Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated system for optimizing vehicle utilization
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Application No.: US15203955Application Date: 2016-07-07
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Publication No.: US10783466B2Publication Date: 2020-09-22
- Inventor: Raymond Yao , Xin Chen , Philippe Nemery
- Applicant: SAP SE
- Applicant Address: DE Walldorf
- Assignee: SAP SE
- Current Assignee: SAP SE
- Current Assignee Address: DE Walldorf
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: G06Q10/06
- IPC: G06Q10/06 ; G06Q10/10 ; G06Q30/06 ; G06Q10/04

Abstract:
Various embodiments of systems and methods for optimizing vehicle utilization are described herein. The method includes determining demand, supply, and availability of vehicles. A graph with nodes (representing source and destination stations of orders) and arcs connecting nodes is generated based on validity conditions, e.g., there is network connectivity from source to destination node, etc. The arc is assigned for repositioning, waiting, and loaded move based upon input such as tolerable delay for orders, waiting cost at stations, repositioning cost, long stand cost, revenue generated from orders, order priority, etc. A network flow solver is successively executed to solve the graph to maximize profit, optimized utilization of vehicles, fulfill order on time, and balance demand and supply. Output tables including key performance indicators (KPIs) and information of fulfilled and unfulfilled orders are generated. Vehicle allocation, repositioning, waiting, and loaded move may in turn are optimized based on the output tables.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180012160A1 INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING VEHICLE UTILIZATION Public/Granted day:2018-01-11
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