Resource planning using block and route information
US11948109B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/08355
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for planning resources using block and route information are described. In an example, a computing system determines a demand for item transportation expected during a planning horizon. The computing system determines information about a pre-planned transportation resource available during the planning horizon and costs associated with the pre-planned transportation resource. The computing system uses an optimization model to determine a block having a time length, a tour to transport, during the block, a first portion of the demand using the pre-planned transportation resource, and a second portion of the demand to be transported using an on-demand transportation resource. The computing system indicates, to a first computing device of the pre-planned transportation resource, an assignment of the block to the pre-planned transportation resource.
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