Nominal and robust train timetabling problems

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 727-737

  Cacchiani, Valentina ^a   Toth, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyclic and non cyclic timetabling; Nominal and robust problems; Train timetabling; Transportation

Indexed keywords

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; SCHEDULING; TRANSPORTATION;

CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS; CONGESTED NETWORKS; NOMINAL AND ROBUST PROBLEMS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; PASSENGER SATISFACTION; TIMETABLING; TRAIN TIMETABLING; TRAIN TIMETABLING PROBLEM;

CONSTRAINT SATISFACTION PROBLEMS;

EID: 84857921061     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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