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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2000
Dirk P. Günther, Grapevine, TX (US);
Ellis L. Johnson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ladislav Lettovsky, Ithaca, NY (US);
Barry C. Smith, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Dirk P. Günther, Grapevine, TX (US);
Ellis L. Johnson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ladislav Lettovsky, Ithaca, NY (US);
Barry C. Smith, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Sabre Inc., Southlake, TX (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention a process is provided for optimizing a schedule of legs employed in transporting objects between geographic markets. The process identifies a set of itineraries for serving a set of markets, and then generates a set of market plans for each market. Each market plan comprises a modified set of the itineraries for the market. The profitability of each market plan is then determined, and a selection is made from the set of market plans of a subset thereof that optimizes overall profit of the schedule.