I’m looking to level up beyond TMS tweaks — ideally something on network design and real-time ETA modeling… If you’ve taken a course or cert that directly improved on-time performance or cut empty miles, what was it and why? For context, we run 36 trucks on two regional loops and I’m targeting a 2% OTP gain this quarter.
, TMS tweaks only go so far… MITx SC2x from the Supply Chain MicroMasters was the first thing that moved the needle; modeling two regional loops like your 36 trucks and pairing it with a basic OR-Tools ETA using live traffic got us about 3% fewer empty miles and +2.1% OTP in a quarter (Supply Chain Management MicroMasters® Program). Do you have node-level dwell by lane?
Best ROI for routing decisions was Coursera’s Discrete Optimization; it gave me enough VRP tools to model two loops with time windows and backhaul pairing, then I implemented it in OR-Tools and added a light XGBoost ETA buffer — OTP up about 2% and empties down… If you’re crunched, skip the class and prototype a tiny OR-Tools VRP on the last 8 weeks of GPS + dwell (Vehicle Routing Problem | OR-Tools | Google for Developers); do you have stop-level dwell and late-penalty costs handy? Not a magic wand, but it felt like giving dispatch a small crystal ball.
Took AnyLogic’s online course; simulated “two regional loops,” tuned buffers, +2% OTP. https://www.anylogic.com/resources/online-courses/ Try backhaul scenario sweeps next?