CAR ALLOCATION DETERMINATION METHOD AND CAR ALLOCATION DETERMINING DEVICE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve efficient car allocation, such as a taxi and a load carrying vehicle, at a car allocation center. SOLUTION: A car allocation determining device comprises a means 107 for determining time until car allocation is determined after a request for car allocation; a means 111 for storing each car allocation target position to each car allocation request generated within the time; a means 106 for acquiring the current position of each vehicle; a means 104 for calculating running costs from the current position of each vehicle to each car allocation target position that is stored when the time passes; and means 108, 110 for determining a car that is allocated to each car allocation target position so that the total of the running costs of the entire cars can be minimized by preventing cars from being allocated to two or more car allocation target positions overlappingly. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI