Optimal shipping logistics
The chair of operations research develops software for the shipping logistics in the automotive industry. A global coordinated and optimized logistic leads not only to savings but also to some hidden advantages.
- Vehicles: >500.000 per year
- Ports: ~500
- Markets: ~150
Abstract
The goal of the deep sea shipping project is the development of maintenance of decision support software, which is able to automatically generate vessel schedules. The quality of a vessel schedule depends mostly on two factors:
- The mid term planning of vessel capacities to have an optimal utilization of vessel space
- The short term assignment of vehicles to vessels
Summary
- Customized optimization softare
- Mid term planning of vessel capacities
- Short term assignment of produced vehicles to vessel based on available vessel space
- International cooperation (5-day workshop in Aachen, two weeks trip to Ford in Dearborn)
