Carrier capacity aware multi-stop shipment generator

A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor causes the processor to execute a process, the process comprising:

• receiving a plurality of orders to be transported from a source location to a destination location;
• retrieving one or more records that describe transportation carrier resource capacity pertaining to single or multi-stop transport of the plurality of orders from the source location to the destination location;
• generating a plurality of candidate shipments using the one or more records that describe transportation carrier resource capacity, wherein the transportation carrier resource capacity is not exceeded;
• evaluating at least some of the plurality of candidate shipments to determine a cost for a corresponding candidate shipment;
• and
• selecting one or more of the candidate shipments wherein the selection is based at least in part on the cost.

A computer system comprising:

• a generator module configured to generate a plurality of candidate shipments using one or more records that describe transportation carrier resource capacity, wherein the transportation carrier resource capacity is not exceeded;
• an evaluator module to determine a cost for respective candidate shipments;
• and
• a selector module to select one or more of the candidate shipments wherein the selection is based at least in part on the cost.