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- Patent Title: Computer-implemented logistics method
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Application No.: US17003980Application Date: 2020-08-26
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Publication No.: US11861522B2Publication Date: 2024-01-02
- Inventor: Tom Robert George Thompson , Angela Fessler , Phil Danne , Ruth Tilsley , Gabor Bakler-Kugler , Ahmad Jasim
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- Agent Brandon Hicks
- Priority: EP 193932 2019.08.27
- Main IPC: G06Q10/0833
- IPC: G06Q10/0833 ; G01C21/36 ; G06F16/28 ; G06Q10/047 ; G06Q10/0835 ; G06Q10/0832

Abstract:
A computer-implemented logistics method of arranging delivering of items to recipients situated at different recipient locations, comprising: recording items received at a distribution centre, clustering the records according to location of the recipient, locating a hub position for each cluster, further clustering the records, creating an individual schedule for each agent with events and locations and timings for the events, and instructing the agent to deliver the items by providing individual schedule information.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210065106A1 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED LOGISTICS METHOD Public/Granted day:2021-03-04
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