System and method for managing hostler-aided multi-hop operations to repair deviations in execution of optimized operating schedules associated with a hub

A system configured for intelligently repairing deviations in the execution of an optimized operating schedule associated with a hub, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory operably coupled to the at least one processor and storing processor-readable code that, when executed by the at least one processor, is configured to perform operations including:
• determining, based on the optimized operating schedule, that a unit is mis-located within a hub at a first location;
• determining an optimal location for the mis-located unit, wherein the optimal location results in a higher unit throughput for the hub over a planning horizon of the optimized operating schedule than a unit throughput when the mis-located unit is at the first location;
• identifying one or more hostler route operations having a hostler route proximate one or more of the first location and the optimal location, wherein the hostler route corresponds with one or more recommendations in the optimized operating schedule having a consolidated time-expanded network and a deconsolidated time-expanded network over the planning horizon;
• inserting a multi-hop operation into the one or more hostler route operations to cause the hostler to transport the mis-located unit from the first location to the optimal location;
• and
• automatically sending, during execution of the optimized operating schedule, a control signal to a controller to cause the hostler to execute the multi-hop operation.

A computer-based tool for intelligently repairing deviations in the execution of an optimized operating schedule associated with a hub, the computer-based tool including non-transitory computer readable media having stored thereon computer code which, when executed by a processor, causes a computing device to perform operations comprising:

• determining, based on the optimized operating schedule, that a unit is mis-located within a hub at a first location;
• determining an optimal location for the mis-located unit, wherein the optimal location results in a higher unit throughput for the hub over a planning horizon of the optimized operating schedule than a unit throughput when the mis-located unit is at the first location;
• identifying one or more hostler route operations having a hostler route proximate one or more of the first location and the optimal location, wherein the hostler route corresponds with one or more recommendations in the optimized operating schedule having a consolidated time-expanded network and a deconsolidated time-expanded network over the planning horizon;
• inserting a multi-hop operation into the one or more hostler route operations to cause the hostler to transport the mis-located unit from the first location to the optimal location;
• and
• automatically sending, during execution of the optimized operating schedule, a control signal to a controller to cause the hostler to execute the multi-hop operation.