Continuous Move Planner Overview

© Copyright 2012 Paradox Software Consulting
Continuous Move Planner
(CMP)
Overview – March 2012

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About Paradox

Established in 1998 as logistics consulting company.

Major consulting assignment with Ryder led to recognition of specific types of operational
software not available in the marketplace.

Developed Continuous Move Planner (CMP) based on requirements of one of the large clients
with the objective to match team runs to minimize empty miles, schedule time off for drivers,
and to plan dispatch and delivery times to allow more loads to be included.

Suite of products include software tools for routing and scheduling, continuous move planning,
discrete resource scheduling, and fulfillment planning solutions.

Customers include 3PLs, Supply Chain consulting service providers, shippers, and carriers.

Continue to enhance products, primarily from user feedback, with two major releases per year.

Besides supporting traditional perpetual licensing model, Paradox also offers software on

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subscription basis which carries no upfront license fees and annual maintenance or
implementation costs.

With the subscription model, you simply download the tool and subscribe for the period of time
you need it.

About CMP

CMP is a full-featured truckload matching and scheduling application based on Origin (Pickup)

and Destination (Delivery) information considering DOT regulations and customer service
requirements with the objective of minimizing empty miles and maximizing net revenue.

Typical applications include lane matching, operational continuous move planning and resource
scheduling, and backhaul matching for outbound private fleet routes.

Optimizes empty miles, net revenue, pickup/delivery schedules, and number of vehicles and
drivers to reduce fuel costs, capital costs and fleet expenses. Improves customer service with
time-definite pickup and delivery schedules ensuring DOT compliance.

Accepts data input in ASCII flat file formats such as tab delimited, comma delimited, and fixed
width or entered directly into the application.

Interfaces with Microsoft MapPoint and PC*MILER’s suite of products for accurate mapping,
directions, distance and time calculations.

Offers many features that allow visibility to operational data for planning and operational
improvement.

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Facilitates “what if” analysis with a few mouse clicks including generation of trip manifests and
maps, Gantt charts, and exports to your other applications.
Available On-Demand from ParadoxSCI.com.

Solutions for Logistics Problems

Analyze historic lane data to identify continuous move opportunities to reduce
empty miles and improve asset utilization.
Match lanes to identify empty movements to fill and further improve load factor.
Support for bidding and formulating strategic shipping agreements by analyzing
prospect lanes with existing network.
Improve customer service with time-definite pickup and delivery schedules,
prioritized delivery, and accurate driving instructions while ensuring DOT compliance.
Match backhauls to outbound routes with out-of-route constraint to combine vendor
pickups with customer deliveries on the same route.
Match inter-facility movements into continuous moves to maximize fleet utilization.
Trip manifests , maps, driving directions, Gantt charts, summary and detailed reports,
and exports to your other applications.

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Periodic “fine tuning” of your current network by allowing import of changed data .

Some Customers

“The CMP software has had a dramatic
effect on the productivity involved in
engineering solutions for both our external
customers and internally. In the past it would
take us multiple days or weeks to analyze
the data to provide a solution, while with
CMP, it has been reduced to hours or days.
The CMP program has also allowed us to
test projects before we submit a bid.

Secondly, the IT support and response time
have been absolutely incredible. Never have
I been put on hold and if I leave a voice mail I
always get a very timely call back and then a
follow up call to make sure everything is
functioning properly. Lastly I would like to say
as an everyday user of CMP I could not have

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asked for a more user friendly product."

Kenneth Hartman
Director, Yield Management
Covenant Transport

About the Overview

This overview covers following areas:

Case Study Scenario
Setup and Data Requirements - what data needs to be collected?
Managing Your Data - how is data entered into the program?
Setting up the Problem – how to set various parameters?
Continuous Move Planning – how to match truckloads and schedule
resources, if required?
Presenting Your Results - how to view maps and reports?

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Case Study Scenario

National truckload carrier, founded in 1955, operating the industry’s largest

fleet of team driver tractors.
Servicing throughout North America with 1,500 tractors, 3,000 van trailers,
and over 2,000 team drivers for reliable and rapid coast-to-coast transit.
Evaluated several scenarios for a weekly set of truckloads.

Currently Operating: After Optimizing:
430 Truckloads 430 Truckloads
No set Min. miles 4,000 Min. miles
6,500 Max. miles 6,500 Max. miles
50% Loaded miles 98% Loaded miles

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0% Matches 40% Matches

Savings: 344,000 miles @ $1.71 = $588,240 (one-time)

Payback: Less than one week

Setup and Data Requirements

The following information is generally required to solve most

problems with CMP and can be entered directly using the data entry
screens or imported from Excel or Access as flat files:
Nodes – location of domiciles (if applicable), origins and
destinations of truckloads
Service requirements – pickup and delivery windows, service times,
and DOT regulations
Transportation Rates – per mile, per gallon fuel, etc.
Matching constraints – load factor (% loaded distance), max. and
min. distance for continuous moves

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Operating constraints – time (max. drive, duty, layover etc.)
restrictions, scheduling requirements for resources
Other Data – vehicle restrictions, domicile open/close times, etc.

Managing Your Data

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Data Management:
CMP displays summary
listing and details of all
your load data
including:
Origin / Destination
Appointment
Windows
Other relevant
attributes (e.g.,
yield, distance, etc.)

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You can import any form of
ASCII data using CMP’s data
import wizard. Data can be
edited upon import.

Setting up the Problem

Parameters

Setup …
Planning
Matching
Simulation
and…

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Planning Horizon, DOT and
other service constraints do not
apply to lane matching
problems.

Setting up the Problem

Parameters

Setup continued …
Scheduling
Calculation Engine
parameters before
solving for truckload
matches.

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Distances and transit times are
calculated automatically using
CMP’s built-in calculation
engine, PC*MILER, or
Microsoft MapPoint.

Optimizing Truckloads – Continuous Move Planning

Matching Solutions

Next, select Solve …
Build Network,
Build Continuous
Moves,
or
Match Backhauls
to generate matches
instantly.

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Simply select the model you
want to use and solve the
problem. Network building
does not consider time
parameters but tries to match
lanes based on distance
constraints and desired load
factor.

Optimizing Truckloads – Continuous Move Planning

Matching Solutions:
In seconds, CMP
matches and schedules
truckloads considering,
Pickup and Delivery
Times
DOT regulations
Distance and time
constraints
Costs
Resource utilization

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Resource scheduling is an
independent function that can
be invoked only when required.

Presenting Your Solution – Reports

Reports include:

Continuous Move
Summary
Continuous Move
Manifest
Resource Schedules
Resource Activity

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CMP facilitates reporting
through various export options
generating report data in tab
delimited format.

Presenting Your Solution – Maps

Map Displays:

This display includes
Loaded and empty legs
Roads, highway and
street-level detail
Driving Directions
Accurate Distances
User defined speed
zones
and uses a display filter
to determine candidate
moves based on

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Load factor
Frequency
Min and Max total
distances

Mapping support is available
for PC*MILER and MapPoint.

Next Steps

Next Steps:
Your next steps are easy:
Go to ParadoxSCI.com
Download product
datasheet and other
information
Download the full
functional version of CMP
Call us for an
authorization code for
the 14-day free trial
Help is available via email

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and phone. Logistics
professionals can help you
with data setup and
modeling to complete
consulting services.

On-Demand Solutions for Logistics Professionals

Thank You
Paradox Software Consulting
Shelby, NC

Tel 772.224.1116
info@paradoxsci.com

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Please contact info@paradoxsci.com for more information or visit ParadoxSCI.com for solutions to
your logistics problems.

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