The aim of the project is to develop an optimization engine for Opti-Trans®, a software tool for dispatching transports requests (for patients and/or supplies) in real time.

• dispatching of transport requests to staff operating on foot as well as to vehicles (including multi-passenger rides)
• consideration of desired pickup/delivery times, priority of the transport, special required equipment, ancillary transport means and medical staff, etc.
• dial-a-ride problem with additional hospital-specific constraints
• efficient optimization algorithms for resource planning and vehicle routing
• improved quality of the transport service through reduced waiting times for patients
• lower running costs through decreasing travel times, avoidance of empty trips, and improved resource usage

• Opti-Trans.pdf (German) (1.89 MB) [ PDF 1.9 MB ]