Evaluating changes in the operational planning of public transportation

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2014

Authors

João Mendes-Moreira (Author) FEUP; Jorge Freire Sousa (Author) FEUP

Indexing

Scopus - 2 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Other engineering and technologies

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Computer engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00G-1FN

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-04630-3_5

Abstract (EN): Operational planning at public transport companies is a complex process that usually comprises several phases. In the planning phase, schedules are constructed considering that buses arrive and depart as scheduled. Obviously, several disruptions frequently occur, but their impact on the operating conditions is not easy to estimate. This difficulty arises mostly due to the impossibility of testing different solutions under the same conditions. Indeed, typically, the available data are a result of the current plan, while new proposed solutions have not produced real data yet. Along this chapter we discuss the assessment of the impact of changes in the operational planning on the real operating conditions, before their occurrence. We present a framework for such assessment, which includes two components: the impact on costs, and the impact on revenues. We believe that this framework will be useful in future works on operational planning of public transport companies. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific