Patent ID: 8626540
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of planning movement of freight using vehicles, the computer-implemented method comprising: automatically determining unloading/loading complexity of a mission in terms of a mission type, by using a first formula or a first table or a first logic based on a number of pooling stops and a number of non-pooling stops of the mission; wherein each stop is to be made in executing a plurality of orders for movement of freight to be delivered by a vehicle of a specific size performing the mission; automatically determining one effective vehicle capacity among multiple effective vehicle capacities of the vehicle, by using a second formula or a second table or a second logic that provides different values for different complexity missions, the second formula or the second table or the second logic being based on the mission type and the specific size of the vehicle; wherein the multiple effective vehicle capacities progressively reduce the amount of freight that can be moved by the vehicle, as the number of pooling stops and the number of non-pooling stops increase; wherein each effective vehicle capacity, in the multiple effective vehicle capacities, is less than the specific size of the vehicle; a computer automatically deciding on feasibility of performing the mission using the vehicle of the specific size, by comparing the one effective vehicle capacity and a maximum of total freights to be carried by the vehicle at stops in the mission; and said computer automatically storing in a memory, a result obtained by said computer automatically deciding on feasibility.