Stochastic optimization in computing multiple headways for a single bus line

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 351-359

  Chen, Huifen ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Flexible tolerance method; Multiple headways; Retrospective approximation; Retrospective optimization; Stochastic optimization

Indexed keywords

BUS TERMINALS; BUS TRANSPORTATION; OPTIMIZATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROFITABILITY; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL TIME; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; FLEXIBLE TOLERANCE METHOD; MULTIPLE HEADWAYS; NONHOMOGENEOUS POISSON; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; RETROSPECTIVE APPROXIMATIONS; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATIONS;

BUSES;

EID: 50949100915     PISSN: 10170669     EISSN: 21517606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10170660709509050     Document Type: Article

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