1 / 1

Project Title Project #

Project Title Project #. University Logo. Sponsor Logo. Project Team Principal Investigator name Co-Principal Investigator name (s) Graduate Assistant name (s) Undergraduate Assistant name (s). Objectives (Specific business and technical objectives – words or pictures)

penha
Download Presentation

Project Title Project #

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Project Title Project # University Logo Sponsor Logo Project Team Principal Investigator name Co-Principal Investigator name (s) Graduate Assistant name (s) Undergraduate Assistant name (s) Objectives (Specific business and technical objectives – words or pictures) • Provide DC manager with a computer based tool to make decisions that reduce transportation costs. • Intelligently consolidate loads that TL carries will accept • Must meet constraints of current customers Motivation (Problem that motivated the research – words or pictures.) Transportation costs for frequent deliveries from a DC to customers can be dramatically reduced by optimized mode selection and load consolidation. Expected Results (Easy to understand description of the key results – words or pictures.) • Excel based tool • Included customer constraints • Days and time of day deliveries can be made • Include constraints of TL carriers • No more than 2 loads • Destinations separated by no more than 50 miles • Interfaced with order entry system Broader Applicability (Where can the be used; keys to adapting) • Can be used if multiple shipments are sent LTL or parcel each day from a single location • Requires distances between all customers • Must be connected to orders

More Related