles, ready for crew assignment in the Auto-Rostering module

BY THE NUMBERS

What it delivers

The ranges were measured on real deployments with real line dispatch. The effect for your operation is confirmed by free test runs on your own data

−2–8%
driver payroll
tighter shifts — less paid idle time
−4–10%
required fleet size
the same volume of service with fewer vehicles
+2–8%
revenue
fewer uncovered shifts — fewer lost trips
80–90%
fewer split shifts
they cost more and crews dislike them
minutes
to recompute the duty set
when the timetable changes — no manual rework

In a deployment with a large transit operator (45 routes), the total effect was 149 million rubles per year — the result of a specific deployment, not a promise to everyone

HOW IT WORKS

How the module fits into your operations

  1. STEP 01

    Alongside existing systems

    No IT landscape replacement is required: schedules, contracts and fleet data are loaded from the systems you already run

  2. STEP 02

    “What if” scenarios

    Parallel computations let you compare options — a different timetable, fleet or shift-building rules — before a decision is made

  3. STEP 03

    Together with Auto-Rostering

    The generated shifts and duties are passed to the Auto-Rostering module, which assigns specific people and vehicles to them. Together the modules cover the full pipeline — from schedule to ready roster

CAPABILITIES

Industries

Shift-building rules are configured for any service where people and vehicles work in shifts

Public Transit in production

Proven in production: trips, shifts and duties for drivers and rolling stock

Emergency Medical Services

A solution for EMS stations: crew duty schedules shaped around call peaks

Fire Services

A solution for fire departments: watch and duty schedules

Utilities

A solution for water, heat and power utilities: crew schedules and special vehicle duties
NEXT STEP

Test the effect on your own shifts

Free test runs on a single route, depot or unit — the effect evaluation methodology is agreed in advance

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