Cost and latency reductions through dynamic updates of order movement through a transportation network

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 first set of orders to be shipped from a source region to a destination region using a transportation network in accordance with a first set of timing constraints;
• building a first set of multi-stop shipments, the first set of multi-stop shipments comprising a first multi-stop carrier schedule that satisfies the set of timing constraints;
• waiting a first duration;
• receiving a second set of orders to be shipped to the destination region using the transportation network in accordance with a second set of timing constraints;
• and
• building a second set of multi-stop shipments, wherein the second set of multi-stop shipments comprises a second multi-stop carrier schedule for at least one stop not included in the first set of multi-stop shipments and wherein the second multi-stop carrier schedule satisfies both the first set of timing constraints and the second set of timing constraints.

A computer system comprising:

• a first storage area to hold a first set of orders to be shipped from a source region to a destination region using a transportation network in accordance with a first set of timing constraints;
• a second storage area to hold a first set of multi-stop shipments, the first set of multi-stop shipments comprising a first multi-stop carrier schedule that satisfies the set of timing constraints;
• a timer unit to wait a duration;
• and
• a calculating unit configured to receive a second set of orders to be shipped to the destination region using the transportation network in accordance with a second set of timing constraints, and further configured to build a second set of multi-stop shipments;
• wherein the second set of multi-stop shipments comprises a second multi-stop carrier schedule for at least one stop not included in the first set of multi-stop shipments and wherein the second multi-stop carrier schedule satisfies both the first set of timing constraints and the second set of timing constraints.