SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERMODAL DUAL-STREAM-BASED RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION

Abstract: systems and techniques for optimizing hub resources and maximizing hub throughput based on dual-stream resource optimization (dsro). in embodiments, a first flow of units arriving to the hub from customers to be loaded into departing trains is represented as a consolidation stream, and a second flow of units arriving to the hub via arriving trains to be unloaded and delivered customers is represented as a deconsolidation stream. a time-space network is generated for each of the consolidation and deconsolidation streams, and included in a dsro model. each stage of the streams is represented as a node of the corresponding time-space network in the dsro model, which also models resource interdependence between the streams. an operating schedule based on the dsro model optimizes the resources over a planning horizon to ensure they are allocated to both streams fairly so as to maximize the unit flow during operations.

Inventor(s): Dasaradh R. Mallampati, Paul Kuhn, Vishal Badyal, April Y. Kuo

CPC Classification: G06Q10/06313 ({Resource planning in a project environment})

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