The vision of MODAL's RailLab is to increase the attractivity and competitiveness of rail-bound traffic by developing powerful novel mathematical optimization methods in...
Topic of the Train Dispatching Project is to evaluate mathematical optimization models and tools for solving the Train Dispatching Problem with focus on freight trains....
The rail transport volume in Germany increases for years, while corresponding expansion of the infrastructure is rather small, since the changes of the infrastructure are...
All trucks with at least 7.5 tonnes weight have to pay a distance-based toll on German motorways and on main roads. It has become an important income for the...
The project investigates the problem to construct rotations for individual units of rolling stock and, simultaneously, to schedule the composition of trains from these...
Line Planning Problem
Encyclopedia of Optimization, P. M. Pardalos, O. A. Prokopyev (Eds.), Springer International Publishing: Cham, pp. 1-6, 2023, ISBN: 978-3-030-54621-2
Güvenç Şahin, Niels Lindner, Thomas SchlechteBibTeX DOI
The Bouquet of Features in Rolling Stock Rotation Planning
Conference Proceedings RailBelgrade 2023, 2023 (epub ahead of print)
Thomas Schlechte, Christian Blome, Stefan Gerber, Stefan Hauser, Jens Kasten, Gilbert Müller, Christof Schulz, Michel Thüring, Steffen WeiderBibTeX
Does Laziness Pay Off? - A Lazy-Constraint Approach to Timetabling
22nd Symposium on Algorithmic Approaches for Transportation Modelling, Optimization, and Systems (ATMOS 2022), pp. 11:1-11:8, Vol.106, Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), 2022
Torsten Klug, Markus Reuther, Thomas SchlechteBibTeX DOI
An LP-based heuristic for Inspector Scheduling
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling - PATAT 2021: Volume I, pp. 77-86, Vol.1, 2021
Gerwin Gamrath, Markus Reuther, Thomas Schlechte, Elmar SwaratBibTeX
A Cut Separation Approach for the Rolling Stock Rotation Problem with Vehicle Maintenance
19th Symposium on Algorithmic Approaches for Transportation Modelling, Optimization, and Systems (ATMOS 2019), Valentina Cacchiani, Alberto Marchetti-Spaccamela (Eds.), pp. 1:1-1:12, Vol.75, OpenAccess Series in Informatics (OASIcs), 2019 (epub ahead of print, preprint available as ZIB-Report 19-61)
Boris Grimm, Ralf Borndörfer, Markus Reuther, Thomas SchlechtePDF PDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX DOI
Re-optimizing ICE Rotations after a Tunnel Breakdown near Rastatt
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis - RailNorrköping 2019, pp. 160-168, Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings(069), 2019, ISBN: 978-91-7929-992-7 (epub ahead of print, preprint available as ZIB-Report 19-02)
Ralf Borndörfer, Boris Grimm, Thomas SchlechtePDF PDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX
Strategic Planning of Rolling Stock Rotations for Public Tenders
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis - RailNorrköping 2019, pp. 148-159, Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings(069), 2019, ISBN: 978-91-7929-992-7
Timo Berthold, Boris Grimm, Markus Reuther, Stanley Schade, Thomas SchlechtePDF BibTeX
Demand-Driven Line Planning with Selfish Routing
Operations Research Proceedings 2017, pp. 687-692, 2018 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 17-38)
Malte Renken, Amin Ahmadi, Ralf Borndörfer, Guvenc Sahin, Thomas SchlechtePDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX DOI
Handbook of Optimization in the Railway Industry
Ralf Borndörfer, Torsten Klug, Leonardo Lamorgese, Carlo Mannino, Markus Reuther, Thomas Schlechte (Eds.), Springer Verlag, 2018, ISBN: 978-3-319-72152-1
Erwin Abbink, Andreas Bärmann, Nikola Bešinovic, Markus Bohlin, Valentina Cacchiani, Gabrio Caimi, Stefano de Fabris, Twan Dollevoet, Frank Fischer, Armin Fügenschuh, Laura Galli, Rob M.P. Goverde, Ronny Hansmann, Henning Homfeld, Dennis Huisman, Marc Johann, Torsten Klug, Johanna Törnquist Krasemann, Leo Kroon, Leonardo Lamorgese, Frauke Liers, Carlo Mannino, Giorgio Medeossi, Dario Pacciarelli, Markus Reuther, Thomas Schlechte, Marie Schmidt, Anita Schöbel, Hanno Schülldorf, Anke Stieber, Sebastian Stiller, Paolo Toth, Uwe Zimmermann
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Optimization of Rolling Stock Rotations
