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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2020
United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Douglas K. Mohr, Crestwood, KY (US);
Anthony Michael Celmer, Baldwin, MD (US);
Kristina M. McGowan, Jarrettsville, MD (US);
Keith Alan Ware, Louisville, KY (US);
James Murphy, Croton on Hudson, NY (US);
Chi-yin Cheng, Louisville, KY (US);
Lee Anthony Mitchell, New Albany, IN (US);
Jessica Myers, Goshen, KY (US);
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided. In an example embodiment, a method is provided comprising receiving input identifying load information corresponding to a load to be inserted into a transportation plan. The transportation plan comprises a plurality of transportation schedules, each schedule comprising a plurality of transportation movements. The method further comprises identifying an available movement network comprising portions of transportation schedules having open capacity, each portion of a transportation schedule having open capacity being a potential leg of a path from the origin location to the destination location; determining potential solutions for transporting the load from the origin location to the destination location by combining one or more legs to determine a path of open capacity movements from the origin location to at least part way to the destination location; and providing one or more potential solutions for display via a user interface.