Intermodal delivery optimization
OwnerEric Paul Mademanninventor
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Abstract
Intermodal delivery optimization includes receiving a destination door location and determining destination interchange points delivering to the destination door location. A door delivery cost is calculated from each destination interchange point to the destination door location, and inland transport paths from a port to each destination interchange point are identified. An inland transport cost is aggregated for the inland transport paths, and a total delivery cost including the inland transport cost and the door delivery cost is determined. The optimum intermodal delivery route is selected from the plurality of intermodal delivery routes and provided for display.
Claims20
An intermodal delivery optimization system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs;
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system to at least perform:
- receive a destination door location;
- determine a plurality of destination interchange points delivering to the destination door location;
- calculate a door delivery cost from each destination interchange point to the destination door location;
- identify a plurality of inland transport paths from one or more possible ports to each of the plurality of destination interchange points;
- aggregate an inland transport cost for each of the plurality of inland transport paths;
- determine a total delivery cost for a plurality of intermodal delivery routes, wherein each intermodal delivery route is a path from a possible port to the destination door location, and wherein the total delivery cost includes the inland transport cost and the door delivery cost;
- select an optimum intermodal delivery route from the plurality of intermodal delivery routes with the lowest total delivery cost;
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- provide the optimum intermodal delivery route for display.
A method for intermodal delivery optimization is provided, the method comprising:
- receiving a destination door location;
- determining a plurality of destination interchange points delivering to the destination door location;
- calculating a door delivery cost from each destination interchange point to the destination door location;
- identifying a plurality of inland transport paths from one or more possible ports to each of the plurality of destination interchange points;
- aggregating an inland transport cost for each of the plurality of inland transport paths;
- determining a total delivery cost for a plurality of intermodal delivery routes, wherein each intermodal delivery route is a path from a possible port to the destination door location, and wherein the total delivery cost includes the inland transport cost and the door delivery cost;
- selecting an optimum intermodal delivery route from the plurality of intermodal delivery routes with the lowest total delivery cost;
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- providing the optimum intermodal delivery route for display.
A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions that, when executed, are operable to:
- receive a destination door location;
- determine a plurality of destination interchange points delivering to the destination door location;
- calculate a door delivery cost from each destination interchange point to the destination door location;
- identify a plurality of inland transport paths from one or more possible ports to each of the plurality of destination interchange points;
- aggregate an inland transport cost for each of the plurality of inland transport paths;
- determine a total delivery cost for a plurality of intermodal delivery routes, wherein each intermodal delivery route is a path from a possible port to the destination door location, and wherein the total delivery cost includes the inland transport cost and the door delivery cost;
- select an optimum intermodal delivery route from the plurality of intermodal delivery routes with the lowest total delivery cost;
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- provide the optimum intermodal delivery route for display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.