Optimal resource allocation among transit agencies for fleet management

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 418-432

  Mathew, Tom V ^a   Khasnabis, Snehamay ^b   Mishra, Sabyasachee ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Branch and bound algorithm; Genetic algorithm; Resource allocation; Transit fleet management

Indexed keywords

BRANCH AND BOUND METHOD; BUDGET CONTROL; ECONOMICS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

3-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; BRANCH-AND-BOUND ALGORITHMS; BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS; EQUITABLE RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS; LONG-TERM PLANNING HORIZON; NON-LINEAR OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRANSIT FLEETS;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

GENETIC ALGORITHM; INVESTMENT; OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 77952887271     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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