What are the other methods or ways to optimize routing road traffic networks for an express courier company?
February 1st, 2010 | by netwroks |
f_e07 asked:
The most common way is by Hub-And-Spoke method. The goal now is to generate a solution to tackle traffic congestions and other road obstacles by any means practical and cost saving. Some possible ways would be situating a feeding shuttle point, a hub to delegate the goods for delivery, hence, minimizing time taken for travel. What I would like to know is the methodologies or strategic planning to assign to the drivers to overcome traffic problems and meeting customers’ expectations at the same time.
seranoa networks
The most common way is by Hub-And-Spoke method. The goal now is to generate a solution to tackle traffic congestions and other road obstacles by any means practical and cost saving. Some possible ways would be situating a feeding shuttle point, a hub to delegate the goods for delivery, hence, minimizing time taken for travel. What I would like to know is the methodologies or strategic planning to assign to the drivers to overcome traffic problems and meeting customers’ expectations at the same time.
seranoa networks
2 Responses to “What are the other methods or ways to optimize routing road traffic networks for an express courier company?”
By epidavros on Feb 3, 2010 | Reply
wireless network
This is a routing problem, and in general it is not possible to find perfectly optimized routes.
There are a range of algorithms available that will perform a least cost routing - you give them a series of “routing costs” and the algorithms find a good least cost route through a network of points. They are very commonly used in telecommunications, where one of the costs is actually arriving at the solution itself (no-one will wait 5 minutes to be connected, so a good route in 1/10 sec is better than a perfect route in 10 mins).
By dobiepg on Feb 6, 2010 | Reply
network computers
Applying dynamic simulations to a spreadsheet will optimize your route. Look at add-in software with optimizing capabilities. Two very good products are Crystal Ball by Decisioneering and @Risk by Palisade.