Smart urban transport and logistics: A business analytics perspective
New technologies and innovative business models are leading to connected, shared,
autonomous, and electric solutions for the tomorrow of urban transport and logistics (UTL) …
autonomous, and electric solutions for the tomorrow of urban transport and logistics (UTL) …
On the values of vehicle-to-grid electricity selling in electric vehicle sharing
Problem definition: We study electric vehicle (EV) sharing systems and explore the
opportunity for incorporating vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electricity selling in EV sharing …
opportunity for incorporating vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electricity selling in EV sharing …
Dynamic intra-cell repositioning in free-floating bike-sharing systems using approximate dynamic programming
In bike-sharing systems, the spatiotemporal imbalance of bike flows leads to shortages of
bikes at some locations and overages at some others, depending on the time of the day …
bikes at some locations and overages at some others, depending on the time of the day …
Spatial capacity planning
We study the relationship between capacity and performance for a service firm with spatial
operations, in the sense that requests arrive with origin-destination pairs. An example of …
operations, in the sense that requests arrive with origin-destination pairs. An example of …
Drivers, riders and service providers: The impact of the sharing economy on mobility
S Benjaafar, H Bernhard, C Courcoubetis - … of the 12th workshop on the …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Ride sharing denotes the practice of sharing a car such that more than one person travels in
a car during a journey. Sharing rides was traditionally restricted to family members and close …
a car during a journey. Sharing rides was traditionally restricted to family members and close …
Data-driven competitor-aware positioning in on-demand vehicle rental networks
We study a novel operational problem that considers vehicle positioning in on-demand
rental networks, such as car sharing in the wider context of a competitive market in which …
rental networks, such as car sharing in the wider context of a competitive market in which …
Vehicle rebalancing in a shared micromobility system with rider crowdsourcing
Problem definition: Shared micromobility vehicles provide an eco-friendly form of short-
distance travel within an urban area. Because customers pick up and drop off vehicles in …
distance travel within an urban area. Because customers pick up and drop off vehicles in …
Pricing in on-demand and one-way vehicle-sharing networks
S Benjaafar, X Shen - Operations Research, 2023 - pubsonline.informs.org
We consider the dynamic pricing problem that arises in the context of an on-demand vehicle
sharing system with one-way trips. Existing results show that a static pricing policy that …
sharing system with one-way trips. Existing results show that a static pricing policy that …
Dynamic relocations in car-sharing networks
We propose a novel dynamic car relocation policy for a car-sharing network with centralized
control and uncertain, unbalanced demand. The policy is derived from a reformulation of the …
control and uncertain, unbalanced demand. The policy is derived from a reformulation of the …
Managing resources for shared micromobility: Approximate optimality in large-scale systems
We consider the problem of managing resources in shared micromobility systems (bike
sharing and scooter sharing). An important task in managing such systems is periodic …
sharing and scooter sharing). An important task in managing such systems is periodic …