Optimization of user and operator cost for large-scale transit network

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 240-251

  Zhao, Fang ^a   Zeng, Xiaogang ^b  

^a The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b EMS Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Operation; Optimization; Transportation networks

Indexed keywords

COSTS; HEURISTIC METHODS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

LARGE-SCALE TRANSIT NETWORK; TRANSIENT ROUTE NETWORK; TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS;

TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

HEURISTICS; METHODOLOGY; NETWORK DESIGN; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; STOCHASTICITY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

EID: 33947434374     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2007)133:4(240)     Document Type: Article

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