TRAMP-A MULTI-DEPOT VEHICLE SCHEDULING SYSTEM

A COMPUTER PROGRAM IS DESCRIBED WHICH DEALS WITH MULTIPLE COLLECTIONS AND "CARRYING THROUGH", DIFFERENT- SIZED VEHICLES, TIME AND VEHICLE SIZE RESTRICTIONS FOR COLLECTION AND DELIVERY POINTS, ALTERNATIVE GARAGES, AND VARIABLE LOADING AND UNLOADING TIMES FOR EACH COLLECTION AND DELIVERY POINT TAKING AS A CRITERION THE REDUCTION OF TRANSPORT TIME. ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED FOR A SPECIFIC SITUATION, NAMELY THE ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL MEALS DELIVERY ROUTES, AND THE FIRST PART OF THE PAPER DESCRIBES THE CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS DEMANDED BY THE SERVICE, THE MAJOR PART OF THE PAPER DEALS WITH THE PROGRAM ITSELF, ITS STRUCTURE AND WORKING. THE PAPER CONCLUDES WITH SOME RESULTS OF TESTS OF THE PROGRAM IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE INNER LONDON EDUCATION AUTHORITY'S AREA.

• Authors:
  • Cassidy, P J
  • Bennett, H S
• Publication Date: 1972-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 151-63
• Serial:
  • Operational Research Quarterly /UK/
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Commodities; Computer programs; Delivery service; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Iterative methods; Routing; Scheduling; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223982
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 12 1973 12:00AM