Active balancing of bike sharing systems / Jan Brinkmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brinkmann, Jan, 1943- author.

Series:

Lecture notes in mobility

Lecture notes in mobility, 2196-5544

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bicycle sharing programs.

Physical Description:

xxi, 184 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]

Summary:

"This book reports on an operational management approach to improving bike-sharing systems by compensating for fluctuating demand patterns. The aim is to redistribute bikes within the system, allowing it to be "actively" balanced. The book describes a mathematical model, as well as data-driven and simulation-based approaches. Further, it shows how these elements can be combined in a decision-making support system for service providers. In closing, the book uses real-world data to evaluate the method developed and demonstrates that it can successfully anticipate changes in demand, thus supporting efficient scheduling of transport vehicles to manually relocate bikes between stations."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Bike Sharing Systems

Optimization Problems

Dynamic Decision Making

The Stochastic-Dynamic Multi-Vehicle Inventory Routing Problem for Bike Sharing Systems

Lookahead Policies

Dynamic Lookahead Horizons

Case Studies

Managerial Implications

Future Research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-184).

ISBN:

9783030350116

3030350118

OCLC:

1123186925