Reducing academic procrastination: Designing an artifact to aid students

Masteroppgave i medie- og interaksjonsdesignMIX350MASV-MI

Backload: web application for increased transportation efficiency

Driving with extra available space is a common occurrence in the cargo transportation industry. In Norway, approximately one third of the kilometers driven by transportation trucks are without cargo. By creating a web platform that connects transporters directly to other companies, we can reduce the amount of empty space in transportation vehicles. This is done by filling up the available cargo space with delivery requests that are along the route they are already driving. The aim is to reduce overall costs for companies requesting deliveries and increase profit margins for transportation companies, with the added byproduct of reduced pollution. The result of this project is the design of a web application and the implementation of the core functionality in a working prototype