In the United States of America UPS promotion optimization of road navigation system

UPS recently announced, will be in the United States to promote the use of path optimization and navigation its own R & D (ORION) system. UPS senior vice president and Chief Information Officer David Barnes said: "the application of ORION system to effectively enhance the company's operational efficiency, and more environmental protection, but also make the company in the customer service strive for further improvement."
UPS relevant responsible person said, ORION is the company ten years dedicated to scientific research achievements, improvement is inseparable with the companies adhere to the science and technology. In order to collect the necessary data, UPS researchers begin to remote information processing technology trial as early as 2008, GPS installed tracking device and vehicle sensors for trucks. The current route, vehicle performance and the safety of the driver information, the application of these technologies to enable UPS to obtain delivery vehicles.
A UPS driver on an average day, take 120 pieces of express delivery, from which they can choose the delivery route too many to count, ORION system can real-time evaluation path, until sure a best line. Collaborative docking mobile terminal equipment, the driver hands the remote information processing technology, custom map data and ORION intelligent navigation system, finally effectively for the UPS delivery drivers to provide more quick, convenient route.
The analysis of Professor Tom Davenport, founder of Babson College says, ORION is currently the world's largest operational project. In the network geographic database and intelligent computing system support, ORION is able to deliver time allocation of UPS express, improve the scientific operation and working efficiency.
From the ORION system began to this period of time at the end of 2013, there will be a delivery route for about 10000 UPS was incorporated into the optimization application. No doubt, this will reduce the total mileage of delivery, to further promote the sustainable development of UPS.
The ORION system integrates the customer delivery requirements and the geographic data, provide delivery line optimal UPS courier, resulting in the completion and delivery services to reduce stroke. According to estimation, a UPS driver running a mile every day, all the drivers would save $5 per year million for the company. By the end of the year, UPS hopes to be able to save 1500000 gallons of fuel, 14000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions targets.
With the end of the holiday "shopping frenzy" is approaching, the delivery of UPS drivers will be a little easier, no need to worry about which delivery route and a waste of time. Overall, this will further enhance the performance of the company during the holiday season.
In 2008 to 2011 years, UPS has been among the 11 different network promotion test ORION system. At the beginning of the promotion, a lot of UPS delivery old driver threatened to "beat the ORION", but they basically all failed. The UPS delivery driver Tim Ahn said: "the ORION system provides the route beyond my imagination, than it is more flexible, with its help, our work efficiency."
UPS revealed, by 2017, the UPS will take 55000 of the United States of America in the delivery route into the ORION system, at the same time, working deploy worldwide is underway.
MYEX Minya Express International
2013-11-22