An optimization framework for the development of efficient one-way car-sharing systems

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 240, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 718-733

  Boyaci, Burak ^a,b   Zografos, Konstantinos G ^b   Geroliminis, Nikolas ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fleet size optimization; Location modeling; Multi objective optimization; One way car sharing; Vehicle relocation

Indexed keywords

BRANCH AND BOUND METHOD; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; RELOCATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

BRANCH-AND-BOUND APPROACHES; EFFICIENT PLANNING; ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING; FLEET SIZES; LOCATION MODELING; ONE-WAY CAR-SHARING; OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK; STATION ACCESSIBILITY;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

EID: 85006275746     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2014.07.020     Document Type: Article

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