Module supply chain
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1. A transportation logistics system for supplying modules to a hydrocarbon processing plant site comprising:
- a server connected to a network, said server comprising executable route engineering software;
a database accessible by said server, said database comprising transportation logistics information and department of transportation regulations information regarding movement on public road of assembled, large-sized modules, said assembled, large-sized modules measuring between about 22 ft to about 24 ft wide×
about 22 ft to about 25½
ft high×
about 85 ft to about 120 ft long, said transportation logistics information comprising shipping envelope information for the assembled, large-sized modules; and
a mobile first client computer capable of communication with said server via said network, said mobile first client computer being adapted to provide a graphical user interface configured to allow updating of said transportation logistics information with real-time information pertaining to land routes complying with the department of transportation regulations;
wherein said route engineering software application is configured to accept the shipping envelope information, a route start point and a route end point, and, utilizing said updated transportation logistics information, to calculate travel route options complying with the department of transportation regulations;
wherein said route engineering software application is further configured to compare the calculated travel route options to determine at least one of;
which of the calculated travel route options will result in the shortest travel time, which of the calculated travel route options will result in the least fuel usage, which of the calculated travel route options will result in the fewest traffic disruptions, and which of the calculated travel route options has the least number of traffic signals; and
provide said determined at least one option to a user.
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Abstract
A system and method of fabricating and assembling of large-sized modules remote from a heavy industrial hydrocarbon processing plant site, and overland transportation thereof to the plant site. The method may rely on a computer-based heavy-haul transportation logistics system.
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1. A transportation logistics system for supplying modules to a hydrocarbon processing plant site comprising:
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a server connected to a network, said server comprising executable route engineering software; a database accessible by said server, said database comprising transportation logistics information and department of transportation regulations information regarding movement on public road of assembled, large-sized modules, said assembled, large-sized modules measuring between about 22 ft to about 24 ft wide×
about 22 ft to about 25½
ft high×
about 85 ft to about 120 ft long, said transportation logistics information comprising shipping envelope information for the assembled, large-sized modules; anda mobile first client computer capable of communication with said server via said network, said mobile first client computer being adapted to provide a graphical user interface configured to allow updating of said transportation logistics information with real-time information pertaining to land routes complying with the department of transportation regulations; wherein said route engineering software application is configured to accept the shipping envelope information, a route start point and a route end point, and, utilizing said updated transportation logistics information, to calculate travel route options complying with the department of transportation regulations; wherein said route engineering software application is further configured to compare the calculated travel route options to determine at least one of;
which of the calculated travel route options will result in the shortest travel time, which of the calculated travel route options will result in the least fuel usage, which of the calculated travel route options will result in the fewest traffic disruptions, and which of the calculated travel route options has the least number of traffic signals; andprovide said determined at least one option to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing program instructions for determining a travel route to a hydrocarbon processing plant site, wherein execution of the program instructions by one or more processors of a computer system causes the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:
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accessing a memory containing transportation logistics information and department of transportation regulations information regarding movement on public road of assembled, large-sized modules, said assembled, large-sized modules measuring between about 22 ft to about 24 ft wide×
about 22 ft to about 25½
ft high×
about 85 ft to about 120 ft long, said transportation logistics information comprising shipping envelope information for the assembled, large-sized modules; andbased on the shipping envelope information and the department of transportation regulations information, calculating travel route options between a route start point and a route end point that comply with the department of transportation regulations; comparing the calculated travel route options to determine at least one of;
which of the calculated travel route options will result in the shortest travel time, which of the calculated travel route options will result in the least fuel usage, which of the calculated travel route options will result in the fewest traffic disruptions, and which of the calculated travel route options has the least number of traffic signals; andprovide said determined at least one option to a user.
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