2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Web-Based Vehicle Routing Solutions for Waste Management, Inc. Track: Transportation Author(s): Bob Kraas, Surya Sahoo, C.V. Ramanakumar, Mansour Raad, Seongbae Kim, Byung-In Kim Beginning in early 2000, Waste Management, Inc. (WMI - http://wm.com) executives realized the need to reduce the inefficiency of the vehicle routes. As the solution provider, Institute of Information Technology, Inc. (IIT - http://e-iit.com) developed efficient routing algorithms taking into consideration various business requirements, such as multiple vehicle disposal trips and material type limitations, and incorporated them with the Internet-enabled enterprise GIS called WasteRouteTM. The routing solutions of the system have been successfully deployed to many cities since March 2003, and 984 vehicles have been reduced as of December 2003. WMI anticipates $180 million in annual savings using WasteRouteTM. This paper focuses on the importance of ArcSDE and ArcIMS to establish an enterprise GIS and incorporation of IIT's routing algorithm which is crucial to the success of a Web-based enterprise vehicle routing solution. Bob Kraas Waste Management, Inc. ESD First City Tower 1001 Fannin ST Houston , TX 77002 US Phone: 713-265-1494 E-mail: bkraas@wm.com Surya Sahoo Institute of Information Technology, Inc. 2204 Timberloch Place The Woodlands , TX 77380 US Phone: 281-296-2224 E-mail: surya@e-iit.com C.V. Ramanakumar Institute of Information Technology, Inc. 2204 Timberloch Place The Woodlands , TX 77380 US Phone: 281-296-2224 E-mail: kumar@e-iit.com Mansour Raad Institute of Information Technology, Inc. 2204 Timberloch Place The Woodlands , TX 77380 US Phone: 281-296-2224 E-mail: mraad@e-iit.com Seongbae Kim Institute of Information Technology, Inc. 2204 Timberloch Place The Woodlands , TX 77380 US Phone: 281-296-2224 E-mail: skim@e-iit.com Byung-In Kim Institute of Information Technology, Inc. 2204 Timberloch Place The Woodlands , TX 77380 US Phone: 77380 E-mail: bkim@e-iit.com |
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