TISCSoft: A Decision Support System for Transportation Infrastructure and Supply Chain System Planning

We describe an ongoing research effort on the development of a decision support system (DSS), called TISCSoft, that is designed to facilitate critical decisions related to transportation infrastructure planning in the public sector and supply chain planning in the private sector. This DSS implements mathematical models developed as part of a recently completed research effort titled Freight Movement Model (FMM) for the State of Oklahoma. We also explain how the results of the FMM model will be used to support and enhance the solution to supply chain (SC) system planning problems pertaining to the logistical network. A unique feature of TISCSoft will be its scenario-based decision analysis capability using a combination of interactive scenario definition and off-line execution of freight flow models. TISCSoft will also support training and education of transportation and supply chain professionals and classroom instruction through associated case studies.