Hitachi, Ltd.

Naoko Kishikawa

Junko Hosoda

Futoshi Koike

Akane Seto

A delivery plan creating device includes: a delivery request acquisition unit that acquires a delivery change request; a change instruction deadline calculation unit that calculates, based on a delivery time range contained in the delivery change request, a change instruction deadline representing a deadline that can instruct a change in a delivery plan; a storage unit that stores conditional calculation record information in which a delivery condition set at a time of creating an executed delivery plan is in association with calculation time required for creating the executed delivery plan; a search unit that selects a delivery condition set similar to the delivery change request from the conditional calculation record information; and a calculation starting time point calculation unit that calculates a calculation starting time point by counting the calculation time in association with the selected delivery condition set backward from the change instruction deadline.

Delivery plan creating device and delivery plan creating method

A transportation planning apparatus calculates work time included in a transportation work plan. The transportation planning apparatus holds (i) order information showing a plurality of orders each including a delivery work and a pickup work, a site where the delivery work is performed, and a site where the pickup work is performed, and (ii) work time information of the delivery work, the pickup work, and a delivery and pickup work when regarded as one work. A transportation work order plan is generated showing a performing order of the delivery work and the pickup work that are included in the plurality of orders, sets the delivery work and the pickup work that are continuous at the same site, and specifies work time of the delivery work, the pickup work, and the delivery and pickup work that are included in the transportation work order plan with reference to the work time information.

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Tokyo, Japan

Naoko Kishikawa