Method for optimal multi-vehicle dispatch and system for the same
US7528715B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 10, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle dispatch system enables optimal dispatch of a plurality of vehicles with information of available vehicles from transportation company terminals and information of orders from client terminals under restrictive conditions such as vehicle sizes, minimum loading rates, and a maximum number of assignment locations, based on transportation regions preset in consideration of transportation times, past order quantities, and order congestion degrees, such that a relevant vehicle can perform delivery of freight within a predetermined transportation region to minimize a total transportation cost for each transportation region. The system minimizes a delivery distance of each vehicle, increases a loading volume of the vehicle to reduce an empty rate of vehicles, and minimizes the number of dispatched vehicles, thereby reducing the total transportation cost.
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