Handbook of Optimization in the Railway Industry, Springer International Publishing, pp. 213-241, 2018, ISBN: 978-3-319-72152-1
Markus Reuther, Thomas SchlechteBibTeX DOI
Railway Track Allocation
Handbook of Optimization in the Railway Industry, Springer International Publishing, pp. 141-160, 2018, ISBN: 978-3-319-72152-1
Gabrio Caimi, Frank Fischer, Thomas SchlechteBibTeX DOI
Structure-based Decomposition for Pattern-Detection for Railway Timetables
Operations Research Proceedings 2017, pp. 715-721, 2018 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 17-40)
Stanley Schade, Thomas Schlechte, Jakob Witzig
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Cost Projection Methods for the Shortest Path Problem with Crossing Costs
17th Workshop on Algorithmic Approaches for Transportation Modelling, Optimization, and Systems (ATMOS 2017), Gianlorenzo D'Angelo, Twan Dollevoet (Eds.), Vol.59, 2017 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 17-48)
Marco Blanco, Ralf Borndörfer, Nam-Dung Hoang, Anton Kaier, Pedro Maristany de las Casas, Thomas Schlechte, Swen Schlobach
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Line Planning on Path Networks with Application to the Istanbul Metrobüs
Operations Research Proceedings 2016, pp. 235-241, 2017 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 16-38)
Ralf Borndörfer, Oytun Arslan, Ziena Elijazyfer, Hakan Güler, Malte Renken, Guvenc Sahin, Thomas SchlechtePDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX DOI
Strong Relaxations for the Train Timetabling Problem using Connected Configurations
17th Workshop on Algorithmic Approaches for Transportation Modelling, Optimization, and Systems (ATMOS 2017), Gianlorenzo D'Angelo, Twan Dollevoet (Eds.), Vol.59, 2017, ISBN: 978-3-95977-042-2 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 17-46)
Frank Fischer, Thomas SchlechtePDF PDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX DOI
Solving Time Dependent Shortest Path Problems on Airway Networks Using Super-Optimal Wind
16th Workshop on Algorithmic Approaches for Transportation Modelling, Optimization, and Systems (ATMOS 2016), Goerigk Marc (Ed.), Vol.54, OpenAccess Series in Informatics (OASIcs), 2016
Marco Blanco, Ralf Borndörfer, Nam-Dung Hoang, Anton Kaier, Adam Schienle, Thomas Schlechte, Swen Schlobach
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Comparing two dual relaxations of large scale train timetabling problems
Proceedings of Conference on Advanced Systems in Public Transport 2015, 2015 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 15-43)
Frank Fischer, Thomas SchlechtePDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX
Fastest, Average and Quantile Schedule
SOFSEM 2015: Theory and Practice of Computer Science, pp. 201-216, 2015 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 14-49)
Torsten Klug, Konstanty Junosza-Szaniawski, Slawomir Kwasiborski, Armin Fügenschuh, Thomas SchlechtePDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX DOI
A Coarse-To-Fine Approach to the Railway Rolling Stock Rotation Problem
14th Workshop on Algorithmic Approaches for Transportation Modelling, Optimization, and Systems, pp. 79-91, Vol.42, OpenAccess Series in Informatics (OASIcs), 2014 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 14-26)
Ralf Borndörfer, Markus Reuther, Thomas SchlechtePDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX DOI
Analysis of Micro–Macro Transformations of Railway Networks
Operations Research Proceedings 2013, pp. 37-42, Operations Research Proceedings 2013, 2014 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 13-65)
Marco Blanco, Thomas SchlechtePDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX DOI
The Price of Spite in Spot-checking games
7th International Symposium on Algorithmic Game Theory (SAGT'2014), Ron Lavi (Ed.), p. 293, Vol.8768, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2014, ISBN: 978-3-662-44802-1 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 14-38)
Guillaume Sagnol, Ralf Borndörfer, Thomas Schlechte, Elmar SwaratPDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX DOI
A Direct Comparison of Physical Block Occupancy Versus Timed Block Occupancy in Train Timetabling Formulations
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Vol.54, pp. 50-66, 2013 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 13-18)
