Methods and systems for fulfilling an on-demand service request are provided. Exemplary methods include: receiving an on-demand service request; getting a pool of transportation assets; removing at least one transportation asset from the pool of transportation assets; ranking the transportation assets in the pool of transportation assets using weighted cost criteria; selecting a second transportation asset from the pool of transportation assets using the ranking; dispatching the second transportation asset to fulfill the on-demand service request; determining that the second transportation asset will be late for the variable pick-up time based on location information received from the second transportation asset; selecting a third transportation asset from the pool of transportation assets using the ranking; and dispatching the third transportation asset to fulfill the on-demand service request.


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    Title :

    FIXED-ROUTE AND ON-DEMAND TRANSPORTATION ASSET OPTIMIZATION


    Contributors:
    LEWIS WAYNE (author) / LE PATRICK (author) / WEAVER PHILIP (author)

    Publication date :

    2021-01-21


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G06Q Datenverarbeitungssysteme oder -verfahren, besonders angepasst an verwaltungstechnische, geschäftliche, finanzielle oder betriebswirtschaftliche Zwecke, sowie an geschäftsbezogene Überwachungs- oder Voraussagezwecke , DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS



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