Railway crew scheduling: Models, methods and applications

J Heil, K Hoffmann, U Buscher - European journal of operational research, 2020 - Elsevier
The railway crew scheduling problem consists of finding the most efficient duty combination
for railway crews to cover all trains and related activities for a defined period of time. Crew …

An ADMM-based dual decomposition mechanism for integrating crew scheduling and rostering in an urban rail transit line

T Feng, RM Lusby, Y Zhang, Q Peng, P Shang… - … Research Part C …, 2023 - Elsevier
The crew planning problem is a key step in the urban rail transit (URT) planning process and
has a critical impact on the operational efficiency of a URT line. In general, the crew …

A review on optimization methods for workforce planning in electrical distribution utilities

BSMC Borba, MZ Fortes, LA Bitencourt… - Computers & Industrial …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Workforce Problem (WP) can be classified in three categories: strategic
planning, tactical planning and operational planning. The WP can be applied to any type of …

An efficient column generation approach for practical railway crew scheduling with attendance rates

JS Neufeld, M Scheffler, F Tamke, K Hoffmann… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The crew scheduling problem with attendance rates is highly relevant for regional
passenger rail transport in Germany. Its major characteristic is that only a certain percentage …

Railway crew capacity planning problem with connectivity of schedules

AÇ Suyabatmaz, G Şahin - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
We study a tactical level crew capacity planning problem in railways which determines the
minimum required crew size in a region while both feasibility and connectivity of schedules …

Solving practical railway crew scheduling problems with attendance rates

K Hoffmann, U Buscher, JS Neufeld… - Business & Information …, 2017 - Springer
Arising from a practical problem in German rail passenger transport, a prototype for a multi-
period railway crew scheduling problem with attendance rates for conductors is developed …

Goal programming models for high-speed train crew scheduling problem

HM Alakaş, T Eren, A Yelek, EH Özder - Soft Computing, 2024 - Springer
High freight and passenger-carrying capacity, providing a fast and safe journey, and its
tourism potential, railway transportation remains preferable among transportation types …

Metro crew planning with day-off pattern, duty type, and rostering scheme considerations

J Zhou, X Xu, J Long, J Ding - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2022 - Elsevier
The metro crew planning must consider various complex factors in real scenarios, such as
day-off requirements, duty types, and rostering rules. The metro crew planning problem is …

A branch-and-price algorithm for integrating urban rail crew scheduling and rostering problems

T Feng, RM Lusby, Y Zhang, S Tao, B Zhang… - … Research Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Crew planning, involving how to best schedule crew members during a given period, is a
significant problem for urban rail transit companies. This paper proposes a new integer …

Column generation-based optimum crew scheduling incorporating network representation for urban rail transit systems

H Jin, S Chen, X Ran, G Liu, S Liu - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Crew scheduling, which usually has its own special requirements, is an essential part of the
work undertaken by urban rail transit operators. For example, meal breaks are required …