Public transport for smart cities: Recent innovations and future challenges

YH Kuo, JMY Leung, Y Yan - European Journal of Operational Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The idea of a smart city is one that utilises Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies and data
analytics to optimise the efficiency of city operations and services, so as to provide a high …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal logistics planning for modular construction using two-stage stochastic programming

PY Hsu, P Angeloudis, M Aurisicchio - Automation in construction, 2018 - Elsevier
The construction sector is currently undergoing a shift from stick-built construction to modular
building systems that take advantage of modern prefabrication techniques. Long established …

Two-echelon location-routing optimization with time windows based on customer clustering

Y Wang, K Assogba, Y Liu, X Ma, M Xu… - Expert Systems with …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper develops a three-step customer clustering based approach to solve two-echelon
location routing problems with time windows. A bi-objective model minimizing costs and …

Autonomous shuttle bus service timetabling and vehicle scheduling using skip-stop tactic

Z Cao, AA Ceder - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of new technologies that allow us to know more precisely real-time public
transport (PT) passenger demand enables the introduction of new methodologies to improve …

Real-time optimization for train regulation and stop-skipping adjustment strategy of urban rail transit lines

Z Chen, S Li, A D'Ariano, L Yang - Omega, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the real-time train regulation problem by taking the stop-skipping
strategy into account in high-frequency urban rail transit lines. During rush hours, if the train …

Joint optimization of timetabling, vehicle scheduling, and ride-matching in a flexible multi-type shuttle bus system

M Wu, C Yu, W Ma, K An, Z Zhong - Transportation Research Part C …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shuttle bus services play a vital role in public transit systems. However, conventional shuttle
bus systems use the same type of buses and fixed departure timetables. They fail to meet …

Integrated electric bus timetabling and scheduling problem

X Xu, Y Yu, J Long - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vehicle timetabling and scheduling in a public transit system are usually performed
separately, with the output of timetabling serving as the input of scheduling. An obvious …

Integrated optimization for commuting customized bus stop planning, routing design, and timetable development with passenger spatial-temporal accessibility

X Chen, Y Wang, X Ma - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The customized bus (CB) is an innovative type of transit service that can provide a
personalized efficient transit services for passengers and environmental friendliness and …

Robust metro train scheduling integrated with skip-stop pattern and passenger flow control strategy under uncertain passenger demands

Y Hu, S Li, Y Wang, H Zhang, Y Wei, L Yang - Computers & Operations …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the passenger demands, especially commuters, in the megacities increase dramatically,
the congestion problem of metro lines becomes severe and affects passengers' travel …

A matheuristic for transfer synchronization through integrated timetabling and vehicle scheduling

JP Fonseca, E van der Hurk, R Roberti… - … Research Part B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Long transfer times often add unnecessary inconvenience to journeys in public transport
systems. Synchronizing relevant arrival and departure times through small timetable …