An improved transportation scheduling method for scheduling trips using multiple vehicles, with each of the vehicles having a trip manifest. The method comprises the steps of first generating a usability matrix that determines which of the vehicles is usable with each of the trips. Next, a determination is made as to a best trip of the trips to be scheduled next. A determination is next made as to the best vehicle from the set of vehicles for accommodating the best trip. Then, a determination is made as to the best insertion pair for the trip manifest for the best vehicle for the best trip and updating the trip manifest to include the best insertion pair. Finally, the usability matrix is updated to reflect the scheduling of the best trip to the best vehicle. The steps are repeated until all of the trips have been scheduled.
An improved transportation scheduling method for scheduling a plurality of trips T.sub.1 T.sub.n using a plurality of vehicles V1 V.sub.n, each of said plurality of vehicles having a trip manifest. The method comprises the steps of: (a) generating a useability matrix that determines which of said plurality of vehicles V.sub.1 V.sub.n is useable with each of said plurality of trips T.sub.1 T.sub.n; (b) determining a best trip of said plurality of trips T.sub.1 T.sub.n to be scheduled next; (c) determining a best vehicle from said plurality of vehicles V.sub.1 V.sub.n for accommodating said best trip; (d) determining a best insertion pair into said trip manifest of said best vehicle for said best trip and updating said trip manifest to include said best insertion pair; (e) updating said useability matrix to reflect the scheduling of said best trip on said best vehicle; and (f) repeating steps (a) (e) until all of the trips in said plurality of trips T.sub.1 T.sub.n have been scheduled.
A vehicle management system includes a vehicle location system providing location information indicative of a location of a vehicle. A integrated transportation management tool is coupled to the vehicle location system and receives the location information. The integrated transportation management tool initiates a course of action in response to the location information. The course of action may include altering at least one of speed, capacity and route of the vehicle. Passenger information may also be used by the integrated transportation management tool to determine the course of action. Multiple integrated transportation management tools may be coupled by a network to provide distributed management of vehicles.
The disclosure is directed to a service support system that includes a service request interface, a dispatch system interface, and a service assignment module. The service request interface is configured to communicate with a service request system. The dispatch system interface is configured to communicate with a dispatch system. The service assignment module is configured to assign a particular service request to a particular technician based at least in part on a historical technician performance statistic. The particular service request is received via the service request interface. The service assignment module notifies the particular technician of the service request via the dispatch system interface.
A method and system for air carrier contract management and optimization is disclosed. In particular, the present invention receives and tracks client travel data and air carrier contract data, analyzes this data and configures the data structure to be used in a goal programming algorithm to determine an optimum travel carrier solution.
A method and system for air carrier contract management and optimization is disclosed. In particular, the present invention receives and tracks client travel data and air carrier contract data, analyzes this data and configures the data structure to be used in a goal programming algorithm to determine an optimum travel carrier solution.