Steven Harrod, Thomas SchlechtePDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX DOI
Railway Track Allocation -- Simulation, Aggregation, and Optimization
Proc. 1st International Workshop on High-speed and Intercity Railways (IWHIR 2011), 2(148), pp. 53-70, 2012 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 11-35)
Ralf Borndörfer, Thomas Schlechte, Elmar SwaratPDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX DOI
A Hypergraph Model for Railway Vehicle Rotation Planning
11th Workshop on Algorithmic Approaches for Transportation Modelling, Optimization, and Systems, OpenAccess Series in Informatics (OASIcs)(20), pp. 146-155, 2011 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 11-36)
Ralf Borndörfer, Markus Reuther, Thomas Schlechte, Steffen WeiderPDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX DOI
Railway Track Allocation - Simulation and Optimization
Proceedings of 4th International Seminar on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis (IAROR), Vol.4, 2011 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 11-32)
Thomas SchlechtePDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX
Railway Track Allocation by Rapid Branching
Proceedings of the 10th Workshop on Algorithmic Approaches for Transportation Modelling, Optimization, and Systems, Thomas Erlebach, Marco Lübbecke (Eds.), pp. 13-23, Vol.14, OpenAccess Series in Informatics (OASIcs), 2010 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 10-22)
Ralf Borndörfer, Thomas Schlechte, Steffen WeiderPDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX DOI
Railway capacity auctions with dual prices
Selected Proceedings of the 12th World Conference on Transport Research, 2010 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 10-10)
Thomas Schlechte, Andreas Tanner
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Optimization of macroscopic train schedules via TS-OPT
Proceedings of the 3rd International Seminar on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis - Engineering and Optimisation Approaches, I. Hansen, E. Wendler, U. Weidmann, M. Lüthi, J. Rodriguez, S. Ricci, Leo Kroon (Eds.), 2009
Ralf Borndörfer, Berkan Erol, Thomas SchlechteBibTeX
Vickrey Auctions for Railway Tracks
Operations Research Proceedings 2008, Bernhard Fleischmann, Karl Borgwardt, Robert Klein, Axel Tuma (Eds.), pp. 551-556, 2009 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 08-34)
Ralf Borndörfer, Annette Mura, Thomas SchlechtePDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX
Balancing Efficiency and Robustness
MCDM for Sustainable Energy and Transportation Systems, Matthias Ehrgott, Boris Naujoks, Theo Stewart, Jyrki Wallenius (Eds.), 2008 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 08-22)
Ralf Borndörfer, Thomas SchlechtePDF (ZIB-Report) PDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX
Solving Railway Track Allocation Problems
Operations Research Proceedings 2007, Jörg Kalcsics, Stefan Nickel (Eds.), pp. 117-122, 2008 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 07-20)
Ralf Borndörfer, Thomas SchlechtePDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX
TTPlib 2008 - A Library for Train Timetabling Problems
Computers in Railways XI, A. Tomii, J. Allan, E. Arias, C. Brebbia, C. Goodman, A. Rumsey, G. Sciutto (Eds.), 2008 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 08-19)
Berkan Erol, Marc Klemenz, Thomas Schlechte, Sören Schultz, Andreas Tanner
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Models for Railway Track Allocation
ATMOS 2007 - 7th Workshop on Algorithmic Approaches for Transportation Modeling, Optimization, and Systems, Christian Liebchen, Ravindra Ahuja, Juan Mesa (Eds.), Vol.07001, Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, 2007 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 07-02)
Ralf Borndörfer, Thomas SchlechtePDF (ZIB-Report) BibTeX
An Auctioning Approach to Railway Slot Allocation
Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, 1(2), pp. 163-196, 2006 (preprint available as ZIB-Report 05-45)
Ralf Borndörfer, Martin Grötschel, Sascha Lukac, Kay Mitusch, Thomas Schlechte, Sören Schultz, Andreas Tanner
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Das Resource-Constraint-Shortest-Path-Problem und seine Anwendung in der ÖPNV-Dienstplanung
Master's thesis, Technische Universität Berlin, 2003
Thomas SchlechteBibTeX