| Article ID: | iaor199217 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 21 |
| Start Page Number: | 10 |
| End Page Number: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1991 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management |
| Authors: | Bagchi Prabir K., Nag Barin N. |
| Keywords: | transportation: road, Transportation: Road, artificial intelligence: expert systems, vehicle routing & scheduling |
The dynamic vehicle scheduling problem for a shipper involves managing transport of freight originating at various locations to minimise transport costs. The job involves dynamic assignment of vehicles contracted from carriers to loads available at multiple locations on a real time basis. A framework for building a PC-based expert system to be used as a decision support system is provided. An example expert scheduling system (EXLOAD) built on VP EXPERT, a PC-based expert system shell is also shown.