A scenario-based model for fleet allocation of freeway service patrols

Networks and Spatial Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 407-417

  Yin, Yafeng ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Fleet allocation; Freeway service patrols; Robust optimization; Scenario modelling; Traffic incident management

Indexed keywords

FLEET ALLOCATION; FREEWAY SERVICE PATROLS; ROBUST OPTIMIZATION; SCENARIO MODELLING; TRAFFIC INCIDENTS;

NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION;

HIGHWAY PLANNING;

EID: 53349173712     PISSN: 1566113X     EISSN: 15729427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11067-006-9015-2     Document Type: Article

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