Optimizing Highway Transportation at the United States Postal Service

Anthony Pajunas(Anthony.pajunasusps.gov)
Edward J. Matto(e.j.mattous.ibm.com)
Michael Trick(trickcmu.edu)
Luis F. Zuluaga(lzuluagaunb.ca)

Abstract: The United States Postal Service (USPS) delivers more than 200 billion items per year. Transporting these items in a timely and cost-efficient way is a key issue if USPS is to meet its service and financial goals. The Highway Corridor Analytic Program (HCAP) is a tool that aids transportation analysts in identifying cost saving opportunities in the USPS surface transportation network. Use of this tool is resulting in millions of dollars of annual savings.

Keywords: parcel industry; transportation network; large-scale integer programming; decision support system.

Category 1: Applications -- OR and Management Sciences (Transportation )

Category 2: Integer Programming ((Mixed) Integer Linear Programming )

Citation: Technical Report, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, 2007.

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Entry Submitted: 04/04/2007
Entry Accepted: 04/05/2007
Entry Last Modified: 04/04/2007

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