OPTIMAL TRANSIT TIMETABLES FOR A FIXED VEHICLE FLEET
The problem addressed in this paper is that of optimal multi-terminal timetable construction for a transit property. The motivation for the study came from a large-scale bus company--as its schedulers face a challenging task in reconstructing timetables when the available vehicle fleet is reduced. The purpose of this paper is to crystalize this identified problem in terms of an integer programming formulation and an heuristic approach designed for a person-computer interactive procedure. Both the mathematical programming formulation and the heuristic algorithm are interpreted by an example in a step-by-step fashion. These developments provide the integration of two major components in the transit operational planning process that have heretofore traditionally been treated in a serial manner. These two components are the generation of timetables followed by a vehicle scheduling procedure. (Author/TRRL)
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Supplemental Notes:
- Papers presented during the Ninth International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory held in Delft the Netherlands, 11-13 July 1984.
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Corporate Authors:
VNU Science Pres BV
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Authors:
- Ceder, Avishai (Avi)
- STERN, H I
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- Publication Date: 1984
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 331-355
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Computer programs; Conferences; Fleet management; Integer programming; Mathematical models; Network analysis (Planning); Numbers; Planning; Public transit; Scheduling; Timetables; Travel time; Trip length; User interfaces (Computer science); Vehicle occupants; Vehicles
- Uncontrolled Terms: Interactive computing; Network flows; Terminus
- Old TRIS Terms: Fleet planning
- ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 697: Journey time; 6473: Mathematical model; 6432: Number; 744: Public transport; 8645: Software; 1074: Terminus; 1186: Timetable; 1255: Vehicle; 1715: Vehicle occupant
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I71: Traffic Theory; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00392090
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
- ISBN: 90-6764-008-5
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 29 1985 12:00AM