Intelligent V Ehicle Scheduling: Experiences with a Constraint-based Approach

This paper describes the experiences and insights that AIAI have gained during the development of an intelligent vehicle scheduling system using a commercially available library for constraint based programming The application involves the assignment of drivers and vehicles for single drop deliveries under a wide range of regulations physical compatibility restrictions and operating preferences The aims of the project were to produce good quality schedules within a limited time while minimizing operating costs In addition to generating predictive schedules the system provides some support for user interaction with the schedule generation process and reactive scheduling