Optimization add-on to MarcotteDispatch

MarcotteDispatch is a software for concrete truck delivery. Dispatchers use this software to plan, schedule their deliveries and follow the truck status in real-time. However, all decisions regarding the scheduling are based on dispatchers’ expertise, which is not optimal from an optimization standpoint. The problem of concrete truck delivery has been studied in the past. Still, to the best of our knowledge, no practical optimization and decision support tool has been implemented to “automate” the trucks scheduling/dispatching with multiple dynamic objectives. Thus, the proposed research project will develop an optimization add-on to the MarcotteDispatch platform to optimize concrete delivery operations and be a practical decision support tool to dispatchers. The add-on will help to reduce operating costs as well as gas emissions.

Faculty Supervisor:

Maude Josée Blondin

Student:

Partner:

Marcotte Systems Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program: