Fleet size and mix optimization for paratransit services

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1884, 2004, Pages 39-46

  Fu, Liping ^a   Ishkhanov, Gary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b TSS Wireless Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMOBILE SEATS; BUSES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; FLEET OPERATIONS; LIFE CYCLE; MANAGERS; MANEUVERABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHEDULING;

FLEET SIZE AND MIX (FSM); LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS); PARATRANSIT SERVICES; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS;

RAPID TRANSIT;

EID: 14344256232     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1884-05     Document Type: Conference Paper

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