3. Definition Fleet Management comprises the target-oriented, optimalplanning, supervision and control of the fleet operations based on the available resources, considering internal and external influencing factors. A special focus is on the integration of organizational processes with modern informationsystems.
4. Fields of application Object tracking (vehicle tracking) Health and safety tracking Fuel and speed management Sales order transmission Route planning Driver Management Vehicle diagnostics
5. Route Planning - Definition Route Planning serves to arrange different transport orders to tours of a vehicle fleet. The most known Route Planning problems are: The Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP) (only one vehicle!) the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) the Pickup and Delivery Problem (PDP)
6. Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP) Goal: Find the shortest way of a circular tour (starting point = end point) that is as cost effective as possible that visits a certain amount of customers exactly once.
7. Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) The VRP is an extension of the TSP in which various vehicles are available at a depot. The VRP is therefore a combined assignment- and circular tour-problem
8. Pickup and Delivery Problem (PDP) In PDP, consignments are picked up at one place and transported to their destination. The PDP is an amplified VRP Pick up locations and the destinations have to be in the same tour Full-Truckload PDP
17. Tracking Technologies: GPS Tracking Every vehicle must be equipped with a GPS receiver. As the vehicle moves around the world, satellites track the vehicle’s position. Positioning can be requested at anytime.
18. Advantages Improve efficiency & productivity Reduce operating costs Speed up logistics activities Transparency of all the transport events Automatical data transfer from the order entry system Optimal order distribution to the tours (cost-, time and customer optimal)
