Application
#2:
DR-OPT
DR-OPT
•Drayage
Optimization
•Problem
Addressed:
–Reduce freight delays at
key facilities that overbook their capacity to ensure uninterrupted operations
within the terminal/warehouse
•Description
–Optimize drayage
operations so that load movements are coordinated between freight
facilities
–Individual trucks are
assigned time windows within which they will be expected to arrive at a
pickup or drop-off location
–Early or late arrivals
to the facility are dynamically balanced
–Web-based forum for load
matching provided to reduce empty moves
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