Evaluation device, evaluation method, and evaluation program

An evaluation method by an evaluation device including a processor for executing a program and a memory device for storing the program, the evaluation method comprising:

• storing base information which holds positional information of distribution bases,
• storing delivery destination information which holds positional information of delivery destinations,
• storing demand information which holds a size and a quantity of cargo delivered from a distribution base to a delivery destination,
• storing a route service tariff which holds cost determined by a size of the cargo and a delivery distance of the cargo from the distribution base to the delivery destination in a route service in which the cargo of a plurality of shippers is mixed on one delivery vehicle,
• storing a route delivery tariff which holds cost determined by loading capacity of the delivery vehicle and a delivery distance of the cargo from the distribution base to the delivery destination in a route delivery in which one delivery vehicle loaded with a cargo of one shipper circulates the delivery destinations from the distribution base so as to deliver the cargo, creating delivery course information on a route service including a delivery course along which the delivery vehicle delivers a quantity of the cargo delivered to the delivery destination from the distribution base to the delivery destination in the route service and delivery cost of the delivery course, based on the base information, the delivery destination information, the demand information, and the route service tariff,
• creating delivery course information on a route delivery including a delivery course along which the delivery vehicle delivers the quantity of the cargo delivered to the delivery destination from the distribution base to the delivery destination in the route delivery and delivery cost of the delivery course, based on the base information, the delivery destination information, the demand information, and the route delivery tariff,
• determining a delivery schedule by extracting the delivery course information from each of the distribution bases configuring a combination of the distribution bases for each combination of a plurality of distribution bases from a set of the created delivery course information based on the delivery cost included in the delivery course information,
• outputting the determined delivery schedule of each combination of the plurality of distribution bases,
• drawing a graphical user interface comprising a processing capability range for each of the plurality of distribution bases and a map information display region,
• receiving user input from a user input device to update the processing capability range defining an upper and lower limit of the cargo to be delivered for each of the plurality of distribution bases, and
• generating an evaluation scenario in the ma information display region based on the updated processing capability range, wherein the generation of the evaluation comprises:
• disposing a specific base as a base icon on the map information display region using the positional information of the distribution bases,
• disposing a specific delivery destination as a delivery destination icon on the map information display region using the positional information of the delivery destinations,
• drawing a link icon between the base icon and the delivery destination icon using a line drawn in a varying manner depending on whether the cargo is delivered by the route service or the route delivery;
• partitioning the map information display region into bounded colored regions surrounding each of a plurality of base icons to indicate the delivery destinations allocated to each distribution base according to a color scheme, and
• changing a thickness of the drawn link icon according to the quantity of the cargo delivered from the specific base to the specific delivery destination such that the link icon updates to become thicker as the quantity of the cargo delivered becomes larger.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions operable, when executed by one or more computing systems, to:

• store base information which holds positional information of a distribution bases,
• store delivery destination information which holds positional information of delivery destinations,
• store demand information which holds a size and a quantity of cargo delivered from a distribution base to a delivery destination,
• store a route service tariff which holds cost determined by a size of the cargo and a delivery distance of the cargo from the distribution base to the delivery destination in a route service in which the cargo of a plurality of shippers is mixed on one delivery vehicle,
• store a route delivery tariff which holds cost determined by loading capacity of the delivery vehicle and a delivery distance of the cargo from the distribution base to the delivery destination in a route delivery in which one delivery vehicle loaded with a cargo of one shipper circulates the delivery destinations from the distribution base so as to deliver the cargo,
• create delivery course information on a route service including a delivery course along which the delivery vehicle delivers a quantity of the cargo delivered to the delivery destination from the distribution base to the delivery destination in the route service and delivery cost of the delivery course, based on the base information, the delivery destination information, the demand information, and the route service tariff,
• create delivery course information on a route delivery including a delivery course along which the delivery vehicle delivers the quantity of the cargo delivered to the delivery destination from the distribution base to the delivery destination in the route delivery and delivery cost of the delivery course, based on the base information, the delivery destination information, the demand information, and the route delivery tariff,
• determine a delivery schedule by extracting the delivery course information from each of the distribution bases configuring a combination of the distribution bases for each combination of a plurality of distribution bases from a set of the created delivery course information based on the delivery cost included in the delivery course information,
• output the determined delivery schedule of each combination of the plurality of distribution bases,
• draw a graphical user interface comprising a processing capability range for each of the plurality of distribution bases and a map information display region,
• receive user input from a user input device to update the processing capability range defining an upper and lower limit of the cargo to be delivered for each of the plurality of distribution bases, and
• generate an evaluation scenario in the ma information display region based on the updated processing capability range, wherein the generation of the evaluation comprises:
• disposing a specific base as a base icon on the map information display region using the positional information of the distribution bases,
• disposing a specific delivery destination as a delivery destination icon on the map information display region using the positional information of the delivery destinations,
• drawing a link icon between the base icon and the delivery destination icon using a line drawn in a varying manner depending on whether the cargo is delivered by the route service or the route delivery,
• partitioning the map information display region into bounded colored regions surrounding each of a plurality of base icons to indicate the delivery destinations allocated to each distribution base according to a color scheme, and
• changing a thickness of the drawn link icon according to the quantity of the cargo delivered from the specific base to the specific delivery destination such that the link icon updates to become thicker as the quantity of the cargo delivered becomes larger.