TRANSMODAL AND LOGISTICS SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A transmodal and logistics, method, comprising generating at least, one transportation route for shipping a shipment using one or more different transportation modes and at least two transportation providers, and calculating a cost rate associated with the at least one transportation route.

主权项

1. A method for generating at least one transmodal shipment route from a first location to a second location, comprising the steps of:
receiving shipping data defining requirements for a transmodal shipment; accessing shipping provider data, the shipping provider data having shipping provider rules associated therewith; determining a plurality of segments of the transmodal shipment route interconnecting the first Location to the second location responsive to the shipping data; determining a plurality of shipping providers for providing shipping services on at least one of the plurality of segments responsive to the shipping data and the shipping provider rules; generating the at least one transmodal route from the first location to the second location from the plurality of segments and the plurality of shipping providers; determining a segment cost associated with each of the plurality of segments and a selected shipping provider for the segment and a route cost comprising a plurality of segment costs for the at least one transmodal route; and displaying via a graphical user interface the at least one transmodal route and the associated route cost.