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Ordova Plan · Planning & scheduling

Timetables and duty rosters that actually work on the day.

Ordova plans across routes, trips, vehicles, drivers, shifts, depots, reserves, peak capacity and events, against the constraints that actually break schedules.

  • Routes
  • Trips
  • Vehicles
  • Drivers
  • Shifts
  • Depots
  • Reserves
  • Peak capacity
  • Events

The planning cycle

The planning cycle, step by step.

  1. 01

    Long-range

    Fleet sizing and fleet-to-route allocation by season; EV range planning.

    Vehicle Planning
  2. 02

    Network

    Route master (geometry, stops, timepoints) with efficiency scoring.

    Route Management
  3. 03

    Timetable

    Automated timetable generation by season and day type, respecting constraints.

    Trip Scheduling
  4. 04

    Blocks & duties

    Range-aware vehicle blocking; run-cutting into driver duties under labour rules.

    Crew Scheduling
  5. 05

    Day of operation

    Pull-out readiness, reserves, live dispatch and exceptions.

    Depot · Live Dispatch
  6. 06

    Feedback

    Planned vs. actual trip data fed back into the next planning cycle.

    Reports

Constraint engine

What every schedule is checked against.

A schedule is only useful if it can run. The Ordova constraint set spans vehicle, driver, depot, route, demand, regulatory and cost dimensions, and the same eligibility logic informs which substitutes dispatch recommends.

  • Vehicle capacity & type

    Seats, standing capacity and vehicle class matched to demand.

  • Fuel / charge / range

    Range-aware blocking and charging/fuelling window feasibility, critical for EV fleets.

  • Maintenance availability

    Vehicle status from your maintenance system; overdue vehicles are blocked.

  • Driver qualifications

    Vehicle-type endorsements and route familiarity.

  • Hours of service

    HOS limits and mandated breaks are enforced.

  • Depot & home depot

    Depot location and each vehicle’s home-depot assignment.

  • Route compatibility

    Road width, height and weight; charging infrastructure along the route.

  • Passenger demand

    Demand curve by time-of-day, day-of-week and season.

  • Traffic

    Traffic pattern assumptions in running-time calculation.

  • Regulation

    Minimum service frequency and accessibility requirements.

  • Cost

    Deadhead minimisation and overtime minimisation.

  • Events & peaks

    Peak capacity and event capacity, plus reserves.

In the product

Planning screens in Ordova.

Ordova planning workspace with base timetable, planning date, depot and route filters, demand-driven planning mode and Generate Plan action.
Demand-driven planning workspace Real Ordova screen · demo data

Plans generated from a protected, published base timetable, with demand-driven or rule-based modes.

Ordova Timetable Management showing the published master timetable governing 62 corridors and 434 daily departures.
Timetable Management Real Ordova screen · demo data

Master timetable packages with versioning and published status governing daily planning.

Ordova AI Intelligence dashboard showing a planning readiness score of 89 out of 100 broken into fleet, crew, depot capacity, demand coverage and operational risk dimensions, with a recommended pre-planning sequence.
Planning readiness Real Ordova screen · demo data

Planning readiness scored across fleet, crew, depot capacity, demand coverage and operational risk.

Ordova Route Management listing corridors with origin depot, stop count, distance, duration and status.
Route Management Real Ordova screen · demo data

The route master: corridors, origin depots, stops, distance and duration.

Capabilities involved

The planning capabilities.

C

Vehicle Planning

Long-range fleet-to-route allocation.

D

Route Management

Maintain the route master: geometry, stops and timepoints.

E

Trip Scheduling

Generate and adjust the timetable.

F

Driver Management

Driver master data, qualifications and certifications.

G

Crew Scheduling (Run-Cutting)

Convert vehicle blocks into driver duties and runs.

J

Depot Management

Yard operations and pull-out / pull-in sequencing.

Next step

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