United Parcel Service UPS

Began as the American Messenger Service in Seattle in 1907, the United Parcel Service (UPS) was established in 1919 to deliver packages, first in 

Customer pickup UPS ground center Origin airport Hub airport Destination airport 

UPS has more than 300 aircrafts of nine different types. It has more than 100 airports in the United States and 7 hub airports (six regional hubs and one all-points hub). With the tight pickup and delivery window for the next-day-air service, the planning of the aircraft routes is a very complex problem. 

For example, each type of aircraft has different cargo capacity, maximum flying range, and speed and can only fly to certain airports. The maximum number of airports, a plane can serve is two (excluding the hub). Until 1993, UPS used manual planners, who used to take 9 months to produce a single plan In 1994, UPS s Operations Research team, working jointly with the MIT faculty, developed an optimization model, called VOLCANO-Volume, Location and Aircraft Network Optimizer (Armacost et al., 2004). 

Use of VOLCANO saved UPS over 87M between 2000 and 2002. UPS estimated additional savings of over 189M for the next 10 years. 

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United Parcel Service (UPS) is another company epitomizing innovation. UPS has become entrepreneurial by (1) implementing a new higher-margin service, (2) managing its customers supply chains, and (3) providing financial services to small businesses. UPS is not only... 

United Parcel Service UPS Packaging, labeling, and size and weight of small packages carrying hazardous materials. Requirements meet DOT standards. Quantities generally do not exceed 1 gal (3.785 L). 

United Parcel Service UPS Pack ing, labeling, and size and weight of small packages carrying... 

UPS Guide for Shipping Hazardous Materials via UPS, United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Greenwich, CT. (1981 Reprinted 1982)... 

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