An Efficient Truck Dock Allocation Algorithm

In Supply chain industry, movement of the cargo on the roadside is an integral segment of the business. The cargo moves between the cities and sometimesacross the countries by the Trucks. Timely delivery of the Cargo to the end consignee depends on various factors. One of them is the inefficient truck dock allocation mechanism; which contributes the major tangible delays in the whole process. The inefficiency of the Truck Docks Management inside the warehouse represents the significant financial burdens on the trucking and warehouse management companies. Based on the internal performance tracking data, on an average, a truck wastes roughly 20-25 minutes after arrival inside the warehouse to get the correct truck dock allocated for loading and unloading of the Cargo. Considering the movement of 100-200 truck on an average in a warehouse per day contributes to 35 to 40 wasted person-hours in a single warehouse, this results in $800 per day or $292,000 per annum, which is a significant amount to lose, the influence may higher be considering all the warehouse across the network.