Simultaneous Optimization Formulation of a Discrete-Continuous Transportation System

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1857, 2003, Pages 11-20

  Wong, S C ^a   Du, Y C ^b   Ho, H W ^a   Sun, L J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPETITION; COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SET THEORY; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD); DISCRETE NETWORKS; MODELING; SURFACE STREETS; TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS;

HIGHWAY ENGINEERING;

EID: 2142770343     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1857-02     Document Type: Conference Paper

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