Relaxation methods for fixed route demand responsive transit
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2022
Subject Area
mode - demand responsive transit, infrastructure - fleet management, operations - scheduling, ridership - demand
Keywords
Fixed route dial-a-ride problem, dial-a-ride problem, demand responsive transit, location problems, scheduling
Abstract
This article examines a partially responsive ride-sharing transit service with predetermined cyclic routes and deterministic travel times. The main operational challenge is setting the time schedule, which varies from day to day in response to upfront passenger requests. The need of passengers to adjust their departure times from their desired value causes inconvenience, which we wish to minimize. A previous study of the fixed route dial a ride problem (FRDARP) considered strict fleet constraints. We solve two relaxed formulations, related to the one-dimensional p-median location problem, by efficient dynamic programming embedding the SMAWK algorithm. Numerical results show the potential benefit of the FRDARP compared to fixed schedule (traditional) service and illustrate the impact of demand level and fleet constraints. In addition, based on these results, we characterize the wide range of scenarios where an easier to solve relaxed formulation can be nearly as useful as the constrained formulation.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Taylor&Francis, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Sabinik, O.P. & Bar-Gera, H. (2022). Relaxation methods for fixed route demand responsive transit. Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics, Vol. 10(1), pp. 752-778.
