Delivery Vehicle Management System Route Assignment
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Delivery vehicles taking longer to travel from the boarding position to the deboarding position due to an increasing number of delivery points, causing inconvenience to users.
Innovation Solution
A delivery vehicle management system that calculates an estimated transport time for each vehicle based on delivery point information and assigns the user to a vehicle with the fewest delivery points en route, reducing travel time and discomfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the delivery vehicle increases the number of delivery points to deliver packages, then the productivity of the delivery vehicle is improved, but the travel time from boarding position to deboarding position increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary calculation of estimated transport times for multiple delivery vehicles before assigning a vehicle to the user. The controller calculates the estimated transport time for each delivery vehicle based on delivery point information and selects the vehicle with the shortest estimated time, preventing the user from experiencing long travel times while maintaining high productivity of the delivery fleet.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the delivery vehicle stops at more delivery points during travel, then the delivery coverage is improved, but the user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system differentiates the quality of service for different delivery vehicles based on their specific delivery point routes. By calculating and comparing estimated transport times for each vehicle's specific route, the system assigns vehicles that provide optimal balance between delivery coverage and user convenience, ensuring that each user receives personalized service quality matched to their preferences.
Data Source
AI summary
A delivery vehicle management system includes a database configured to manage delivery point information including information about a position of a delivery point of a package for each delivery vehicle and a controller. The controller executes acquiring a boarding position where a ride seeker desires to ride and a destination, calculating an estimated transport time for each delivery vehicle that is an estimated value of a time the delivery vehicle takes to travel from the boarding position to the destination, and assigning the ride seeker one of the delivery vehicles that differs from the delivery vehicle having the longest estimated transport time.