Unlike manual empty-vehicle routing, smart empty repositioning deploys algorithms and real-time data to steer empty containers, pallets, or trucks to cost-optimal pickup locations for their next load.
Source: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/travel-logistics-and-transport-infrastructure/our-insights/solving-for-empty-miles
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