Product Overview

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Lane Match

� Fast

� Reliable

� Easy to Use

� Cost Effective

Solutions for Para Transit Problems

� Improve vehicle utilization for

fleet operation.

� Evaluate multiple fleet

movements against multiple

shipper requirements.

� Run ‘what if’ scenarios for

matching.

� Review, for a capacity lane,

candidate matches and their

relative cost of matching before

finalizing a match.

� Match empty backhaul

movements with shipments.

� Import lane data from multiple

carriers and shippers into one

repository and analyze for

matching capacity to freight.

� User definable parameters to

control matching algorithm and

ability to save solutions to

different projects.

� Allows for user review of all

potential matches of freight

lanes with a capacity lane along

with their respective out-of-

route distance.

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Problem Lane Match Solution

Setup and Data Requirements

� Imported Data:

� Capacity lanes – backhaul movements

� Freight lanes – shipment information

� Specified within Lane Match

� Matching parameters – settings to control matching process

� Other Data – equipment type compatibilities

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Following information is required to solve problems in Lane Match and

can be imported from Excel or Access as Tab or Comma delimited files:

Data Flow

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Setup:• Equipment Compatibility• Constraints

Lane

Data

Lane Match

Exports

Candidate Matches

Managing Your Data

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Lane Match displays summary listing of your lane data including:

� Pick and Drop Locations

� Equipment Requirement

� Other Attributes

You can import any form of

ASCII data using ParaTrans

Router’s data import wizard.

Data can be edited upon

import.

You can import any form of

ASCII data using ParaTrans

Router’s data import wizard.

Data can be edited upon

import.

Setting up the Problem

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Parameters can be set default

values and adjusted only when

necessary.

Parameters can be set default

values and adjusted only when

necessary.

Parameters

Setup …

� Equipment Compatibility

� Matching Constraints

Optimization

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Select Solve …

� Match Lanes

to evaluate lane matches instantly.

Optimizer does not have limit

on number of capacity and

freight lanes for matching.

Optimizer does not have limit

on number of capacity and

freight lanes for matching.

Review and Confirm Matches

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Matching Solutions:

In seconds, Lane Match determines candidate matches for each capacity lane considering …

� Service constraints

� Distances

� Equipment Types

Candidate matches can be

reviewed and confirmed as

necessary.

Candidate matches can be

reviewed and confirmed as

necessary.

Presenting Your Solution - Reports

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Reports:

Reports include

� All Matches

� Confirmed Matches

.

Lane Match has built-in exports

but custom exports can be

developed as needed.

Lane Match has built-in exports

but custom exports can be

developed as needed.

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Thank You

On-Demand Solutions for Transportation Industry

Paradox Software Consulting

Shelby, NC

ParadoxSCI.com

855.472.7236

info@paradoxsci.com