A Decision Support System for Fleet Management: A Linear Programming Approach

Dan Avramovich, Thomas M. Cook, Gary D. Langston and Frank Sutherland
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Dan Avramovich: North American Van Lines, Inc., P.O. Box 988, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
Thomas M. Cook: Arthur Young & Company, 4300 Williams Center, P.O. Box 1529, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101
Gary D. Langston: Arthur Young & Company, 4300 Williams Center, P.O. Box 1529, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101
Frank Sutherland: Federal Express Corporation, P.O. Box 127, Memphis, Tennessee 38194

Interfaces, 1982, vol. 12, issue 3, 1-9

Abstract: This paper describes a successful implementation of a decision support system that is used by the fleet management division at North American Van Lines to plan fleet configuration. At the heart of the system is a large linear programming (LP) model that helps management decide what type of tractors to sell to owner/operators or to trade in each week. The system is used to answer a wide variety of “What if” questions, many of which have significant financial impact.

Keywords: decision analysis: transportation; road; programming; linear (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1982
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