Integrating Routing Decisions in Public Transportation Problems
Integrating Routing Decisions in Public Transportation Problems

Author: Marie E. Schmidt

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2014-01-02

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 1461495660

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This book treats three planning problems arising in public railway transportation planning: line planning, timetabling, and delay management, with the objective to minimize passengers’ travel time. While many optimization approaches simplify these problems by assuming that passengers’ route choice is independent of the solution, this book focuses on models which take into account that passengers will adapt their travel route to the implemented planning solution. That is, a planning solution and passengers’ routes are determined and evaluated simultaneously. This work is technically deep, with insightful finding regarding complexity and algorithmic approaches to public transportation problems with integrated passenger routing. It is intended for researchers in the fields of mathematics, computer science, or operations research, working in the field of public transportation from an optimization standpoint. It is also ideal for students who want to gain intuition and experience in doing complexity proofs and designing polynomial-time algorithms for network problems. The book models line planning, timetabling and delay management as combined design and routing problems on networks. In a complexity analysis, the border between NP-hard and polynomially solvable problems is illustrated. Based on that, the insights gained are used to develop solution approaches for the considered problems. Besides integer programming formulations, a heuristic method iterating planning and routing step is proposed to solve the problems.

Decision Support Methods in Modern Transportation Systems and Networks
Decision Support Methods in Modern Transportation Systems and Networks

Author: Grzegorz Sierpiński

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-06-10

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 3030717712

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This book contains an abundance of numerical analyses based on significant data sets, illustrating importance of environmentally friendly solutions requiring transport networks to be redesigned or clean zones to be implemented. What kind of steps should be taken to redesign transport network? How to evaluate efficiency or flexibility of transport system and city logistics? What factors can be taken into account in the process of optimizing the functioning of public transport or paid parking zones? How to optimize supply chains (including last mile delivering and routing problem)? Which of the multi-criteria methods should be applied to support decision making processes while tackling problems of global transport systems? Answers to these and many other questions can be found in this book.With regard to the research results discussed and the selected solutions applied, the book entitled "Decision support methods in modern transportation systems and networks" primarily addresses the needs of three target groups: · Scientists and researchers (ITS field) · Local authorities (responsible for the transport systems at the urban and regional level) · Representatives of business (traffic strategy management) and industry (manufacturers of ITS components).

Integrated Optimization in Public Transport Planning
Integrated Optimization in Public Transport Planning

Author: Philine Schiewe

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-06-23

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 3030462706

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This book is one of the first to include an extensive discussion of integrated public transport planning. In times of growing urban populations and increasing environmental awareness, the importance of optimizing public transport systems is ever-developing. Three different aspects are presented: line planning, timetabling, and vehicle scheduling. Classically, challenges concerning these three aspects of planning are solved sequentially. Due to their high interdependence, the author presents a clear and detailed analysis of innovative, integrated models with accompanied numerical experiments performed to assess, and often support, the benefits of integration. The book will appeal to a wide readership ranging from graduate students to researchers.

Operations Research Proceedings 2012
Operations Research Proceedings 2012

Author: Stefan Helber

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-11-27

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 3319007955

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​This book contains selected papers presented at the "International Annual Conference of the German Operations Research Society (OR2012)" which was held September 4 -7, 2012 at the Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany. The international conference, which also serves as the annual meeting of the German Operations Research Society (GOR), attracted more than 500 participants from more than 39 countries. Special attention at the conference was given to the three topics "Energy, Markets and Mobility". The OR2012 conference has addressed these topics from an OR perspective, treating them not only in isolation, but also with respect to their numerous and exciting interconnections, such as new energy for new mobility concepts and new market mechanisms for sustainable energy production to name but a few. The proceedings show that this conference topic is an important and promising area to apply Operations Research. The book also contains numerous papers addressing the full scope of fields in Operations Research.

Sustainable Energy Systems Planning, Integration and Management
Sustainable Energy Systems Planning, Integration and Management

Author: Kim Guldstrand Larsen

Publisher: MDPI

Published: 2020-01-21

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 3039280465

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Energy systems worldwide are undergoing major transformation as a consequence of the transition towards the widespread use of clean and sustainable energy sources. Basically, this involves massive changes in technical and organizational levels together with tremendous technological upgrades in different sectors ranging from energy generation and transmission systems down to distribution systems. These actions generate huge science and engineering challenges and demands for expert knowledge in the field to create solutions for a sustainable energy system that is economically, environmentally, and socially viable while meeting high security requirements. This book covers these promising and dynamic areas of research and development, and presents contributions in sustainable energy systems planning, integration, and management. Moreover, the book elaborates on a variety of topics, ranging from design and planning of small- to large-scale energy systems to the operation and control of energy networks in different sectors, namely electricity, heat, ‎and transport.

Orienteering Problems
Orienteering Problems

Author: Pieter Vansteenwegen

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-08-30

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 3030297462

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This tutorial introduces readers to several variants of routing problems with profits. In these routing problems each node has a certain profit, and not all nodes need to be visited. Since the orienteering problem (OP) is by far the most frequently studied problem in this category of routing problems, the book mainly focuses on the OP. In turn, other problems are presented as variants of the OP, focusing on the similarities and differences. The goal of the OP is to determine a subset of nodes to visit and in which order, so that the total collected profit is maximized and a given time budget is not exceeded.The book provides a comprehensive review of variants of the OP, such as the team OP, the team OP with time windows, the profitable tour problem, and the prize-collecting travelling salesperson problem. In addition, it presents mathematical models and techniques for solving these OP variants and discusses their complexity. Several simple examples and benchmark instances, together with their best-known results, are also included. Finally, the book reviews the latest applications of these problems in the fields of logistics, tourism and others.

Integrating School Bus and Public Transportation Services in Non-urban Communities
Integrating School Bus and Public Transportation Services in Non-urban Communities

Author: Transit Cooperative Research Program

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780309066174

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This report will be of interest to managers of public transportation and school bus systems, transportation planning and operations professionals, policy makers, and others interested in the potential for coordinating or integrating school bus and public transportation services in non-urban areas. The report identifies and discusses issues associated with such coordination or integration, and provides 13 case studies of communities that have successfully coordinated or integrated some aspect of school and public transportation services. The report also provides an implementation guide that suggests "next steps" for non-urban communities seeking to give serious consideration to the coordination or integration of school and public transportation services.

Integrated Transport
Integrated Transport

Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2005-08-10

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780215025739

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Integrated Transport : The future of light rail and modern trams in the United Kingdom, tenth report of session 2004-05, Vol. 2: Oral and written Evidence

Computational Intelligence in Integrated Airline Scheduling
Computational Intelligence in Integrated Airline Scheduling

Author: Tobias Grosche

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-02-26

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 3540898867

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In this text, two planning approaches for integrated airline scheduling are presented. One follows the traditional sequential approach, and the other uses metaheuristics to offer a truly simultaneous approach to airline scheduling.