input
- Equipment holdings
- Activity schedule
- Transport and holding costs
- Availability levels
Engine
- Optimisation to mininise the equipment fleet required to meet activity levels service level
Output
- Equipment used over time
- Reduction in holdings
- Transport used
Specifications
Features
- The mathematical model formulated is a mixed integer linear program
- It is a specialised type of network flow problem
Benefits
- The model minimises the combination of the fixed ownership costs (the size of the equipment fleets) and the transport costs associated with moving equipment around to meet activity demand
Setup Effort
- 4 weeks
- On-site time required
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