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Optimal Scheduling Policies for Some Simple Transportation Systems

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  • Arnold Barnett

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts)

  • Daniel J. Kleitman

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts)

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A transportation system is operated with one vehicle and several service points. Travel times between adjacent stops are random variables whose distribution functions are unchanged over a given period of time. The problem is to devise the scheduling strategy that minimizes average waiting time for passengers of the system. From the calculus of variations, and the principles advanced by Osuna and Newell for dealing with such problems, we are able to obtain a precise and simple statement of optimal policy for systems with one terminal stop at which interval control can be exerted. The special case of a two-stop line is analyzed in detail. An approximate optimal policy for systems with two terminals, very closely related to the one-terminal optimal strategy, is also suggested.

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  • Arnold Barnett & Daniel J. Kleitman, 1973. "Optimal Scheduling Policies for Some Simple Transportation Systems," Transportation Science, INFORMS, vol. 7(1), pages 85-99, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ortrsc:v:7:y:1973:i:1:p:85-99
    DOI: 10.1287/trsc.7.1.85
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    1. Chen, Zhiwei & Li, Xiaopeng & Zhou, Xuesong, 2020. "Operational design for shuttle systems with modular vehicles under oversaturated traffic: Continuous modeling method," Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Elsevier, vol. 132(C), pages 76-100.
    2. Mohammad Reza Amin-Naseri & Vahid Baradaran, 2015. "Accurate Estimation of Average Waiting Time in Public Transportation Systems," Transportation Science, INFORMS, vol. 49(2), pages 213-222, May.

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