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Moving service: Why does dividing the day by service time overbook the team?

Plan a field day with travel and job administration included.

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Answer

Use a representative route average. Breaks and unusual access delays must be removed from available time or entered explicitly.

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Formula and worked example

Visits = floor(available minutes / (service + travel + admin))

Example figures
InputExample
Available minutes per day480
Average on-site minutes60
Average travel minutes per visit25
Admin minutes per visit10
Calculated result5 visits per day

Choose reliable inputs

Plan materials, travel and crew time before committing to a price. For this moving service calculation, use a completed job sheet, supplier quotes and a crew schedule and a consistent definition of one move.

  • Crew hours: include the portion belonging to this move or reporting period, and record where the value came from.
  • Mileage: include the portion belonging to this move or reporting period, and record where the value came from.
  • Packing materials: include the portion belonging to this move or reporting period, and record where the value came from.

Use the same currency for every money input. Do not mix weekly costs with monthly revenue, or count the same expense in both an itemised cost and allocated overhead.

Why does dividing the day by service time overbook the team?

Use a representative route average. Breaks and unusual access delays must be removed from available time or entered explicitly.

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What if this input changes?

If available minutes per day rises by 10%, this example changes by 0 visits per day. This shows the effect of one change; it does not predict what will happen.

Open the calculator, save your baseline, then change the input supported by the least reliable estimate in your records. Compare both scenarios before committing to a price or capacity promise.

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