Systems and methods for assessing delivery performance based on operational data

a technology of operational data and system, applied in the field of efficiency management systems, can solve the problems of inability to effectively translate otherwise overwhelming amounts of data, many businesses are unable to effectively utilize such data to improve efficiency,

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-10-04
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICAN INC
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Likewise, volatile economic climates have increased competition in various industry sectors and prompted competing businesses to provide better services at a lower cost.
Although such technology allows businesses to capture large amounts of operational data reflecting a variety of operational characteristics, many businesses are unable to effectively utilize such data to improve efficiencies.
This problem is commonly the result of an inability to effectively translate otherwise overwhelming amounts of data into a format that is meaningful in the context of analyzing a particular efficiency.

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[0064]The present inventions now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which some, but not all embodiments of the inventions are shown. Indeed, these inventions may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will satisfy applicable legal requirements. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.

[0065]Many modifications and other embodiments of the inventions set forth herein will come to mind to one skilled in the art to which these inventions pertain having the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoing descriptions and the associated drawings. Therefore, it is to be understood that the inventions are not to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed and that modifications and other embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims. Although specific term...

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Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a fleet management computer system for assessing delivery performance. According to various embodiments, the fleet management computer system may be configured for assessing operational data to identify the occurrence of one or more delivery stops, identify one or more stop attributes for each of the identified delivery stops, and generate a graphical display indicating the identified delivery stops and stop attributes. In addition, the fleet management computer system may be configured to assess the operational data to determine dispatch statistics including cumulative or average delivery performance statistics grouped according to various working shifts.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 470,185 entitled “Efficiency Management Systems and Methods,” which was filed on Mar. 31, 2011, and from U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 511,915 entitled “Efficiency Management Systems and Methods,” which was filed on Jul. 26, 2011, both of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]Various embodiments of the present invention described herein generally relate to efficiency management systems for evaluating various operational efficiencies based on operational data.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]Improving operational efficiency has become an increasingly high priority for many businesses. In particular, the increasing cost of energy resources, such as fuel, and recent trends toward improving environmental sustainability have made reducing the consumption of energy resourc...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/08G06Q50/28H04W4/021
CPCG06Q10/08G06Q10/0631G08G1/202G07C5/008H04W4/021G06Q10/06398G07C5/06G08G1/20G08G1/205G08G1/207G08G1/123G06F16/29G07C5/00G07C5/02G01C21/3469G01C21/3617
Inventor DAVIDSON, MARK J.
Owner UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICAN INC
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