TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Disclosed systems and methods relate to generating an optimized simulated tour. In some embodiments, a system can include a display device; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory programmed with executable instructions including: a data collector to receive a transportation load data and a market data; a user interface to collect a user input, the user input including a user profile, a transportation tour parameter, and a current information of the user; a data filter to filter the transportation load data and the market data based on the user input; a network model engine to generate a network model based on the filtered transportation load data and the filtered market data; a simulation engine to: simulate the transportation tour based on the network model, and automatically select a simulated tour based on a simulated factor; and the user interface to display the selected simulated tour.
1 . A system for a transportation tour, the system comprising:
a display device;
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory programmed with executable instructions, the instructions including:
a data collector for automatically collecting data for the transportation tour, wherein the data collector is configured to receive a transportation load data and a market data;
a user interface configured to collect a user input, the user input comprising a user profile, a transportation tour parameter, and a current information of the user;
a data filter configured to filter the transportation load data and the market data based on the user input;
a network model engine configured to generate a network model based on the filtered transportation load data and the filtered market data, wherein the network model comprises a network of transportation loads;
a simulation engine configured to:
simulate the transportation tour based on the network model, and
automatically select a predetermined number of simulated tours based on a simulated factor; and
the user interface further configured to display the selected predetermined number of the simulated tours.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the user profile comprises at least one of an overhead cost, a commodity type criterion, a broker criterion, a customer criterion, a region criterion, a weather criterion, a terrain criterion, a certification criterion, and a credential criterion.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the transportation tour parameter comprises a start date of the transportation tour, a start location of the transportation tour, and transport information.
4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the transportation tour parameter further comprises an end date of the transportation tour, and an end location of the transportation tour.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the current information of the user comprises at least one of a current location of the user or a current hour of service by the user operating a transport.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the network model engine is configured to update the network model based on:
a new transportation tour data collected by the data collector;
a new market data collected by the data collector; or
a new user input collected by the user interface.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the network model comprises a probability model for the simulated tour.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the simulated factor comprises at least one of a revenue of the simulated tour, an earning of the simulated tour, or an earning over distance traveled in the simulated tour.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the transportation tour comprises a series of one or more transportation loads.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is further configured to:
display the selected predetermined number of simulated tours for an approval by the user;
receive an approval input from the user;
book a first transportation load in the approved simulated tour; and
display a booked status of the first transportation load in the selected tour.
11 . A method for a transportation tour, the method comprising:
automatically collecting a transportation load data and a market data;
collecting, via a user interface, a user input, the user input comprising a user profile, a transportation tour parameter, and a current information of the user;
filtering the transportation load data and the market data based on the user input;
generating a network model based on the filtered transportation load data and the filtered market data, wherein the network model comprises a network of transportation loads;
simulating the transportation tour based on the network model;
automatically selecting a predetermined number of simulated tours based on a simulated factor; and
displaying, via the user interface, the selected predetermined number of the simulated tours.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the user profile comprises at least one of an overhead cost, a commodity type criterion, a broker criterion, a customer criterion, a region criterion, a weather criterion, a terrain criterion, a certification criterion, and a credential criterion.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the transportation tour parameter comprises a start date of the transportation tour, a start location of the transportation tour, and transport information.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the transportation tour parameter further comprises an end date of the transportation tour, and an end location of the transportation tour.
15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the current information of the user comprises at least one of a current location of the user and a current hour of service by the user operating a transport.
16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprises updating the network model based on:
a new transportation tour data collected by the data collector;
a new market data collected by the data collector; or
a new user input collected by the user interface.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the network model comprises a probability model for the simulated tour.
18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the simulated factor comprises at least one of a revenue of the simulated tour, an earning of the simulated tour, and an earning over distance traveled in the simulated tour.
19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the transportation tour comprises a series of one or more transportation loads.
20 . The method of claim 11 , further comprises:
displaying, via the user interface, the selected predetermined number of the simulated tours for an approval by the user;
receiving, via the user interface, an approval input from the user;
booking, via the user interface, a first transportation load in an approved simulated tour; and
displaying, via the user interface, a booked status of the first transportation load in the approved simulated tour.